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

League One · 2018-19
Sat 2 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC Montgomery Waters Meadow HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Shrewsbury Town FC vs Luton Town FCLeague One at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Darren Wilding
  • Referee Graham Salisbury
  • Referee Alan Clayton
  • Referee Will Smith

Head-to-Head

2
Shrewsbury Town FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Luton Town FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Luton Town FC H 0–3 L
29 Jan Bradford City AFC A 3–4 L
26 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
19 Jan Blackpool FC A 0–0 D
15 Jan Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
12 Jan Charlton Athletic FC H 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–0 W
29 Jan Portsmouth FC H 3–2 W
26 Jan Southend United FC A 1–0 W
19 Jan Peterborough United FC H 4–0 W
15 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L
12 Jan Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Montgomery Waters Meadow. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Shrewsbury Town FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' Shrewsbury Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Matthew Pearson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shrewsbury Town FC that had 329 games and scored 385 goals.
  • 25' Shrewsbury Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' James Collins adds to his 0 season tally! Luton Town FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 35' Steve Arnold is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 40' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Danny Hylton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shrewsbury Town FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' 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 Pelly Ruddock suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Matthew Pearson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Anthony Grant on 55 minutes.
  • 55' The whistle greets Romain Vincelot as he departs to be replaced by Shaun Whalley.
  • 60' Anthony Grant has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Shrewsbury Town FC. Tyrese Campbell is replaced by Stefan Payne.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Luton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 69' James Collins has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Danny Hylton. He replaces Kazenga LuaLua on 70 minute.
  • 71' Pelly Ruddock picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Greg Docherty was booked on 72.
  • 73' A moment of madness from Stefan Payne on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Shrewsbury Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Shrewsbury Town FC team. Oliver Norburn is replaced by Joshua Laurent on 76 minute.
  • 77' Scott Golbourne picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Daniel Potts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alan McCormack at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Luke Berry is replaced by George Moncur on 83 minute.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • With this win, Luton Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.99 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shrewsbury Town FC22% Draw26% Luton Town FC52%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Shrewsbury Town FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Luton Town FC
78%
Shrewsbury Town FC or Luton Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shrewsbury Town FC16% Draw44% Luton Town FC40%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
0 – 1
10%
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.9%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
3%
1 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Shrewsbury Town FC

Handicap Shrewsbury Town FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% 81%
+0.5 44% 56%
+1 44% 23% 33%
+1.5 67% 33%
+2 67% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% 16%

Clean Sheet

Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
16%
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
38%

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