Here's what we know about the Luton Town - Watford match:

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kenilworth Road

Luton Town will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 29 points behind Watford.

Insights:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Championship

Luton Town and Watford should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Watford are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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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 7 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

Luton Town enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Wycombe Wanderers's place. The match ended 3-1 with Elijah Adebayo, George Moncur and Kazenga LuaLua scoring. Ahead of that match, Luton lost 1-2 at home to Barnsley.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Reading in only four days. This game is also played here at Kenilworth Road.

The Luton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 19 matches. On the other hand, Luton have conceded 22 goals.

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Watford form and stats

Playing away, Watford, who have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Championship, have won 7 games, drawn 8 and suffered 5 defeats in the Championship this season.

Watford had fun at their own home (Kenilworth Road) last time out, beating Reading 2-0. Ismaïla Sarr (2) scored. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Middlesbrough that ended 1-1.

Watford has another fixture away, a Championship game, against Norwich City in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The visitors have scored 18 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Watford are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 20 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Watford - Luton 1-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Luton won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Watford has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

WatfordI. Sarr
I. Sarr
12 goals
WatfordJ. Junqueira de Jesus
J. Junqueira de Jesus
9 goals
Luton TownJ. Collins
J. Collins
8 goals

Luton Town missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Luton Town Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 19 6 Played P 7 20 41
15 7 1 Won W 2 7 24
8 6 1 Drew D 5 8 10
17 6 4 Lost L 0 5 7
35 23 4 Scored S 5 18 59
46 22 9 Conceded C 3 15 27
95% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 57% 75% 88%
65% 89% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 45% 56%
30% 37% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 14% 25% 32%
10% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 17%
2% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 15%
32% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 43% 40% 39%
30% 21% 17% Clean Sheets C S 57% 40% 49%
42% 32% 67% Failed to Score F T 43% 45% 24%
 
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 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.8 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.8 11.4 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 10.8 11.1
2.7 3.7 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.1 3 3.5
32% 33% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 41%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Watford have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (15) away in Championship
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Championship
  • Watford have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Championship
  • Watford have the most clean sheets (20) in Championship
  • Watford is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

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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 41 24 10 7 59 27 21 17 2 2 41 12 20 7 8 5 18 15 32 82
3 Brentford 40 20 13 7 71 40 19 10 7 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 73
4 Swansea City 40 21 9 10 48 31 20 11 5 4 23 12 20 10 4 6 25 19 17 72
5 Barnsley 41 21 8 12 54 44 21 11 5 5 27 20 20 10 3 7 27 24 10 71
6 AFC Bournemouth 40 19 11 10 64 39 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 6 8 5 24 18 25 68
7 Reading 41 19 9 13 56 45 20 12 1 7 32 22 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 66
8 Cardiff City 41 16 11 14 57 45 21 7 5 9 34 24 20 9 6 5 23 21 12 59
9 Millwall 41 14 16 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 20 8 6 6 22 21 1 58
10 Middlesbrough 41 16 9 16 48 45 20 10 4 6 26 19 21 6 5 10 22 26 3 57
11 Queens Park Rangers 40 15 11 14 47 47 21 10 4 7 28 23 19 5 7 7 19 24 0 56
12 Stoke City 41 14 13 14 45 46 20 9 4 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 55
13 Luton Town 40 15 8 17 35 46 19 7 6 6 23 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -11 53
14 Bristol City 41 15 5 21 40 55 21 7 3 11 15 24 20 8 2 10 25 31 -15 50
15 Nottingham Forest 41 12 13 16 34 39 20 6 7 7 19 19 21 6 6 9 15 20 -5 49
16 Preston North End 41 14 6 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 20 9 1 10 25 31 -14 48
17 Blackburn Rovers 41 12 11 18 52 47 20 6 7 7 25 23 21 6 4 11 27 24 5 47
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 31 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 20 5 9 6 14 18 -19 45
19 Huddersfield Town 40 11 11 18 42 60 20 8 6 6 26 19 20 3 5 12 16 41 -18 44
20 Derby County 41 11 10 20 30 46 21 6 6 9 16 21 20 5 4 11 14 25 -16 43
21 Coventry City 40 10 12 18 36 56 20 8 7 5 22 20 20 2 5 13 14 36 -20 42
22 Rotherham United 37 10 6 21 38 51 18 4 3 11 21 29 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 36
23 Sheffield Wednesday 40 11 8 21 34 52 19 7 6 6 20 14 21 4 2 15 14 38 -18 35
24 Wycombe Wanderers 41 8 9 24 30 64 21 5 5 11 14 27 20 3 4 13 16 37 -34 33

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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.