Championship prediction and preview: Burnley modest favoured to get the better of Luton Town

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Turf Moor (21401 seats)

It's the second chance for points this season as Burnley and Luton Town fight it out at Turf Moor.

Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face match!

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Burnley form and stats

In the previous season, Burnley's league statistics were 7 wins, 14 draws and 17 losses, resulting in 18th position in the Premier League. From these 38 matches they scored 34 goals and let in 53. Playing as the home team in the previous season Burnley generated 5-6-8 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 25 conceded.

Burnley enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Huddersfield Town's place. The match ended 1-0 with Maatsen scoring. Midfielder Cullen was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.1 (out of ten) in that game. Cullen hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 79 successful passes (of 82 total).

Preceding that match was a Premier League defeat to Newcastle United (1-2).

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Luton Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Luton Town performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 12 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 63 and conceded 55 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 26/33 goals scored/conceded.

Luton aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 240 league minutes without a goal. Bradley was the last player to find the net.

Luton Town delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Birmingham City (placed 11th) in their previous game. Bree got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Bree hit four key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Huddersfield Town wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Luton are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

After this away game Luton Town return home for a Carabao Cup game against Newport County. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Burnley two wins, two draws and Luton Town zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BurnleyI. Maatsen
I. Maatsen
1 goals

Burnley missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burnley Luton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 9
1 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
17% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 12
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Burnley Last season Luton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   24 48
7 5   Won W   9 21
14 6   Drew D   5 13
17 8   Lost L   10 14
34 18   Scored S   26 64
53 25   Conceded C   34 57
87% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 92%
71% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 71%
37% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 46%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 25%
5% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
47% 42%   BTTS BTTS   38% 42%
24% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 40%
42% 42%   Failed to Score F T   33% 27%
 
4.8 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.7
7 6.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.9
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2
2 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
11.1 12.4   Shots (avg) S (   10.3 10.9
3.4 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 3.7
26% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 36%
 
15.8 13.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.4 11.1
4.8 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Millwall 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Cardiff City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rotherham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Luton Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Bristol City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30

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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 Millwall 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Cardiff City 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rotherham United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Swansea City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Birmingham City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Luton Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Preston North End 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Wigan Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Bristol City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Norwich City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
22 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
23 Reading 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
24 Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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