Who will claim the win when Middlesbrough travel to Luton Town? In this pre-match guide you'll get all the relevant news and stats needed to enjoy the game more.
- Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Luton Town form and stats
Luton Town have played 7 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Luton will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Championship game against Preston North End (placed 19th). James Bree (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.35/10. Bree hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Hull City.This is expected to be a close game, with Luton Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Luton Town as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Luton Town has won six of these, drawn five and lost three.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Luton, as the Championship home game vs Stoke City is only four days away.
Luton have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Kenilworth Road Stadium with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Luton Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Middlesbrough form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Middlesbrough playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Birmingham City with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Defender Sol Bamba was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Bamba hit one key pass and won 12 of 16 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cardiff City at their stadium, the result 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Middlesbrough playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were eight Middlesbrough wins, four draws and four defeats.
Middlesbrough have another match away in just four sleeps, a Championship match vs West Bromwich Albion. A difficult fixture list for them!
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Middlesbrough are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former four meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Luton, two draws and one win for Middlesbrough. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Adebayo 7 goals |  H. Cornick 6 goals |  L. Berry 4 goals |
Luton Town missing players
Middlesbrough missing players
| Luton Town | Middlesbrough | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 20 | 8 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 87% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 87% |
| 53% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 27% | 43% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 40% | 14% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 47% | 71% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 27% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 33% |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 13.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.3 | 12.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 37% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 27% |
- Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Luton Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Middlesbrough have scored away.
- Middlesbrough have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Championship
- Middlesbrough have the most matches under the total-line (12) 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 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Fulham | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 32 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Reading | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -14 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 12 |
| 22 | Hull City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
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