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Preston v Luton, EFL Championship, Sat, 20 Mar 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Sat, 20 Mar 2021

PrestonHome
01Full time, half-time 0–0
LutonAway

Luton won by 1 goal.

DWWWWLeague form, oldest to newestDWDDL

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

Deepdale. Photo: Hudson6dogs, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Preston have 18 scored home results and Luton 18 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.06 points per match (18 measured matches); Luton away: 1.11 points per match (18 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 0.83 per home match (18 measured matches); Luton scored 0.44 away (18). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.12 per club appearance across 880 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 6 of 36 pooled club appearances (16.7%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Preston: 1 wins; Luton: 1 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 half00
Second half01

The match in numbers

PrestonLuton
  • 9Shots20
  • 2Shots on target4
  • 4Corners3
  • 12Fouls11
  • 0Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Preston

  • Shots9
  • On target2
  • Goals0

22% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Luton

  • Shots20
  • On target4
  • Goals1

20% of shots on target, 25% of those scored.

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

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

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.

3 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.

1
Preston wins
1
Draws
1
Luton wins
Goals / meeting
2.67
8 goals in 3 meetings
Both scored
67%
2 of 3 meetings
Over 1.5
100%
3 of 3 meetings
Over 2.5
67%
2 of 3 meetings
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 3 meetings
Preston clean sheets
0%
0 of 3 meetings
Luton clean sheets
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Corners / meeting
12.33
3 with corner data
Cards / meeting
1.33
3 with card data
  1. Luton v PrestonSat, 12 Dec 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-213–0HT 2–0
  2. Luton v PrestonSat, 20 Jun 2020 · EFL Championship 2019-201–1HT 0–0
  3. 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 awayAll matches
Preston at homeLLLWLL
Luton awayWLLLDW

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 awayOverall
Preston at home, Luton away
  • 22%
    Both teams scored
    League 45%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 94%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 90%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 52%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 68%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 33%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 41%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 13%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 19%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 4%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.0
    Avg total goals
    League 2.31
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 66%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 15%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 28%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 9.5
    Corners per match
    League 9.41
    23 + 23 matches
  • 65%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 62%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 52%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 48%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 43%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 37%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.5
    Cards per match
    League 2.94
    23 + 23 matches
  • 24%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 33%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 11%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 20%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

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, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Preston at home, Luton away
Preston (home)Luton (away)
13Position12
LDLWWLast 5, oldest to newestWLWWL
23Played23
1.13Points per match1.26
30%Win %39%
0.91Scored / match0.70
1.04Conceded / match1.26
1.96Avg total goals1.96
22%Both scored22%
39%Clean sheets35%
48%Failed to score48%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

PrestonLuton
  • 0.301st half scored / match0.13
  • 0.351st half conceded / match0.70
  • 0.612nd half scored / match0.57
  • 0.702nd half conceded / match0.57
  • 26%Leading at half-time9%
  • 57%1st half over 0.561%
  • 9%1st half over 1.522%
  • 83%2nd half over 0.583%
  • 35%2nd half over 1.522%
  • 22%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Preston at home, Luton away, this season.

Goals

PrestonLuton
  • 0.91Scored / match0.70
  • 1.04Conceded / match1.26
  • 1.96Match total / match1.96
  • 52%Scored 1+52%
  • 26%Scored 2+9%
  • 61%Conceded 1+65%
  • 26%Conceded 2+39%
  • 57%Match over 1.548%
  • 35%Match over 2.530%
  • 9%Match over 3.517%

Shots and xG

PrestonLuton
  • 10.65Shots for9.30
  • 12.48Shots against11.96
  • 3.30On target for2.61
  • 3.65On target against3.74
  • 9%Shot conversion8%

Corners

PrestonLuton
  • 4.57Corners for3.78
  • 5.17Corners against5.57
  • 9.74Match total9.35
  • 78%Over 7.565%
  • 65%Over 8.565%
  • 52%Over 9.552%
  • 39%Over 10.548%
  • 35%Over 11.522%

Cards

PrestonLuton
  • 1.09Cards for1.43
  • 1.13Cards against1.30
  • 2.22Match total2.74
  • 39%Over 2.561%
  • 22%Over 3.526%
  • 9%Over 4.513%
  • 0%Over 5.59%
  • 13.22Fouls committed12.30

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
10Middlesbrough46264
11Millwall46-562
12Luton46-1162
13Preston46-761
14Stoke46-260
15Blackburn461157
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