Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2022-23 PLAYOFFS

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 13 May 2023 · 16:30 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Neil 16' Y
Y 29' Marvelous Nakamba
Luke O'Nien 30' Y
Y 38' Pelly Ruddock
Y 73' Alfie Doughty
Y 77' Jordan Clark
Amad 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
4
1
Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 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
13 May Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
08 May Preston North End FC A 3–0 W
29 Apr Watford FC H 2–2 D
23 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W
18 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D
15 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–1 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
08 May Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
01 May Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
24 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
19 Apr Reading FC A 1–1 D
15 Apr Rotherham United FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sunderland AFC welcome Luton Town FC for this crunch clash at Stadium of Light.
  • 5' Luton Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Elijah Adebayo gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Daniel Neil picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 21' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 26' Patrick Roberts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Luton Town FC player. Marvelous Nakamba gets a Yellow card.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Luke O'Nien. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 38' Pelly Ruddock has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
  • 39' Against the run of play, Amad has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 44' 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 Alfie Doughty suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Sunderland AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 54' Pierre Ekwah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' GOAL! Trai Hume scores on 63.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Cody Drameh is withdrawn and Fred Onyedinma gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Luton Town FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 77' Jordan Clark has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Jordan Clark is replaced by Luke Berry on 79 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 81 minute. Patrick Roberts leaves to be changed by Niall Huggins.
  • 84' Amad is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 88' Luton Town FC make a change. Alfie Doughty trudges off to be replaced by Reece Burke on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Abdoullah Ba gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Alex Pritchard and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, Sunderland AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Edwards

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Elijah Adebayo 2
Amad 2
Trai Hume 1
Josh Maja 1
Matthew Pearson 1
Tom Lockyer 1
Josh Maja 1
Gabriel Osho 1

Head to Head

2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2022-10-29 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2019-01-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC 2018-08-11 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-04-29 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2023-04-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-04-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W

Luton Town FC Form

2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2023-05-08 Luton Town FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2023-05-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-04-24 Luton Town FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-04-19 Reading FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-04-15 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC46% Draw28% Luton Town FC26%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Luton Town FC
54%
Sunderland AFC or Luton Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC29% Draw49% Luton Town FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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