Soccer match preview: Home supporters have high hopes when Fulham take on Luton Town

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 02.May
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

Fulham and Luton Town are both riding high in the Championship with their 1st and 5th spots respectively. This could be a great game!

Insights:
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (99) in Championship

Luton Town are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

This should be an entertaining fixture with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Fulham form and stats

13 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Fulham have to build on here at Craven Cottage in the Championship.

The Fulham crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Nottingham Forest here at Craven Cottage. Midfield player Seri got a match rating of 7.92 in that game, the max score being 10. Seri hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 72 successful passes (of 82 total).

A 1-1 draw away before that, with AFC Bournemouth the opponent.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (49 in 22 games), Fulham's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fulham are not conceding a lot of goals here at Craven Cottage in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 20 from 22 matches.

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Luton Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Luton Town have produced an overall stat of 9-5-8 so far.

There were no winners in Luton's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Blackpool (placed 15th). Midfielder Snodgrass was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.33. Snodgrass hit two key passes.

Prior to that result Luton Town won their away game at Cardiff City. The scoreline was 1-0.

The visiting Luton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 26 goals from 22 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Luton Town have conceded 26 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved encountered each other earlier on this match year: Luton Town - Fulham 1-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - two - zero (Fulham wins - draws - Luton Town wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less. One of the profiles has been Mitrovic with 5 goals scored against Luton Town in these 3 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
41 goals
Luton TownE. Adebayo
E. Adebayo
16 goals
Luton TownH. Cornick
H. Cornick
11 goals

Fulham missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Luton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 44
26 13 1 Won W 0 9 20
9 4 2 Drew D 2 5 12
9 5 3 Lost L 4 8 12
99 49 5 Scored S 4 26 62
39 20 6 Conceded C 10 26 48
98% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 91%
80% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 77% 73%
52% 59% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 41% 48%
32% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 18% 25%
25% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 11%
55% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 43%
36% 36% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 36% 41%
11% 14% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 25%
 
6.3 7.1 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 4.8
4.1 4 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.3 4.8
1.5 1.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
15.7 18 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.4 10.7
5.8 6.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.7 3.8
39% 35% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 32% 38%
 
8.8 8.7 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 12.2 11.1
3 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.5 3.2
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fulham have the most points (43) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (49) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (99) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (49) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (50) in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+29) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+60) in Championship

  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 44 26 9 9 99 39 22 13 4 5 49 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 60 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 43 22 13 8 69 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 22 11 6 5 30 18 30 79
3 Nottingham Forest 43 22 10 11 67 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 21 10 6 5 29 16 30 76
4 Huddersfield Town 44 21 13 10 60 46 22 12 6 4 33 23 22 9 7 6 27 23 14 76
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 44 19 12 13 56 44 22 12 5 5 34 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 12 69
7 Middlesbrough 44 19 10 15 55 45 22 13 2 7 31 20 22 6 8 8 24 25 10 67
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 18 12 14 57 46 22 12 5 5 36 23 22 6 7 9 21 23 11 66
9 Millwall 44 17 15 12 50 44 22 12 6 4 29 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 6 66
10 Coventry City 44 17 12 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 22 7 7 8 27 32 2 63
11 Queens Park Rangers 44 18 9 17 58 56 22 10 6 6 29 22 22 8 3 11 29 34 2 63
12 Stoke City 44 17 10 17 55 48 22 10 4 8 29 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 7 61
13 West Bromwich Albion 44 16 13 15 47 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 61
14 Swansea City 44 16 13 15 57 62 22 9 8 5 30 26 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 61
15 Blackpool 44 16 12 16 54 51 22 11 3 8 29 24 22 5 9 8 25 27 3 60
16 Preston North End 44 14 16 14 45 54 22 8 10 4 29 27 22 6 6 10 16 27 -9 58
17 Bristol City 44 14 10 20 57 75 22 7 8 7 28 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -18 52
18 Hull City 44 14 8 22 40 48 22 7 3 12 21 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -8 50
19 Cardiff City 44 14 7 23 48 67 22 7 3 12 21 28 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 49
20 Birmingham City 44 11 13 20 48 72 22 7 6 9 26 31 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 46
21 Reading 44 13 8 23 54 85 22 7 5 10 33 43 22 6 3 13 21 42 -31 41
22 Peterborough United 44 8 10 26 38 84 22 5 7 10 22 33 22 3 3 16 16 51 -46 34
23 Derby County 44 13 13 18 43 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 22 2 6 14 13 31 -9 31
24 Barnsley 44 6 12 26 32 66 22 5 7 10 17 26 22 1 5 16 15 40 -34 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 Fulham 44 26 9 9 99 39 22 13 4 5 49 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 60 87
2 AFC Bournemouth 43 22 13 8 69 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 22 11 6 5 30 18 30 79
3 Nottingham Forest 43 22 10 11 67 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 21 10 6 5 29 16 30 76
4 Huddersfield Town 44 21 13 10 60 46 22 12 6 4 33 23 22 9 7 6 27 23 14 76
5 Luton Town 44 20 12 12 62 48 22 11 7 4 36 22 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 72
6 Sheffield United 44 19 12 13 56 44 22 12 5 5 34 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 12 69
7 Middlesbrough 44 19 10 15 55 45 22 13 2 7 31 20 22 6 8 8 24 25 10 67
8 Blackburn Rovers 44 18 12 14 57 46 22 12 5 5 36 23 22 6 7 9 21 23 11 66
9 Millwall 44 17 15 12 50 44 22 12 6 4 29 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 6 66
10 Coventry City 44 17 12 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 22 7 7 8 27 32 2 63
11 Queens Park Rangers 44 18 9 17 58 56 22 10 6 6 29 22 22 8 3 11 29 34 2 63
12 Stoke City 44 17 10 17 55 48 22 10 4 8 29 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 7 61
13 West Bromwich Albion 44 16 13 15 47 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 61
14 Swansea City 44 16 13 15 57 62 22 9 8 5 30 26 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 61
15 Blackpool 44 16 12 16 54 51 22 11 3 8 29 24 22 5 9 8 25 27 3 60
16 Preston North End 44 14 16 14 45 54 22 8 10 4 29 27 22 6 6 10 16 27 -9 58
17 Bristol City 44 14 10 20 57 75 22 7 8 7 28 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -18 52
18 Hull City 44 14 8 22 40 48 22 7 3 12 21 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -8 50
19 Cardiff City 44 14 7 23 48 67 22 7 3 12 21 28 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 49
20 Birmingham City 44 11 13 20 48 72 22 7 6 9 26 31 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 46
21 Reading 44 13 8 23 54 85 22 7 5 10 33 43 22 6 3 13 21 42 -31 41
22 Peterborough United 44 8 10 26 38 84 22 5 7 10 22 33 22 3 3 16 16 51 -46 34
23 Derby County 44 13 13 18 43 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 22 2 6 14 13 31 -9 31
24 Barnsley 44 6 12 26 32 66 22 5 7 10 17 26 22 1 5 16 15 40 -34 30

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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.