Betting preview: Preston North End vs Luton Town should be interesting

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

We have to say that both participants are doing all right, Luton Town holding a 8 point lead on Preston North End in the tables. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Championship
  • Luton Town have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Preston North End 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.

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Preston North End form and stats

Preston North End's results here at Deepdale in the Championship have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for Preston in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Swansea City game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

In their previous game, the manager Lowe led his Preston North End to a defeat away at Burnley. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Deepdale. Hughes, defender, was given a rating of 7.11/10 in that game, top of the team. Hughes hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Bristol City that was lost 1-2.

There will be little rest for Preston North End after this match as they are travelling to Hull City for a Championship game in only three days.

Preston North End aren't scoring a lot here at Deepdale in the league, with only {9 goals} from 15 games. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Luton Town form and stats

The visitors are W8-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Luton are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Coventry City (placed 15th). Lockyer was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.04. The defender Lockyer scored one goal and won 7 of 12 duels.

A loss, in the FA Cup away at Grimsby Town, earlier.

A new game in only three days for Luton Town, the Championship home match versus Burnley. Busy days.

Luton Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Luton Town - Preston 0-1. Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Preston North End won five games, one match ended with a tie and Luton Town got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

Luton TownC. Morris
C. Morris
11 goals
Preston North EndC. Evans
C. Evans
7 goals
Luton TownE. Adebayo
E. Adebayo
6 goals

Preston North End missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Luton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 6 Played P 5 15 30
11 3 2 Won W 4 8 13
7 4 2 Drew D 1 3 10
12 8 2 Lost L 0 4 7
27 9 6 Scored S 9 18 38
36 20 8 Conceded C 1 14 30
80% 80% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 90%
53% 53% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 73%
40% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 37%
17% 13% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 17%
13% 7% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
37% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 33% 47%
40% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 80% 47% 40%
43% 53% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 23%
 
4 4.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.1 5.8
5.3 4.8 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.6 5.3
2.3 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.6 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.7 12.1 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 9.5 11.9
3.5 3.4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.5 4
25% 18% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 31%
 
13.2 11.9 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.2 11.9
3.7 3.5 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.6 2.7 3.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Championship
  • Luton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Preston North End have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Preston North End have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Championship

  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 29 19 8 2 58 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 14 8 4 2 26 14 32 65
2 Sheffield United 29 17 7 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 15 8 4 3 18 11 24 58
3 Middlesbrough 30 14 6 10 47 35 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 12 48
4 Luton Town 29 13 9 7 37 29 15 5 7 3 20 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 8 48
5 Watford 30 12 9 9 36 33 14 7 3 4 20 13 16 5 6 5 16 20 3 45
6 West Bromwich Albion 30 12 8 10 39 32 15 7 4 4 21 14 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 44
7 Blackburn Rovers 29 14 2 13 31 35 14 9 1 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 44
8 Millwall 28 12 7 9 34 28 14 8 4 2 21 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 43
9 Sunderland 29 11 9 9 42 33 14 5 4 5 19 16 15 6 5 4 23 17 9 42
10 Norwich City 29 12 6 11 40 34 15 5 4 6 19 19 14 7 2 5 21 15 6 42
11 Preston North End 29 11 7 11 27 33 15 3 4 8 9 20 14 8 3 3 18 13 -6 40
12 Hull City 30 11 7 12 37 44 16 6 3 7 18 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -7 40
13 Swansea City 29 10 9 10 43 42 14 6 2 6 23 20 15 4 7 4 20 22 1 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 9 11 32 38 14 5 4 5 17 18 16 5 5 6 15 20 -6 39
15 Coventry City 29 10 8 11 31 32 15 7 4 4 19 14 14 3 4 7 12 18 -1 38
16 Birmingham City 30 10 8 12 36 38 16 5 5 6 20 18 14 5 3 6 16 20 -2 38
17 Reading 29 11 5 13 33 44 14 8 3 3 22 16 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 38
18 Bristol City 29 9 9 11 39 39 15 5 4 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 0 36
19 Stoke City 29 9 6 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 17 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -5 33
20 Rotherham United 29 7 11 11 33 40 14 5 5 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 32
21 Cardiff City 30 7 8 15 21 33 15 4 5 6 11 13 15 3 3 9 10 20 -12 29
22 Huddersfield Town 29 7 7 15 28 38 15 5 3 7 14 15 14 2 4 8 14 23 -10 28
23 Blackpool 29 6 9 14 30 45 14 3 4 7 16 21 15 3 5 7 14 24 -15 27
24 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 14 4 5 5 16 19 -22 26

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Luton Town:
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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 Burnley 29 19 8 2 58 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 14 8 4 2 26 14 32 65
2 Sheffield United 29 17 7 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 15 8 4 3 18 11 24 58
3 Middlesbrough 30 14 6 10 47 35 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 12 48
4 Luton Town 29 13 9 7 37 29 15 5 7 3 20 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 8 48
5 Watford 30 12 9 9 36 33 14 7 3 4 20 13 16 5 6 5 16 20 3 45
6 West Bromwich Albion 30 12 8 10 39 32 15 7 4 4 21 14 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 44
7 Blackburn Rovers 29 14 2 13 31 35 14 9 1 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 44
8 Millwall 28 12 7 9 34 28 14 8 4 2 21 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 43
9 Sunderland 29 11 9 9 42 33 14 5 4 5 19 16 15 6 5 4 23 17 9 42
10 Norwich City 29 12 6 11 40 34 15 5 4 6 19 19 14 7 2 5 21 15 6 42
11 Preston North End 29 11 7 11 27 33 15 3 4 8 9 20 14 8 3 3 18 13 -6 40
12 Hull City 30 11 7 12 37 44 16 6 3 7 18 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -7 40
13 Swansea City 29 10 9 10 43 42 14 6 2 6 23 20 15 4 7 4 20 22 1 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 9 11 32 38 14 5 4 5 17 18 16 5 5 6 15 20 -6 39
15 Coventry City 29 10 8 11 31 32 15 7 4 4 19 14 14 3 4 7 12 18 -1 38
16 Birmingham City 30 10 8 12 36 38 16 5 5 6 20 18 14 5 3 6 16 20 -2 38
17 Reading 29 11 5 13 33 44 14 8 3 3 22 16 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 38
18 Bristol City 29 9 9 11 39 39 15 5 4 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 0 36
19 Stoke City 29 9 6 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 17 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -5 33
20 Rotherham United 29 7 11 11 33 40 14 5 5 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 32
21 Cardiff City 30 7 8 15 21 33 15 4 5 6 11 13 15 3 3 9 10 20 -12 29
22 Huddersfield Town 29 7 7 15 28 38 15 5 3 7 14 15 14 2 4 8 14 23 -10 28
23 Blackpool 29 6 9 14 30 45 14 3 4 7 16 21 15 3 5 7 14 24 -15 27
24 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 14 4 5 5 16 19 -22 26

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