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Rochdale AFC vs Luton Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Rochdale AFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 3 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Andrew Shinnie
R 74' Danny Hylton

Overview

Match Preview

Rochdale AFC vs Luton Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Griffiths
  • Referee Daniel Middleton
  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Referee David Avent

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle FC 10 19
2 Bradford City AFC 9 17
3 Stockport County FC 9 16
4 Huddersfield Town AFC 9 16
5 Cambridge United FC 9 16
6 Reading FC 9 15
7 Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 15
8 Oxford United FC 7 14
9 Stevenage FC 8 12
10 Burton Albion FC 10 12
11 AFC Wimbledon 9 12
12 Leyton Orient FC 9 11
13 Luton Town FC 8 11
14 Mansfield Town FC 8 11
15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 9 10
16 Doncaster Rovers FC 8 9
17 Leicester City FC 8 9
18 Blackpool FC 8 8
19 Barnsley FC 8 8
20 Peterborough United FC 9 8
21 Bromley FC 8 8
22 Notts County FC 8 7
23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 8 6
24 Wigan Athletic FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Rochdale AFC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-03 Rochdale AFC 0–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Rochdale AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
27 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W
23 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–3 L
20 Oct Bradford City AFC A 2–0 W
13 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–3 L
06 Oct Blackpool FC A 2–2 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Rochdale AFC A 0–0 D
27 Oct AFC Wimbledon A 2–0 W
23 Oct Accrington Stanley FC H 4–1 W
20 Oct Walsall FC H 2–0 W
13 Oct Barnsley FC A 2–3 L
06 Oct Scunthorpe United FC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/3
31-45
1/5
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/2
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 5 G 2 A
Kasey Palmer 3 G 2 A
Callum Marshall 2 G
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A
Gideon Kodua 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Rochdale AFC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 8' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andrew Shinnie.
  • 13' Jack Stacey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 389 appearances.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Williams suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rochdale AFC and Luton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' Stephen Dooley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Rochdale AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 43' Ireland international James Collins has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 48' James Shea is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 53' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' Harry Cornick gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Elliot Lee and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 58' Rochdale AFC make a change. Jordan Williams trudges off to be replaced by Calvin Andrew on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Rochdale AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Zach Clough has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brad Inman on 70 minute.
  • 74' Danny Hylton was booked on 74.
  • 77' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. James Collins departs to be replaced by Alan Sheehan.
  • 82' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Keith Hill

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Rochdale AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Rochdale AFC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rochdale AFC35% Draw35% Luton Town FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Rochdale AFC or Draw
70%
Draw or Luton Town FC
65%
Rochdale AFC or Luton Town FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rochdale AFC22% Draw59% Luton Town FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 0
1.9%
3 – 1
1.8%
0 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Rochdale AFC

Handicap Rochdale AFC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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