Delightful dogfight as daring Blackburn Rovers duels with determined Luton Town

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 30.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ewood Park (31367 seats)

Blackburn Rovers and Luton Town have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.

Insights:
  • Blackburn Rovers has the most scored goals (40) in Championship
  • Luton Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Blackburn Rovers form and stats

5 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Blackburn Rovers, who have the most scored goals (40) in Championship, have to build on here at Ewood Park in the Championship. Blackburn have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A good away victory last time out for Blackburn Rovers, who won 1-0 against Middlesbrough (placed 7th). In the match before that, Blackburn hosted Stoke City and drew the game 1-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Blackburn have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won seven times, drawn four and lost two.

Blackburn have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ewood Park with 19 goals in 12 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Luton Town form and stats

The visitors are W4-D2-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Luton play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Chelsea. A 0-1 defeat away at Brentford before that.

We have checked recent matches where Luton Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were two victories, one draw and eight defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Luton Town's away league games. Only 6 goals from 13 travels. 14 goals have been conceded by Luton in these games.

Head 2 Head

Luton Town - Blackburn Rovers 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Blackburn wins - draws - Luton Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blackburn RoversA. Armstrong
A. Armstrong
16 goals
Luton TownJ. Collins
J. Collins
6 goals
BlackburnS. Gallagher
S. Gallagher
4 goals

Blackburn Rovers missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Blackburn Rovers Luton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 13 25
10 5 2 Won W 1 4 9
6 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
9 3 0 Lost L 2 7 10
40 19 4 Scored S 2 6 21
28 13 2 Conceded C 7 14 27
92% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
76% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 38% 64%
56% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 15% 28%
32% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 8% 8%
12% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 15% 32%
32% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 32%
24% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 54% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
14.2 12.8 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.3 9.2
5.3 5.7 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.8 1.4 2.4
30% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 33% 35%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Blackburn Rovers has the most scored goals (40) in Championship
  • Blackburn Rovers has the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Championship
  • Blackburn Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Blackburn Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Luton Town have scored away.
  • Luton Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 25 16 5 4 35 21 13 8 4 1 17 8 12 8 1 3 18 13 14 53
2 Swansea City 24 13 7 4 29 13 12 7 4 1 15 5 12 6 3 3 14 8 16 46
3 Watford 25 13 7 5 30 18 13 10 2 1 23 9 12 3 5 4 7 9 12 46
4 Brentford 23 12 8 3 37 21 12 6 5 1 19 11 11 6 3 2 18 10 16 44
5 Reading 25 13 5 7 37 28 12 8 0 4 19 12 13 5 5 3 18 16 9 44
6 AFC Bournemouth 25 11 9 5 38 21 12 7 3 2 21 10 13 4 6 3 17 11 17 42
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 30 21 12 7 2 3 15 6 13 4 4 5 15 15 9 39
8 Stoke City 26 9 10 7 31 28 13 5 3 5 18 19 13 4 7 2 13 9 3 37
9 Blackburn Rovers 25 10 6 9 40 28 12 5 4 3 19 13 13 5 2 6 21 15 12 36
10 Bristol City 24 11 3 10 25 26 12 6 2 4 12 10 12 5 1 6 13 16 -1 36
11 Preston North End 26 11 3 12 31 33 13 4 2 7 10 13 13 7 1 5 21 20 -2 36
12 Barnsley 25 10 4 11 27 32 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 4 2 7 13 19 -5 34
13 Luton Town 25 9 6 10 21 27 12 5 4 3 15 13 13 4 2 7 6 14 -6 33
14 Huddersfield Town 25 9 4 12 28 35 13 7 1 5 17 12 12 2 3 7 11 23 -7 31
15 Cardiff City 24 8 5 11 30 28 13 4 2 7 19 17 11 4 3 4 11 11 2 29
16 Millwall 24 6 11 7 21 24 11 1 7 3 9 12 13 5 4 4 12 12 -3 29
17 Queens Park Rangers 25 6 9 10 23 31 12 3 4 5 11 14 13 3 5 5 12 17 -8 27
18 Coventry City 24 6 8 10 22 34 11 4 5 2 12 13 13 2 3 8 10 21 -12 26
19 Birmingham City 25 6 8 11 18 30 13 2 2 9 8 22 12 4 6 2 10 8 -12 26
20 Nottingham Forest 25 6 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 14 14 12 2 3 7 6 15 -9 25
21 Derby County 25 6 7 12 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 15 12 4 3 5 10 10 -9 25
22 Rotherham United 22 5 5 12 23 32 11 3 3 5 15 15 11 2 2 7 8 17 -9 20
23 Sheffield Wednesday 23 6 7 10 15 23 12 4 5 3 9 8 11 2 2 7 6 15 -8 19
24 Wycombe Wanderers 23 3 6 14 16 35 12 2 4 6 8 14 11 1 2 8 8 21 -19 15

