Championship preview: Can Huddersfield Town edge out victory against Luton Town?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 10.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: The John Smith's Stadium (24500 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Huddersfield Town holding 18th place and Luton Town lying 24th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Huddersfield and Luton Town.

Huddersfield Town are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Luton Town are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Huddersfield Town have collected 27 points from their Championship home games so far after 7-6-8.

Huddersfield haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 198 minutes ago. E. Kachunga scored that one. Nothing to worry about in defence for Huddersfield Town, as their goalkeeper Jonas Lössl has completely shut out the opponents for 275 minutes in the Championship.

Huddersfield travelled for their previous game, a trip to Reading that ended 0-0. In the match before that, Huddersfield Town hosted Preston North End and drew the game 0-0.

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 Huddersfield Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost one.

There will be little rest for Huddersfield after this match as they are travelling to Sheffield Wednesday for a Championship game in only four days.

Huddersfield has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Huddersfield Town have conceded 27 in these home matches.

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Luton Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Luton Town, who have the most conceded goals (79) in Championship, so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-15 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in Luton's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 1-1 vs Barnsley (placed 23rd). A 0-5 loss hosting Reading before that.

Goalkeeper Simon Sluga made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Barnsley. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.

We have checked recent matches where Luton Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were one victory, zero draws and four defeats.

After this away game Luton return home for a Championship game against Queens Park Rangers. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Luton Town when travelling is not overwhelming with 18 goals scored from 21 league matches away. Luton have conceded 45 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Luton Town - Huddersfield Town 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Huddersfield won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Luton Town has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

HuddersfieldK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
18 goals
Luton TownJ. Collins
J. Collins
12 goals
Luton TownH. Cornick
H. Cornick
9 goals

Huddersfield Town missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huddersfield Town Luton Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 6 Played P 5 21 42
12 7 3 Won W 2 4 11
11 6 2 Drew D 0 2 8
19 8 1 Lost L 3 15 23
49 24 12 Scored S 6 18 47
63 27 7 Conceded C 9 45 79
90% 86% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 98%
81% 86% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 83%
52% 48% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 67% 67%
21% 10% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 26%
10% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 17%
57% 48% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 52% 62%
26% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 14% 12%
26% 38% 17% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 29%
 
4.8 5.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 4 4.7
4.6 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.4 6.9 6.9
1.8 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
427 244 75 Total Shots T S 51 168 386
154 85 32 Shots on Target S O 15 50 117
32% 28% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 36% 40%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Huddersfield Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (16)
  • Luton Town has the fewest clean sheets (5)
  • Luton Town has the fewest points (14) away
  • Luton Town has the most conceded goals (45) away
  • Luton Town has the most conceded goals (79)
  • Luton Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (33)
  • Luton Town has the most matches over the total-line (25)
  • Luton Town has the the worst goal difference (-27) away
  • Luton Town has the the worst goal difference (-32)
  • 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 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
10 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
11 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
19 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
20 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

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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 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 42 22 9 11 75 34 21 13 5 3 42 16 21 9 4 8 33 18 41 75
4 Fulham 42 21 10 11 56 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 21 8 8 5 23 21 12 73
5 Nottingham Forest 42 18 14 10 54 42 21 10 4 7 24 21 21 8 10 3 30 21 12 68
6 Cardiff City 42 16 16 10 60 54 21 9 9 3 30 20 21 7 7 7 30 34 6 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 59 55 21 9 8 4 28 20 21 7 3 11 31 35 4 59
10 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
11 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Reading 42 14 11 17 53 48 21 7 4 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 53
14 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 21 5 5 11 25 36 -14 47
19 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
20 Charlton Athletic 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 8 5 8 26 24 21 4 5 12 21 33 -10 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 42 10 12 20 46 67 21 6 8 7 28 33 21 4 4 13 18 34 -21 42
24 Luton Town 42 11 8 23 47 79 21 7 6 8 29 34 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 41

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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.