Delightful dogfight as daring Luton Town duels with determined Wycombe Wanderers

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kenilworth Road Stadium (10226 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Championship table has to be read with caution. So far Luton Town find themselves in 6th position and Wycombe Wanderers are placed 23rd.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Luton Town form and stats

The hosts won their first Championship game here at Kenilworth Road Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Luton Town last season were 8 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from 23 games.

Luton Town faced defeat in their previous match, away at Watford (0-1). Preceding that match was a Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester United (0-3).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Luton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won five times, drawn zero and lost zero.

Luton Town has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Championship ended in defeat. Last season Wycombe Wanderers had these away match statistics: Played 16; won 4, drew 5 and lost 7. Recent form does not give Wanderers much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Luton Town will be a tough nut to crack.

Wanderers aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 270 league minutes without a goal. J. Clark was the last player to find the net.

Wycombe Wanderers might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Swansea City proved too strong as Wanderers slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Adams Park. A 0-5 defeat away at Blackburn Rovers before that.

Wanderers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and eight defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

It's early days yet, but Wycombe Wanderers has scored 0 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Luton five wins, two draws and Wycombe Wanderers three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Luton Town missing players

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Luton Town Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 3
3 2 2 Scored S 0 0 0
2 1 1 Conceded C 5 5 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 100% 33%
33% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
16 9 9 Total Shots T S 9 9 26
4 3 3 Shots on Target S O 1 1 6
75% 67% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Wycombe Wanderers has the most conceded goals (5) away in Championship
  • Wycombe Wanderers has the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Championship
  • Wycombe Wanderers has the the worst goal difference (-8) in Championship
Luton Town Last season Wycombe Wanderers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   18 37
14 8   Won W   6 19
9 7   Drew D   5 9
23 8   Lost L   7 9
54 33   Scored S   17 53
82 37   Conceded C   22 44
98% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 92%
83% 87%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 73%
63% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 43%
26% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 32%
17% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 14%
61% 74%   BTTS BTTS   28% 46%
15% 9%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 35%
26% 17%   Failed to Score F T   50% 27%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
0 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
428 237   Total Shots T S   178 457
129 72   Shots on Target S O   62 152
42% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
2 Swansea City 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
3 Watford 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
4 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
5 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
7 Birmingham City 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Millwall 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
9 Brentford 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4
10 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
11 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
12 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
13 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
14 Rotherham United 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
15 Stoke City 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
16 Cardiff City 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
17 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
18 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Preston North End 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Barnsley 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
21 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 0
22 Derby County 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14

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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 Reading 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
2 Swansea City 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
3 Watford 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
4 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
5 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
7 Birmingham City 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Millwall 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
9 Brentford 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4
10 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
11 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
12 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
13 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
14 Rotherham United 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
15 Stoke City 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
16 Cardiff City 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
17 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
18 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Preston North End 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Barnsley 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
21 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 0
22 Derby County 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8

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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.