Luton Town vs Reading match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Kenilworth Road

This could be an interesting match as Luton Town have their presumed home advantage while Reading are ahead 11 points in the Championship table.

Insights:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Championship. Thankfully the previous game, versus Watford, was also a home game here at Kenilworth Road. The away team is better rested.

Relegation threatens Luton who should definitely be looking for some points here. Reading are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Luton Town form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Luton Town at their home stadium (Kenilworth Road) is 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

A nice win for Luton last time playing, versus Watford. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with James Collins scoring for the victors. In the game before, an away victory match versus Wycombe Wanderers with a 3-1 scoreline.

Manager N. Jones felt very clever after James Collins scored the winning goal against Watford, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 77th minute.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Luton as they are travelling to their away game against Bristol City in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.

The Luton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 20 matches. Luton Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Reading form and stats

The visitors are W7-D8-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

There were no winners in Reading's previous match, a Championship home game that ended 1-1 vs Cardiff City (placed 8th). Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Watford's place.

A quick return to home after this game, as Reading are hosting Swansea City in the Championship only four days away.

Reading find the net regularly in their away games. 24 goals from 21 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Reading have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Reading - Luton Town 2-1, played this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Luton, zero draws and six wins for Reading. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

ReadingL. Santos João
L. Santos João
19 goals
ReadingY. Meïté
Y. Meïté
10 goals
LutonJ. Collins
J. Collins
9 goals

Luton Town missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Luton Town Reading
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 7 Played P 7 21 42
16 8 2 Won W 3 7 19
8 6 1 Drew D 4 8 10
17 6 4 Lost L 0 6 13
36 24 5 Scored S 9 24 57
46 22 9 Conceded C 4 23 46
95% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 81% 90%
63% 85% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 67% 76%
29% 35% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 33% 48%
10% 10% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 19% 19%
2% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 14% 7%
32% 50% 29% BTTS BTTS 43% 52% 50%
32% 25% 29% Clean Sheets C S 57% 38% 38%
41% 30% 57% Failed to Score F T 29% 29% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.1 0.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1 1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 11.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 10.3 11
2.7 3.6 2.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.1 3.7 4.2
32% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 31% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 Norwich City 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 42 24 10 8 59 28 21 17 2 2 41 12 21 7 8 6 18 16 31 82
3 Swansea City 42 22 10 10 52 33 21 11 6 4 25 14 21 11 4 6 27 19 19 76
4 Brentford 41 20 14 7 71 40 20 10 8 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 74
5 AFC Bournemouth 41 20 11 10 66 40 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 7 8 5 26 19 26 71
6 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
7 Reading 42 19 10 13 57 46 21 12 2 7 33 23 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 67
8 Cardiff City 42 16 12 14 58 46 21 7 5 9 34 24 21 9 7 5 24 22 12 60
9 Millwall 42 14 17 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 21 8 7 6 22 21 1 59
10 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 50 51 21 10 4 7 28 23 21 6 7 8 22 28 -1 59
11 Middlesbrough 42 16 9 17 49 47 21 10 4 7 27 21 21 6 5 10 22 26 2 57
12 Stoke City 42 14 14 14 45 46 21 9 5 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 56
13 Luton Town 41 16 8 17 36 46 20 8 6 6 24 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -10 56
14 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 41 56 21 7 3 11 15 24 21 8 3 10 26 32 -15 51
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 54 48 21 7 7 7 27 24 21 6 4 11 27 24 6 50
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 13 17 34 41 21 6 7 8 19 21 21 6 6 9 15 20 -7 49
17 Preston North End 42 14 7 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 21 9 2 10 25 31 -14 49
18 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 45 62 21 8 6 7 27 21 21 4 5 12 18 41 -17 47
19 Coventry City 41 11 12 18 37 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 21 3 5 13 15 36 -19 45
20 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
21 Derby County 42 11 10 21 31 48 21 6 6 9 16 21 21 5 4 12 15 27 -17 43
22 Rotherham United 39 11 6 22 41 53 20 5 3 12 24 31 19 6 3 10 17 22 -12 39
23 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 9 22 35 55 21 7 7 7 21 17 21 4 2 15 14 38 -20 36
24 Wycombe Wanderers 42 8 10 24 32 66 21 5 5 11 14 27 21 3 5 13 18 39 -34 34

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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 Norwich City 41 27 9 5 65 28 20 13 6 1 34 10 21 14 3 4 31 18 37 90
2 Watford 42 24 10 8 59 28 21 17 2 2 41 12 21 7 8 6 18 16 31 82
3 Swansea City 42 22 10 10 52 33 21 11 6 4 25 14 21 11 4 6 27 19 19 76
4 Brentford 41 20 14 7 71 40 20 10 8 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 74
5 AFC Bournemouth 41 20 11 10 66 40 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 7 8 5 26 19 26 71
6 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
7 Reading 42 19 10 13 57 46 21 12 2 7 33 23 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 67
8 Cardiff City 42 16 12 14 58 46 21 7 5 9 34 24 21 9 7 5 24 22 12 60
9 Millwall 42 14 17 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 21 8 7 6 22 21 1 59
10 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 50 51 21 10 4 7 28 23 21 6 7 8 22 28 -1 59
11 Middlesbrough 42 16 9 17 49 47 21 10 4 7 27 21 21 6 5 10 22 26 2 57
12 Stoke City 42 14 14 14 45 46 21 9 5 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 56
13 Luton Town 41 16 8 17 36 46 20 8 6 6 24 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -10 56
14 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 41 56 21 7 3 11 15 24 21 8 3 10 26 32 -15 51
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 54 48 21 7 7 7 27 24 21 6 4 11 27 24 6 50
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 13 17 34 41 21 6 7 8 19 21 21 6 6 9 15 20 -7 49
17 Preston North End 42 14 7 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 21 9 2 10 25 31 -14 49
18 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 45 62 21 8 6 7 27 21 21 4 5 12 18 41 -17 47
19 Coventry City 41 11 12 18 37 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 21 3 5 13 15 36 -19 45
20 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
21 Derby County 42 11 10 21 31 48 21 6 6 9 16 21 21 5 4 12 15 27 -17 43
22 Rotherham United 39 11 6 22 41 53 20 5 3 12 24 31 19 6 3 10 17 22 -12 39
23 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 9 22 35 55 21 7 7 7 21 17 21 4 2 15 14 38 -20 36
24 Wycombe Wanderers 42 8 10 24 32 66 21 5 5 11 14 27 21 3 5 13 18 39 -34 34

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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.