Middlesbrough and Luton Town have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.
- Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Luton Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Middlesbrough nor Luton Town 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.
Middlesbrough form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough have scored 14 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Middlesbrough here at Riverside Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
A nice win for Middlesbrough last time playing, versus Millwall. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Duncan Watmore (2) and Marcus Tavernier scoring for the victors. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Preston North End (0-3).
The 3-0 win against Millwall was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
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 Middlesbrough have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won eight times, drawn four and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Middlesbrough as they are travelling to their away game against Birmingham City in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Middlesbrough in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Middlesbrough have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Luton Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
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. Luton goalkeeper James Shea is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Luton go into this game after a win, the home game against Preston North End that ended 3-0. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Coventry City.
It's hard not to mention James Collins's lethal finishing against Preston North End. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
We have checked recent matches where Luton have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, one draw and seven defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Luton Town are hosting AFC Bournemouth in the Championship only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Luton Town's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Luton in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Middlesbrough zero wins, one draw and Luton Town one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Collins 6 goals |   D. Watmore 4 goals |  M. Johnson 3 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Luton Town missing players
| Middlesbrough | Luton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 44% | 72% |
| 33% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 11% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 11% | 33% |
| 44% | 56% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 33% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 39% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 12.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 6.7 | 9.3 |
| 3.1 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 35% | 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 57% | 41% |
- Luton Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Luton Town have scored 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 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 37 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 34 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Watford | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Reading | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Brentford | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | -3 | 23 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 22 |
| 17 | Millwall | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 22 | Derby County | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 11 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
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