Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2018-19
Sunderland AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 12 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Flanagan 45' Y
Y 45' Elliot Lee
Y 62' Andrew Shinnie
R 70' Danny Hylton
Chris Maguire 75' Y
Reece James 75' Y
Y 80' James Collins
Chris Maguire 90' R
Y 90' Alan McCormack

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Luton Town FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Andy Garratt
  • Referee Lee Probert
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

3
4
1
Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2018-08-11 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan Luton Town FC H 1–1 D
05 Jan Charlton Athletic FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Blackpool FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Bradford City AFC H 1–0 W
22 Dec Portsmouth FC A 1–3 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sunderland AFC to score. At the same time, Luton Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 16' A goal from the Scotland international Chris Maguire! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-0!
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 366 games and scored 481 goals.
  • 36' James Justin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Tom Flanagan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jack Ross will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Andrew Shinnie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' The Ireland forward James Collins breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 1-1!
  • 70' Danny Hylton is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Chris Maguire gets a Yellow card.
  • 79' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Lynden Gooch exits the field as Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka enters on 79.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for James Collins.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Baldwin, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 87' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Reece James by Bryan Oviedo on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Chris Maguire.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elijah Adebayo 2
Amad 2
Matthew Pearson 1
Tom Lockyer 1
Josh Maja 1
Gabriel Osho 1
Matthew Pearson 1
Romaine Mundle 1

Head to Head

2019-01-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2018-08-11 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2019-01-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2019-01-05 Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2019-01-01 Blackpool FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2018-12-29 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2018-12-26 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bradford City AFC W 2018-12-22 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Sunderland AFC L

Luton Town FC Form

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 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.13 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC39% Draw31% Luton Town FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
70%
Draw or Luton Town FC
61%
Sunderland AFC or Luton Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC25% Draw53% Luton Town FC22%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
2.8%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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