Balanced ball game between Luton Town and Sheffield Wednesday expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 27.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kenilworth Road

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Luton Town holding 17th place and Sheffield Wednesday lying 23rd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday has the fewest scored goals (21) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Luton nor Sheffield Wednesday 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

When playing at home in the Championship, Luton Town have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games.

The spoils were shared in Luton's previous game, also at home. Visiting Millwall (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Stoke 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 as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Luton Town has won six of these, drawn five and lost four.

Luton Town are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Nottingham Forest awaits in three days.

Luton Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

There's been little loot from Sheffield Wednesday's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 16 away games in the Championship. Sheffield Wednesday, who have the fewest scored goals (21) in Championship, only have 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Sheffield's last three away games as they have all been lost. Recent form does not give Sheffield much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Luton Town will be a tough nut to crack.

Sheffield are looking to quickly end their 284 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.

Two away games in a row for Sheffield, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Brentford in the Championship. A loss against Birmingham City was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sheffield Wednesday playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were six Sheffield wins, four draws and six defeats.

After this away game Sheffield return home for a Championship game against Rotherham United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sheffield Wednesday as they have only managed to score 9 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sheffield Wednesday have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sheffield Wednesday - Luton Town 0-1. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Luton Town, two draws and two wins for Sheffield Wednesday. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Luton TownJ. Collins
J. Collins
7 goals
Sheffield WednesdayC. Paterson
C. Paterson
6 goals
Sheffield WednesdayA. Reach
A. Reach
3 goals

Luton Town missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Luton Town Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 16 31
10 5 2 Won W 1 3 9
8 6 2 Drew D 0 2 7
13 4 0 Lost L 4 11 15
24 17 6 Scored S 1 9 21
35 17 3 Conceded C 8 26 35
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
65% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 58%
26% 33% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 26%
6% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 3%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
32% 53% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 32%
29% 20% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 32%
45% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 56% 45%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.4 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
9 10.9 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 8.1 8.5
2.5 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 2.2 2.7
31% 31% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 25% 25%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday has the fewest scored goals (21) in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Championship
  • Sheffield Wednesday have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 32 20 7 5 45 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 16 10 2 4 23 16 20 67
2 Brentford 32 17 9 6 59 34 16 9 5 2 32 17 16 8 4 4 27 17 25 60
3 Watford 32 17 9 6 43 23 16 12 2 2 32 12 16 5 7 4 11 11 20 60
4 Swansea City 30 17 8 5 38 19 16 10 5 1 20 6 14 7 3 4 18 13 19 59
5 Reading 32 15 6 11 44 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 16 6 6 4 20 17 7 51
6 Cardiff City 32 14 7 11 48 34 16 6 3 7 27 19 16 8 4 4 21 15 14 49
7 AFC Bournemouth 32 13 10 9 46 32 16 9 3 4 27 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 14 49
8 Barnsley 31 14 6 11 36 35 15 8 3 4 20 16 16 6 3 7 16 19 1 48
9 Middlesbrough 32 13 7 12 37 34 16 8 2 6 19 17 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 46
10 Stoke City 32 11 12 9 37 35 16 7 4 5 22 19 16 4 8 4 15 16 2 45
11 Millwall 32 9 16 7 31 28 16 3 10 3 15 13 16 6 6 4 16 15 3 43
12 Bristol City 32 13 3 16 32 43 16 7 2 7 14 16 16 6 1 9 18 27 -11 42
13 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 10 10 30 34 15 6 4 5 16 16 15 4 6 5 14 18 -4 40
14 Preston North End 32 12 4 16 34 42 16 4 3 9 11 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -8 40
15 Blackburn Rovers 31 11 6 14 45 37 15 6 4 5 23 18 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 39
16 Nottingham Forest 32 10 9 13 27 31 16 5 6 5 15 14 16 5 3 8 12 17 -4 39
17 Luton Town 31 10 8 13 24 35 15 5 6 4 17 17 16 5 2 9 7 18 -11 38
18 Derby County 31 10 7 14 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 37
19 Huddersfield Town 32 10 6 16 38 47 16 8 2 6 24 17 16 2 4 10 14 30 -9 36
20 Coventry City 32 8 10 14 29 43 16 6 6 4 17 17 16 2 4 10 12 26 -14 34
21 Birmingham City 32 7 10 15 23 40 16 2 3 11 10 27 16 5 7 4 13 13 -17 31
22 Rotherham United 30 8 5 17 33 41 15 4 3 8 20 21 15 4 2 9 13 20 -8 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 31 9 7 15 21 35 15 6 5 4 12 9 16 3 2 11 9 26 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 31 5 8 18 23 51 16 3 5 8 10 19 15 2 3 10 13 32 -28 23

Luton Town:
Sheffield Wednesday:
Championship:
England:
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 32 20 7 5 45 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 16 10 2 4 23 16 20 67
2 Brentford 32 17 9 6 59 34 16 9 5 2 32 17 16 8 4 4 27 17 25 60
3 Watford 32 17 9 6 43 23 16 12 2 2 32 12 16 5 7 4 11 11 20 60
4 Swansea City 30 17 8 5 38 19 16 10 5 1 20 6 14 7 3 4 18 13 19 59
5 Reading 32 15 6 11 44 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 16 6 6 4 20 17 7 51
6 Cardiff City 32 14 7 11 48 34 16 6 3 7 27 19 16 8 4 4 21 15 14 49
7 AFC Bournemouth 32 13 10 9 46 32 16 9 3 4 27 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 14 49
8 Barnsley 31 14 6 11 36 35 15 8 3 4 20 16 16 6 3 7 16 19 1 48
9 Middlesbrough 32 13 7 12 37 34 16 8 2 6 19 17 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 46
10 Stoke City 32 11 12 9 37 35 16 7 4 5 22 19 16 4 8 4 15 16 2 45
11 Millwall 32 9 16 7 31 28 16 3 10 3 15 13 16 6 6 4 16 15 3 43
12 Bristol City 32 13 3 16 32 43 16 7 2 7 14 16 16 6 1 9 18 27 -11 42
13 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 10 10 30 34 15 6 4 5 16 16 15 4 6 5 14 18 -4 40
14 Preston North End 32 12 4 16 34 42 16 4 3 9 11 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -8 40
15 Blackburn Rovers 31 11 6 14 45 37 15 6 4 5 23 18 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 39
16 Nottingham Forest 32 10 9 13 27 31 16 5 6 5 15 14 16 5 3 8 12 17 -4 39
17 Luton Town 31 10 8 13 24 35 15 5 6 4 17 17 16 5 2 9 7 18 -11 38
18 Derby County 31 10 7 14 24 32 16 5 4 7 11 16 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 37
19 Huddersfield Town 32 10 6 16 38 47 16 8 2 6 24 17 16 2 4 10 14 30 -9 36
20 Coventry City 32 8 10 14 29 43 16 6 6 4 17 17 16 2 4 10 12 26 -14 34
21 Birmingham City 32 7 10 15 23 40 16 2 3 11 10 27 16 5 7 4 13 13 -17 31
22 Rotherham United 30 8 5 17 33 41 15 4 3 8 20 21 15 4 2 9 13 20 -8 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 31 9 7 15 21 35 15 6 5 4 12 9 16 3 2 11 9 26 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 31 5 8 18 23 51 16 3 5 8 10 19 15 2 3 10 13 32 -28 23

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