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

League One · 2018-19
Southend United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Roots Hall Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Dru Yearwood 28' Y
Samuel Hart 65' Y
Y 90' Jack Stacey
Y 90' Alan McCormack

Overview

Match Preview

Southend United FC vs Luton Town FC — League One at Roots Hall Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Bhupinder Gill
  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Referee Nicholas Cooper
  • Referee George Byrne

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
Southend United FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-26 Southend United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2018-08-21 Luton Town FC 2–0 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
19 Jan Bradford City AFC A 4–0 W
12 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–3 L
01 Jan Gillingham FC H 2–0 W
29 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Oxford United FC A 1–0 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
05 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
01 Jan Barnsley FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% 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' KICK OFF: Luton Town FC gets underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' It’s high time Chris Powell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Alan McCormack is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 20' John White needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Dru Yearwood argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' Matthew Pearson doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 34' Michael Turner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southend United FC so far.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at Roots Hall Stadium. Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' Southend United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' 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 Dru Yearwood suffering a number of foals already.
  • 64' It looks surprising Southend United FC does not make any changes. Simon Cox has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Samuel Hart was booked on 65.
  • 69' Charlie Kelman gets the nod from Southend United FC. He replaces Dru Yearwood and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Southend United FC that had 89 games and scored 112 goals.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. Southend United FC in their trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact .
  • 84' Fresh legs for Southend United FC! Stephen McLaughlin comes on to replace Sam Mantom.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Kazenga LuaLua as he leaves the pitch. George Moncur steps in for Luton Town FC.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. Jack Stacey gets a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Southend United FC 0-1 Luton Town FC.

Lineups

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Powell

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elliot Lee 1
Matthew Pearson 1
Danny Hylton 1
Elliot Lee 1
Danny Hylton 1

Head to Head

2019-01-26 Southend United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC 2018-08-21 Luton Town FC 2–0 Southend United FC

Southend United FC Form

2019-01-26 Southend United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2019-01-19 Bradford City AFC 0–4 Southend United FC W 2019-01-12 Southend United FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2019-01-01 Southend United FC 2–0 Gillingham FC W 2018-12-29 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC L 2018-12-26 Oxford United FC 0–1 Southend United FC W

Luton Town FC Form

2019-01-26 Southend United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-01-19 Luton Town FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2019-01-15 Luton Town FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-01-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2019-01-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2019-01-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 Southend United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southend United FC28% Draw32% Luton Town FC40%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Southend United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Luton Town FC
72%
Southend United FC or Luton Town FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southend United FC19% Draw54% Luton Town FC27%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 3
3.2%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Southend United FC

Handicap Southend United FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 23% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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