Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

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Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee James Wilson

7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 1.9 goals Luton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2020-06-20 Luton Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-12-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
13 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Millwall FC	A	1–2	L
27 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–0	W

Luton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
16 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L
06 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–3	L
02 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–0	W
27 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–2	W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Luton Town FC for another epic battle.
5' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
35' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nathan Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' Sepp van den Berg has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
65' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Scott Sinclair by Sean Maguire on 67 minute.
70' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Ryan Tunnicliffe is replaced by Tom Ince.
75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
76' The crowd applauds Elijah Adebayo as he leaves the pitch. Sam Nombe steps in for Luton Town FC.
77' Harry Cornick makes way for James Collins at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
81' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Billy Bodin to step up.
82' Brad Potts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ched Evans on 82 minute.
83' Daniel Iversen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
86' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Gallagher is hanging Ryan Ledson on the field on 86 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Luton Town FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

44
Brad Potts ↑ 82'
24
Sean Maguire ↑ 67'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↑ 67'
23
Paul Huntington
12
Paul Gallagher ↑ 86'
39
Billy Bodin ↑ 81'
25
Connor Ripley
21
Jayson Molumby
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen

Coach Alex Neil

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
James Collins	4
Luke Berry	3
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Jayden Stockley	1
Troy Parrott	1
Carlton Morris	1
Scott Sinclair	1
Will Keane	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-03-02 Millwall FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Luton Town FC Form

2021-03-20 Preston North End FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2021-03-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-03-13 Luton Town FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-03-06 Norwich City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC L 2021-03-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2021-02-27 Luton Town FC 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.09 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Luton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Luton Town FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC34% Draw31% Luton Town FC35%

Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Luton Town FC

66%

Preston North End FC or Luton Town FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC24% Draw53% Luton Town FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Luton Town FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.