Straining Preston North End are eager to pull off a surprise when they host hard-driving Luton Town in the upcoming league fixture. It’s 19th vs 5th and the home supporters will have low expectations.
- Preston North End have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Luton Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
These are busy days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the Carabao Cup. This match was also played here at Deepdale. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Luton Town have had more rest.
Preston North End form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Preston North End have to build on here at Deepdale in the Championship.
The Preston fans got no joy from their last match, a Carabao Cup game also here at Deepdale: A 0-2 defeat against Liverpool. Tom Barkhuizen, who plays in attack, was the best player for the team in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.35 (out of 10). Barkhuizen dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Blackpool in the Championship.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Preston have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 18 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn two and lost nine.
There will be little rest for Preston after this match as they are travelling to AFC Bournemouth for a Championship game in only four days.
Preston are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Preston's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Luton Town form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Luton Town playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Luton Town go into this game after a win, the home game against Hull City that ended 1-0. Attacker Elijah Adebayo got a player rating of 7.8 in the game. "Man of the match" Adebayo scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Derby County.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Luton Town in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Luton Town, two draws and two defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Middlesbrough in just three days.
Luton has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Luton in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the previous eight meetings): Preston won three games, one match ended with a tie and Luton Town have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeTop Goalscorers
  E. Adebayo 7 goals |  H. Cornick 6 goals |   E. Riis Jakobsen 5 goals |
Preston North End missing players
Luton Town missing players
| Preston North End | Luton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 71% |
| 43% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 57% | 57% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 43% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 43% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 50% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 5 | 3.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10.6 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 32% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 42% | 40% |
- Luton Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Luton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Preston North End have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Fulham | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 29 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Millwall | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 13 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 11 |
| 22 | Hull City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
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