Luton Town favourites for feisty fight facing Birmingham City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kenilworth Road Stadium (10226 seats)

This has all the signs of another action-packed encounter at Kenilworth Road Stadium in the Championship. Luton Town is in 7th position and receive Birmingham City in 14th spot. Learn more about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Luton Town have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Championship
  • Birmingham City have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Luton nor Birmingham City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Luton Town form and stats

Luton Town have only played one Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats from 23 matches.

Luton Town enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Barnsley's place. The match ended 1-0 with Amari Bell scoring. Midfielder Henri Lansbury was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.83 (out of ten) in that game. Lansbury hit one key pass.

Heartbreak before that as Luton lost 2-3 at West Bromwich Albion's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Luton handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, zero draws and zero defeats.

At Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton Town has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Birmingham City form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Championship, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 7 wins, 9 draws and 7 defeats from 23 matches.

Birmingham are looking to quickly end their 251 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.

Birmingham City's previous game was their home loss versus AFC Bournemouth (0-2). Defender Kristian Pedersen was the best team player with a rating of 7.02. Pedersen won 3 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Stoke City.

Birmingham are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

A new game in only three days for Birmingham City, the Carabao Cup home match versus Fulham. Busy days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Birmingham City has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

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

Luton Town missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Luton Town Birmingham City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 3 3 Scored S 0 1 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
5 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 4.7
4.7 2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 5.7
2.3 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 6 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 12 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9
4.3 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.7
46% 60% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 12%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Championship
  • Luton Town have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Championship
Luton Town Last season Birmingham City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
17 8   Won W   7 13
11 9   Drew D   9 13
18 6   Lost L   7 20
41 25   Scored S   19 37
52 23   Conceded C   24 61
91% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   74% 85%
63% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   48% 59%
30% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 39%
13% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 17%
4% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 9%
35% 48%   BTTS BTTS   39% 43%
33% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 30%
41% 35%   Failed to Score F T   43% 41%
 
5.1 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.1
5.2 5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.3
1.3 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.7
2 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
10.3 11.6   Shots (avg) S (   9.5 9.6
2.8 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 2.5
32% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 7
2 Fulham 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 7
3 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
5 Stoke City 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 6
8 Coventry City 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Cardiff City 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
10 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
11 Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
12 Derby County 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
13 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 4
17 Reading 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Hull City 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 -1 3
19 Millwall 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
20 Swansea City 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
21 Blackpool 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
22 Sheffield United 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 1
23 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Preston North End 3 0 0 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 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 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 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 West Bromwich Albion 3 2 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 7
2 Fulham 3 2 1 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 7
3 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 7
4 AFC Bournemouth 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
5 Stoke City 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
6 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 7
7 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 6
8 Coventry City 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Cardiff City 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
10 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 4
11 Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
12 Derby County 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
13 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Peterborough United 3 1 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 4
17 Reading 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
18 Hull City 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 -1 3
19 Millwall 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
20 Swansea City 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
21 Blackpool 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
22 Sheffield United 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -5 1
23 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
24 Preston North End 3 0 0 3 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 0

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