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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 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Walsall FC to score. At the same time, Luton Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Walsall FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Walsall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' GOAL! Morgan Ferrier scores on 26.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Harry Cornick is replaced by Danny Hylton.
  • 40' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. Elliot Lee has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Walsall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' Walsall FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alan McCormack on 60.
  • 63' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Elliot Lee departs to be replaced by Kazenga LuaLua.
  • 67' What a strike from Andy Cook! The score is 2-0.
  • 72' GOAL! James Collins scores on 72.
  • 73' The Luton Town FC manager makes a substitution. Andrew Shinnie departs to be replaced by Alan Sheehan.
  • 78' 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.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Walsall FC team. Josh Gordon is replaced by Kane Wilson on 80 minute.
  • 85' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' GOAL! Kazenga LuaLua scores on 90.
  • 90' Walsall FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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.