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

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
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 4 G 1 A
Kasey Palmer 2 G 2 A
Callum Marshall 2 G
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A
Gideon Kodua 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Scunthorpe United FC and Luton Town FC is underway.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Glanford Park. Scunthorpe United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Scunthorpe United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' Luton Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Scunthorpe United FC and Luton Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Andrew Shinnie doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' GOAL! Harry Cornick fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 55' Scunthorpe United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Alan McCormack comes on to replace Jorge Grant.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' Poor challenge from James Perch. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Luton Town 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.
  • 77' Danny Hylton gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Harry Cornick and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Scunthorpe United FC — Stephen Humphrys on, Lee Novak off on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Scunthorpe United FC ring the changes. Yasin Ben El-Mhanni has done his job and it is now time for Andy Dales to step up.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' James Collins catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Andrew Shinnie is withdrawn and Luke Berry gets his opportunity.
  • 0-2 the final result. Scunthorpe United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Stephen Humphrys 1
Lee Novak 1
Stephen Humphrys 1
Lee Novak 1
James Justin 1
Elliot Lee 1
Harry Cornick 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.