Luton Town vs West Bromwich Albion match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kenilworth Road Stadium (10226 seats)

Championship: Luton Town receive West Bromwich Albion in what promises to be an interesting football fixture. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Championship

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Luton Town form and stats

Luton Town have played 12 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-7-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home fans witnessed a 1-1 draw against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Huddersfield Town and winning 2-1.

Luton Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Luton Town's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of West Bromwich Albion playing as the away team in the Championship this season.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. WBA goalkeeper Alex Palmer is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Chesterfield in their previous outing. The FA Cup battle ended 3-3. Attacker Grant got a player rating of 8.33 in the game. "Man of the match" Grant scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Reading.

Few goals the story here? 12 of this team's last 15 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

West Bromwich Albion find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before in this season, with the match result West Bromwich Albion - Luton Town 0-0 registered in the official records. Head-to-head data (for the former eight meetings): Luton Town won one game, two matches ended with a draw and West Bromwich Albion managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four.

Top Goalscorers

LutonC. Morris
C. Morris
10 goals
West Bromwich AlbionB. Thomas-Asante
B. Thomas-Asante
5 goals
West Bromwich AlbionJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
4 goals

Luton Town missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Luton Town West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 4 12 26
10 3 2 Won W 1 4 10
9 7 2 Drew D 1 4 8
6 2 1 Lost L 2 4 8
31 16 7 Scored S 5 14 34
26 13 5 Conceded C 6 12 26
88% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
76% 75% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 73%
40% 42% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 33% 31%
16% 25% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 15%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
48% 67% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 46%
36% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
28% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 23%
 
5.9 7.6 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.6 6.9
5.4 5 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 5.2 3.9
1.9 1.2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.3 1.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.1 14.8 13.6 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.1 13.6
4.1 4.8 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.1 4.1
30% 28% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 32%
 
11.9 11.5 13.6 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 11.7 9.3
3 3.4 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.4 2.9
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Luton Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Championship
  • West Bromwich Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion 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 Burnley 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

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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 Burnley 26 16 8 2 52 25 13 9 4 0 29 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 27 56
2 Sheffield United 26 15 6 5 44 23 12 7 3 2 26 12 14 8 3 3 18 11 21 51
3 Blackburn Rovers 26 14 0 12 30 30 13 9 0 4 20 13 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 42
4 Watford 26 11 7 8 31 28 12 6 2 4 17 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 3 40
5 Middlesbrough 26 11 6 9 41 33 12 5 5 2 17 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 8 39
6 Millwall 25 11 6 8 32 26 13 8 3 2 20 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 6 39
7 Luton Town 25 10 9 6 31 26 12 3 7 2 16 13 13 7 2 4 15 13 5 39
8 Sunderland 26 10 8 8 38 29 12 4 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 38
9 West Bromwich Albion 26 10 8 8 34 26 14 6 4 4 20 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 8 38
10 Preston North End 26 10 7 9 24 26 13 3 4 6 8 14 13 7 3 3 16 12 -2 37
11 Norwich City 26 10 6 10 32 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 12 5 2 5 13 13 3 36
12 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 6 10 28 31 13 5 3 5 16 17 13 5 3 5 12 14 -3 36
13 Reading 26 11 3 12 29 36 12 8 1 3 18 12 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 36
14 Coventry City 25 9 8 8 27 26 13 6 4 3 15 10 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 35
15 Swansea City 26 9 8 9 36 36 13 6 2 5 20 16 13 3 6 4 16 20 0 35
16 Hull City 26 9 6 11 32 42 13 4 2 7 13 22 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 33
17 Birmingham City 26 8 8 10 27 29 14 4 5 5 17 16 12 4 3 5 10 13 -2 32
18 Stoke City 26 8 6 12 28 34 13 3 3 7 13 18 13 5 3 5 15 16 -6 30
19 Bristol City 26 7 8 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 14 14 13 3 5 5 18 21 -3 29
20 Cardiff City 26 7 7 12 20 29 13 4 4 5 10 11 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 28
21 Rotherham United 26 6 9 11 28 39 12 4 4 4 20 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -11 27
22 Blackpool 26 6 8 12 28 38 13 3 3 7 14 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -10 26
23 Huddersfield Town 25 7 4 14 24 32 14 5 2 7 13 14 11 2 2 7 11 18 -8 25
24 Wigan Athletic 26 6 6 14 26 46 14 2 3 9 11 28 12 4 3 5 15 18 -20 24

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