Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Wed 12 Feb 2025 · 19:45 UTC Stadium of Light 37,929 HT 45' · FT 45'
Enzo Le Fee 13' 1–0
Wilson Isidor 58' 2–0
Y 54' Lamine Dabo
Y 90' Joseph Johnson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Mark Russell
  • Assistant 2 James Wilson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
1
Sunderland AFC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
08 Feb Watford FC H 2–2 D
03 Feb Middlesbrough FC A 3–2 W
25 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–2 D
21 Jan Derby County FC A 1–0 W
17 Jan Burnley FC A 0–0 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
01 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
25 Jan Millwall FC H 0–1 L
21 Jan Oxford United FC A 2–3 L
18 Jan Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
11 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stadium of Light as Sunderland AFC face off against Luton Town FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Dan Neil is a natural central midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Luton Town FC's compact 4-1-4-1.
  • 13' Enzo Le Fee has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
  • 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 23' Elijah Adebayo, a England centre-forward, has 17 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Reuell Walters has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Regis Le Bris might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacob Brown, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 54' The referee has no hesitation. Lamine Dabo is booked for Luton Town FC — card on 54.
  • 58' What composure from Wilson Isidor! The Haiti international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 62' Luton Town FC ring the changes. Lamine Dabo has done his job and it is now time for Josh Bowler to step up.
  • 66' Elijah Adebayo is replacing Carlton Morris for the Luton Town FC side.
  • 67' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Mads Juel Andersen exits the field as Kal Naismith enters on 67.
  • 72' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 76' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Chris Rigg departs to be replaced by Eliezer Mayenda.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Lasse Nordas. He replaces Thelo Aasgaard on 82 minute.
  • 86' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Salis Abdul Samed is hanging Wilson Isidor on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' Luton Town FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Sunderland AFC and Luton Town FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Luton Town FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Bloomfield

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Amad 2
Elijah Adebayo 2
Josh Maja 1
Gabriel Osho 1
Matthew Pearson 1
Romaine Mundle 1
Chris Maguire 1
Chris Rigg 1

Head to Head

2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC 2024-10-23 Luton Town FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-16 Luton Town FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC 2023-05-13 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2023-03-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-02-08 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Watford FC D 2025-02-03 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-25 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2025-01-21 Derby County FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2025-01-17 Burnley FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

Luton Town FC Form

2025-02-12 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2025-02-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2025-01-25 Luton Town FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2025-01-21 Oxford United FC 3–2 Luton Town FC L 2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-01-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC53% Draw26% Luton Town FC21%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
78%
Draw or Luton Town FC
47%
Sunderland AFC or Luton Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC34% Draw47% Luton Town FC19%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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