Luton Town are considered as expected winners of this home game vs Cardiff City, if the league positions are anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (21) in Championship
Only a few days to rest for the home team, as they played a FA Cup match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Grimsby Town, was also a home game here at Kenilworth Road Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Luton Town form and stats
3-7-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Luton Town so far this season.
The home regulars witnessed a 2-2 draw vs Grimsby Town in the FA Cup last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfielder Doughty was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Doughty served one assist and hit three key passes.
Before that match, a Championship win away at Wigan Athletic.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Luton Town handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Stoke City are coming to town in four days.
Luton Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. 16 goals have been conceded.
Cardiff City form and stats
Cardiff City have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Championship, after 3-3-7 (13 played).
Home advantage was not enough for Cardiff in their previous game as they lost hosting Millwall, 0-1. Defender McGuinness was the best team player with a rating of 7.8. McGuinness won 16 of 19 duels.
A defeat, in the FA Cup away at Leeds United, before that. Cardiff City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
Low on goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches have seen two goals or less.
The schedule is very tough for Cardiff now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Championship game at Hull City is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cardiff City have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This duo faced each other before this campaign: Cardiff City - Luton Town 1-2. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Luton won three, Cardiff City triumphed in six and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Morris 11 goals | E. Adebayo 5 goals |   C. Robinson 4 goals |
Luton Town missing players
Cardiff City missing players
| Luton Town | Cardiff City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 35 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 29 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 31 |
| 89% | 85% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 86% |
| 78% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 50% |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 29% |
| 19% | 31% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 14% |
| 7% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 7% |
| 48% | 69% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 31% | 36% |
| 37% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 32% |
| 26% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 46% |
| 5.6 | 7.2 | 9.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.9 | 14.5 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 7.7 | 11.3 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 32% | 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 28% |
| 12 | 11.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.7 | 10.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
- Cardiff City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cardiff City have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (21) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Championship
- Cardiff City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Luton Town have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Burnley | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Watford | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 44 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 43 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 42 |
| 8 | Millwall | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 39 |
| 13 | Coventry City | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 38 |
| 15 | Hull City | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Reading | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -11 | 37 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 33 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -22 | 25 |
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- Luton Today - (local newspaper)
- Cardiff City
- Wales Online - (local newspaper)
