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Scunthorpe United FC vs Luton Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Scunthorpe United FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Wed 26 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Glanford Park HT 45' · FT 45'
James Perch 71' Y
Y 89' James Collins

Overview

Match Preview

Scunthorpe United FC vs Luton Town FC — League One at Glanford Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Newhouse
  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Paul Lister
  • Referee Gareth Rhodes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

2
Scunthorpe United FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-26 Scunthorpe United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC 2018-10-06 Luton Town FC 3–2 Scunthorpe United FC

Recent Form

Scunthorpe United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Luton Town FC H 0–2 L
22 Dec Bradford City AFC A 0–2 L
15 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–3 L
08 Dec Gillingham FC H 0–2 L
02 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L
27 Nov Southend United FC A 0–2 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Scunthorpe United FC A 2–0 W
22 Dec Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W
15 Dec Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
08 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Bury FC A 1–0 W
27 Nov Bradford City AFC H 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
4/2
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 7 G 2 A
Jamie Donley 4 G 3 A
Callum Marshall 4 G
Kasey Palmer 3 G 4 A
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Scunthorpe United FC have kicked off against Luton Town FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Jorge Grant has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Scunthorpe United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' GOAL! Andrew Shinnie fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 42' James Collins has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Harry Cornick — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Alan McCormack comes on to replace Jorge Grant.
  • 70' Scunthorpe United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 71' It’s a booking for Scunthorpe United FC player. James Perch gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Scunthorpe United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' Danny Hylton gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Harry Cornick and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Lee Novak as he leaves the pitch. Stephen Humphrys steps in for Scunthorpe United FC.
  • 83' Yasin Ben El-Mhanni makes way for Andy Dales at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Scunthorpe United FC.
  • 88' It is a cagey affair so far. Scunthorpe United FC in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. James Collins is booked for Luton Town FC — Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Luke Berry gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Andrew Shinnie and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Scunthorpe United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stuart McCall

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Cornick 2
Elliot Lee 1
Stephen Humphrys 1
Lee Novak 1
Stephen Humphrys 1
Lee Novak 1
James Justin 1
Elliot Lee 1

Head to Head

2018-12-26 Scunthorpe United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC 2018-10-06 Luton Town FC 3–2 Scunthorpe United FC

Scunthorpe United FC Form

2018-12-26 Scunthorpe United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC L 2018-12-22 Bradford City AFC 2–0 Scunthorpe United FC L 2018-12-15 Doncaster Rovers FC 3–0 Scunthorpe United FC L 2018-12-08 Scunthorpe United FC 0–2 Gillingham FC L 2018-12-02 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Scunthorpe United FC L 2018-11-27 Southend United FC 2–0 Scunthorpe United FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2018-12-26 Scunthorpe United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC W 2018-12-22 Luton Town FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2018-12-15 Coventry City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2018-12-08 Luton Town FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2018-12-02 Bury FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2018-11-27 Luton Town FC 4–0 Bradford City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Scunthorpe United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Scunthorpe United FC21% Draw26% Luton Town FC53%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Scunthorpe United FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Luton Town FC
79%
Scunthorpe United FC or Luton Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Scunthorpe United FC16% Draw47% Luton Town FC37%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
12.1%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
10%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Scunthorpe United FC

Handicap Scunthorpe United FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 24% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Scunthorpe United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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