Luton vs Preston stats and head-to-head

2021-22. Wed, 16 Mar 2022

40Full time, half-time 3–0

Luton won by 4 goals.

WWDLWLeague form, oldest to newestDLLWW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Luton have 18 scored home results and Preston 19 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Luton at home: 1.78 points per match (18 measured matches); Preston away: 1.26 points per match (19 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Luton scored 1.56 per home match (18 measured matches); Preston scored 0.84 away (19). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.23 per club appearance across 878 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 15 of 37 pooled club appearances (40.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Luton: 2 wins; Preston: 2 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half30

Second half10

The match in numbers

LutonPreston

12Shots10
5Shots on target2
4Corners3
8Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Luton

Shots12
On target5
Goals4

42% of shots on target, 80% of those scored.

Preston

Shots10
On target2
Goals0

20% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

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How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

5 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Luton wins

Draws

Preston wins

Goals / meeting

2.20

11 goals in 5 meetings

Both scored

40%

2 of 5 meetings

Over 1.5

80%

4 of 5 meetings

Over 2.5

40%

2 of 5 meetings

Over 3.5

0 of 5 meetings

Luton clean sheets

40%

2 of 5 meetings

Preston clean sheets

20%

1 of 5 meetings

Corners / meeting

11.20

5 with corner data

Cards / meeting

1.40

5 with card data

Preston v LutonSat, 30 Oct 2021 · EFL Championship 2021-222–0HT 2–0
Preston v LutonSat, 20 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-210–1HT 0–0
Luton v PrestonSat, 12 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-213–0HT 2–0
Luton v PrestonSat, 20 Jun 2020 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–0
Preston v LutonSat, 14 Dec 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-202–1HT 1–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Luton at homeWDWDLW

Tue, 22 Septv Ipswich Town U216–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 19 Septv Bradford0–1C 14–3 · Y 2–4
Sat, 5 Septv Leyton Orient1–1C 7–2 · Y 2–4
Wed, 2 Septv Stockport2–0C 2–8 · Y 1–1
Sat, 22 Augv Notts County2–2C 8–3 · Y 5–3
Sat, 25 Aprv Barnsley2–1C 9–5 · Y 1–5

Preston awayLWLLLD

Sat, 19 Sept@ QPR2–2C 3–9 · Y 2–3
Tue, 8 Sept@ Watford1–2C 4–2 · Y 2–0
Sat, 29 Aug@ Charlton0–1C 4–7 · Y 1–1
Sat, 15 Aug@ Bolton1–2C 2–5 · Y 3–2
Sat, 25 Apr@ Sheffield United3–2C 5–10 · Y 3–0
Wed, 22 Apr@ Birmingham1–2C 3–3 · Y 2–0

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Luton at home, Preston away

39%
Both teams scored
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
85%
Over 0.5 goals
League 92%
23 + 23 matches
61%
Over 1.5 goals
League 72%
23 + 23 matches
48%
Over 2.5 goals
League 47%
23 + 23 matches
24%
Over 3.5 goals
League 24%
23 + 23 matches
11%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.3
Avg total goals
League 2.51
23 + 23 matches
61%
1st half over 0.5
League 65%
23 + 23 matches
28%
1st half over 1.5
League 27%
23 + 23 matches
9.5
Corners per match
League 9.75
23 + 23 matches
57%
Corners over 8.5
League 63%
23 + 23 matches
52%
Corners over 9.5
League 52%
23 + 23 matches
41%
Corners over 10.5
League 39%
23 + 23 matches
3.8
Cards per match
League 3.77
23 + 23 matches
52%
Cards over 3.5
League 52%
23 + 23 matches
35%
Cards over 4.5
League 34%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2021-22

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2021-22

Home and away Overall

Luton at home, Preston away

Luton (home)		Preston (away)
6	Position	13
WDWDW	Last 5, oldest to newest	DLLLW
23	Played	23
1.87	Points per match	1.17
52%	Win %	30%
1.61	Scored / match	0.83
0.96	Conceded / match	1.22
2.57	Avg total goals	2.04
44%	Both scored	35%
48%	Clean sheets	30%
22%	Failed to score	52%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

LutonPreston

0.911st half scored / match0.17
0.351st half conceded / match0.61
0.702nd half scored / match0.65
0.612nd half conceded / match0.61
48%Leading at half-time4%
78%1st half over 0.544%
30%1st half over 1.526%
70%2nd half over 0.578%
44%2nd half over 1.535%
30%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Luton at home, Preston away, this season.

Goals

LutonPreston

1.61Scored / match0.83
0.96Conceded / match1.22
2.57Match total / match2.04
78%Scored 1+48%
44%Scored 2+30%
52%Conceded 1+70%
26%Conceded 2+30%
65%Match over 1.557%
52%Match over 2.544%
30%Match over 3.517%

Shots and xG

LutonPreston

10.96Shots for9.22
9.74Shots against11.74
3.74On target for2.78
3.00On target against4.04
15%Shot conversion9%

Corners

LutonPreston

4.87Corners for5.04
4.35Corners against4.78
9.22Match total9.83
70%Over 7.574%
57%Over 8.557%
48%Over 9.557%
35%Over 10.548%
22%Over 11.530%

Cards

LutonPreston

1.39Cards for2.09
2.22Cards against1.87
3.61Match total3.96
65%Over 2.574%
44%Over 3.561%
30%Over 4.539%
17%Over 5.522%
11.83Fouls committed11.70

Referee this season

S Martin

Matches

Cards / match

2.73

22 matches

Over 3.5 cards

32%

22 matches

Over 4.5 cards

14%

22 matches

Fouls / match

21.91

22 matches

The table, 2021-22

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
4	Nott'm Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton	46	8	75
7	Middlesbrough	46	9	70
8	Blackburn	46	9	69
11	QPR	46	1	66
12	Coventry	46	1	64
13	Preston	46	-4	64
14	Stoke	46	5	62
15	Swansea	46	-10	61

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