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 25 16 5 4 35 21 13 8 4 1 17 8 12 8 1 3 18 13 14 53
2 Swansea City 24 13 7 4 29 13 12 7 4 1 15 5 12 6 3 3 14 8 16 46
3 Watford 25 13 7 5 30 18 13 10 2 1 23 9 12 3 5 4 7 9 12 46
4 Brentford 23 12 8 3 37 21 12 6 5 1 19 11 11 6 3 2 18 10 16 44
5 Reading 25 13 5 7 37 28 12 8 0 4 19 12 13 5 5 3 18 16 9 44
6 AFC Bournemouth 25 11 9 5 38 21 12 7 3 2 21 10 13 4 6 3 17 11 17 42
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 30 21 12 7 2 3 15 6 13 4 4 5 15 15 9 39
8 Stoke City 26 9 10 7 31 28 13 5 3 5 18 19 13 4 7 2 13 9 3 37
9 Blackburn Rovers 25 10 6 9 40 28 12 5 4 3 19 13 13 5 2 6 21 15 12 36
10 Bristol City 24 11 3 10 25 26 12 6 2 4 12 10 12 5 1 6 13 16 -1 36
11 Preston North End 26 11 3 12 31 33 13 4 2 7 10 13 13 7 1 5 21 20 -2 36
12 Barnsley 25 10 4 11 27 32 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 4 2 7 13 19 -5 34
13 Luton Town 25 9 6 10 21 27 12 5 4 3 15 13 13 4 2 7 6 14 -6 33
14 Huddersfield Town 25 9 4 12 28 35 13 7 1 5 17 12 12 2 3 7 11 23 -7 31
15 Cardiff City 24 8 5 11 30 28 13 4 2 7 19 17 11 4 3 4 11 11 2 29
16 Millwall 24 6 11 7 21 24 11 1 7 3 9 12 13 5 4 4 12 12 -3 29
17 Queens Park Rangers 25 6 9 10 23 31 12 3 4 5 11 14 13 3 5 5 12 17 -8 27
18 Coventry City 24 6 8 10 22 34 11 4 5 2 12 13 13 2 3 8 10 21 -12 26
19 Birmingham City 25 6 8 11 18 30 13 2 2 9 8 22 12 4 6 2 10 8 -12 26
20 Nottingham Forest 25 6 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 14 14 12 2 3 7 6 15 -9 25
21 Derby County 25 6 7 12 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 15 12 4 3 5 10 10 -9 25
22 Rotherham United 22 5 5 12 23 32 11 3 3 5 15 15 11 2 2 7 8 17 -9 20
23 Sheffield Wednesday 23 6 7 10 15 23 12 4 5 3 9 8 11 2 2 7 6 15 -8 19
24 Wycombe Wanderers 23 3 6 14 16 35 12 2 4 6 8 14 11 1 2 8 8 21 -19 15

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.