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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Luton Town FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 12:30 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Adam Reach 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Luton Town FC — FA Cup at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Da Costa
  • Referee Daniel Middleton
  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Adam Matthews
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
Sheffield Wednesday FC 8 games · Avg 1.8 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
01 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
22 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
01 Jan Barnsley FC H 0–0 D
29 Dec Walsall FC A 2–2 D
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

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Luton Town FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Jordan Clark 1 G 1 A
Emilio Lawrence 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Hillsborough Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield Wednesday FC in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
  • 10' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nathan Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Shinnie, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Joey Pelupessy comes on to replace Sam Hutchinson.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 58' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Marco Matias is withdrawn and Sam Winnall gets his opportunity.
  • 63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matthew Pearson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Luton Town FC.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Adam Reach. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Pelly Ruddock on, James Collins off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' James Shea is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
  • 76' Atdhe Nuhiu is replacing Steven Fletcher for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 397 games and scored 493 goals.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Luke Berry is replaced by Kazenga LuaLua on 82 minute.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 89' Luton Town FC make a change. Elliot Lee trudges off to be replaced by Aaron Jarvis on 89 minutes.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josh Windass 2
Carlton Morris 2
Pelly Ruddock 1
Ryan Tunnicliffe 1
Kal Naismith 1
Elijah Adebayo 1
Barry Bannan 1
Michael Smith 1

Head to Head

2019-01-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Luton Town FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-01-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2019-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2018-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2019-01-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2019-01-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2018-12-29 Walsall FC 2–2 Luton Town FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.85 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC35% Draw35% Luton Town FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Luton Town FC
65%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Luton Town FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC21% Draw60% Luton Town FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 0
1.8%
3 – 1
1.6%
0 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 21% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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