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

League One · 2018-19
Walsall FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC The Banks's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Josh Gordon 55' Y
Y 60' Alan McCormack
Y 60' Danny Hylton
George Dobson 90' Y
Y 90' Kazenga Lualua
Jon Guthrie 90' Y
Y 90' James Collins

Overview

Match Preview

Walsall FC vs Luton Town FC — League One at The Banks's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Grant Taylor
  • Referee Matthew Smith
  • Referee Michael Webb
  • Referee Oliver Yates

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Walsall FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Walsall FC 2–2 Luton Town FC 2018-10-20 Luton Town FC 2–0 Walsall FC

Recent Form

Walsall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 1–3 L
22 Dec Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D
15 Dec Bradford City AFC A 0–4 L
11 Dec Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
08 Dec Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
15 Dec Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
08 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Bury FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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' Welcome to The Banks's Stadium that hosts another battle between Walsall FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Walsall FC have won 67 goals from 65 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Jack Fitzwater, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' A goal from the England international Morgan Ferrier! He fires home on 26 to make it 1-0!
  • 31' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' The whistle greets Harry Cornick as he departs to be replaced by Danny Hylton.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Keates might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Walsall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Luton Town FC backline.
  • 55' Josh Gordon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Luton Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' The whistle greets Elliot Lee as he departs to be replaced by Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 67' The England Andy Cook breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 2-0!
  • 72' James Collins doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Andrew Shinnie is replaced by Alan Sheehan on 73 minute.
  • 78' 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.
  • 80' The Walsall FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Gordon departs to be replaced by Kane Wilson.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kazenga LuaLua makes it 2-2.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! George Dobson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Walsall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Keates

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Glen Rea 1
Jorge Grant 1
Kazenga Lualua 1
James Collins 1
Morgan Ferrier 1
Andy Cook 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Walsall FC 2–2 Luton Town FC 2018-10-20 Luton Town FC 2–0 Walsall FC

Walsall FC Form

2018-12-29 Walsall FC 2–2 Luton Town FC D 2018-12-26 Walsall FC 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC L 2018-12-22 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Walsall FC D 2018-12-15 Bradford City AFC 4–0 Walsall FC L 2018-12-11 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Walsall FC W 2018-12-08 Walsall FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W

Luton Town FC Form

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 2018-12-15 Coventry City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W 2018-12-08 Luton Town FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2018-12-02 Bury FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.25 Walsall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Walsall FC or Luton Town FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Walsall FC31% Draw28% Luton Town FC41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Walsall FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Luton Town FC
69%
Walsall FC or Luton Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Walsall FC23% Draw46% Luton Town FC31%
Actual: Walsall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Walsall FC

Handicap Walsall FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Walsall FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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