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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kenilworth Road (10226 seats)

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

Luton Town and Birmingham City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Luton Town form and stats

Luton Town, who have the most conceded goals (56) in Championship, have played 12 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The fans are hoping that Luton Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the FA Cup game against AFC Bournemouth. A Championship defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Millwall.

Luton Town were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Luton Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kenilworth Road with 19 goals in 12 league matches. Luton Town have conceded 20 from these games.

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Birmingham City form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Birmingham City so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Birmingham City's previous game versus Blackburn Rovers (placed 13th), a FA Cup 2-1 win played at home. A 2-3 loss hosting Wigan Athletic before that.

The attacking power of Birmingham City when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Birmingham City have conceded 23 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Birmingham City - Luton Town 2-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Luton Town wins - draws - Birmingham City wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Luton TownJ. Collins
J. Collins
8 goals
Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
7 goals
Luton TownH. Cornick
H. Cornick
6 goals

Luton Town missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Luton Town Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 4 13 26
6 4 3 Won W 1 3 8
3 3 0 Drew D 1 3 5
17 5 0 Lost L 2 7 13
32 19 6 Scored S 4 12 31
56 20 3 Conceded C 5 23 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 73%
85% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 46% 46%
27% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 23%
19% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 23%
65% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 54%
4% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 15%
31% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 31%
 
5 5.9 6.3 Corners For (avg) C F 5.2 4.3 5.4
6.4 7.2 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 6.1 5.5
1.3 1.1 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.3 2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
263 141 51 Total Shots T S 46 143 325
80 42 12 Shots on Target S O 13 36 95
40% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 33% 33%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Luton Town has the fewest clean sheets (1)
  • Luton Town has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
  • Luton Town has the most conceded goals (56)
  • Luton Town has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
  • Luton Town has the most matches over the total-line (19)
  • Luton Town has the the worst goal difference (-24)
  • Luton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 26 15 7 4 43 21 12 7 4 1 19 8 14 8 3 3 24 13 22 52
2 West Bromwich Albion 26 14 10 2 48 28 13 6 6 1 30 19 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 52
3 Brentford 26 13 4 9 41 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 14 6 1 7 19 12 21 43
4 Nottingham Forest 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 6 5 2 20 12 9 43
5 Fulham 26 12 6 8 40 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 10 42
6 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
7 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 11 6 9 37 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 5 2 6 23 16 11 39
9 Hull City 26 11 6 9 40 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 18 6 39
10 Preston North End 26 11 6 9 36 32 14 9 2 3 29 17 12 2 4 6 7 15 4 39
11 Bristol City 26 10 8 8 39 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 5 4 4 20 22 -1 38
12 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
13 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 34 34 13 6 5 2 16 11 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 36
14 Reading 25 10 5 10 33 28 12 6 0 6 18 16 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 5 11 44 48 14 5 4 5 28 27 12 5 1 6 16 21 -4 35
16 Middlesbrough 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 33
17 Derby County 26 8 9 9 26 34 14 7 5 2 18 11 12 1 4 7 8 23 -8 33
18 Birmingham City 26 8 5 13 31 43 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -12 29
19 Charlton Athletic 26 7 7 12 34 37 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 28
20 Huddersfield Town 26 7 7 12 30 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 12 3 3 6 14 21 -12 28
21 Stoke City 26 7 3 16 33 42 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 24
22 Wigan Athletic 26 5 8 13 24 39 12 4 4 4 12 15 14 1 4 9 12 24 -15 23
23 Barnsley 26 4 9 13 33 49 13 3 6 4 22 25 13 1 3 9 11 24 -16 21
24 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21

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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 26 15 7 4 43 21 12 7 4 1 19 8 14 8 3 3 24 13 22 52
2 West Bromwich Albion 26 14 10 2 48 28 13 6 6 1 30 19 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 52
3 Brentford 26 13 4 9 41 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 14 6 1 7 19 12 21 43
4 Nottingham Forest 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 6 5 2 20 12 9 43
5 Fulham 26 12 6 8 40 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 10 42
6 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
7 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 11 6 9 37 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 5 2 6 23 16 11 39
9 Hull City 26 11 6 9 40 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 18 6 39
10 Preston North End 26 11 6 9 36 32 14 9 2 3 29 17 12 2 4 6 7 15 4 39
11 Bristol City 26 10 8 8 39 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 5 4 4 20 22 -1 38
12 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
13 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 34 34 13 6 5 2 16 11 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 36
14 Reading 25 10 5 10 33 28 12 6 0 6 18 16 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 5 11 44 48 14 5 4 5 28 27 12 5 1 6 16 21 -4 35
16 Middlesbrough 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 33
17 Derby County 26 8 9 9 26 34 14 7 5 2 18 11 12 1 4 7 8 23 -8 33
18 Birmingham City 26 8 5 13 31 43 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -12 29
19 Charlton Athletic 26 7 7 12 34 37 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 28
20 Huddersfield Town 26 7 7 12 30 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 12 3 3 6 14 21 -12 28
21 Stoke City 26 7 3 16 33 42 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 24
22 Wigan Athletic 26 5 8 13 24 39 12 4 4 4 12 15 14 1 4 9 12 24 -15 23
23 Barnsley 26 4 9 13 33 49 13 3 6 4 22 25 13 1 3 9 11 24 -16 21
24 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21

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