Championship: Stoke City - Luton Town preview and statistics

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 20.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Stoke City and Luton Town have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.

Insights:
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Luton Town has the most matches under the total-line (21) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Stoke City form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Stoke City have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 15 games.

Stoke's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Sheffield Wednesday (placed 22nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Norwich City.

The manager M. O'Neill will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Barnsley in only four days.

Stoke are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Stoke's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Luton Town form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Championship, are W5-D2-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Home advantage was not enough for Luton in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Cardiff City, 0-2. Preceding that game was the away victory against Birmingham City with the score of 1-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Luton Town are hosting Millwall in the Championship only three days away.

Luton are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 15 away games. 15 goals have been conceded by Luton in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Luton Town - Stoke 0-2. Last eight meetings between the teams: Stoke won four, Luton Town won zero and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
8 goals
StokeS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
7 goals
Luton TownJ. Collins
J. Collins
7 goals

Stoke City missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Luton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 3 Played P 3 15 29
10 6 1 Won W 1 5 10
12 4 1 Drew D 0 2 7
8 5 1 Lost L 2 8 12
34 19 3 Scored S 1 7 23
33 19 4 Conceded C 3 15 31
80% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
57% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 33% 62%
33% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 13% 24%
23% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 7%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 13% 31%
47% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 31%
30% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 53% 45%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.7 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.7 1.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.8 10.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 7.1 9
2.9 3.3 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.7 1.5 2.5
40% 38% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town has the fewest scored goals (7) away in Championship
  • Luton Town has the most matches under the total-line (21) in Championship
  • Luton Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stoke City 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 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 29 16 9 4 55 30 15 8 5 2 29 17 14 8 4 2 26 13 25 57
3 Watford 30 15 9 6 38 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 15 4 7 4 8 9 18 54
4 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
5 Reading 30 15 6 9 44 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 15 6 6 3 20 16 10 51
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 30 12 7 11 42 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 15 7 4 4 19 14 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 30 12 7 11 34 31 15 8 2 5 18 14 15 4 5 6 16 17 3 43
9 Stoke City 30 10 12 8 34 33 15 6 4 5 19 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 1 42
10 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
11 Barnsley 28 11 6 11 31 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 15 5 3 7 15 19 -3 39
12 Preston North End 30 12 3 15 34 38 15 4 2 9 11 16 15 8 1 6 23 22 -4 39
13 Bristol City 30 12 3 15 29 41 15 7 2 6 14 15 15 5 1 9 15 26 -12 39
14 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
15 Luton Town 29 10 7 12 23 31 14 5 5 4 16 16 15 5 2 8 7 15 -8 37
16 Derby County 29 9 7 13 21 30 15 4 4 7 9 16 14 5 3 6 12 14 -9 34
17 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
18 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
19 Huddersfield Town 30 9 6 15 34 44 15 7 2 6 20 16 15 2 4 9 14 28 -10 33
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 29 9 7 13 21 31 14 6 5 3 12 8 15 3 2 10 9 23 -10 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 29 4 7 18 22 51 15 2 5 8 9 19 14 2 2 10 13 32 -29 19

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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 Norwich City 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 29 16 9 4 55 30 15 8 5 2 29 17 14 8 4 2 26 13 25 57
3 Watford 30 15 9 6 38 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 15 4 7 4 8 9 18 54
4 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
5 Reading 30 15 6 9 44 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 15 6 6 3 20 16 10 51
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 30 12 7 11 42 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 15 7 4 4 19 14 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 30 12 7 11 34 31 15 8 2 5 18 14 15 4 5 6 16 17 3 43
9 Stoke City 30 10 12 8 34 33 15 6 4 5 19 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 1 42
10 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
11 Barnsley 28 11 6 11 31 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 15 5 3 7 15 19 -3 39
12 Preston North End 30 12 3 15 34 38 15 4 2 9 11 16 15 8 1 6 23 22 -4 39
13 Bristol City 30 12 3 15 29 41 15 7 2 6 14 15 15 5 1 9 15 26 -12 39
14 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
15 Luton Town 29 10 7 12 23 31 14 5 5 4 16 16 15 5 2 8 7 15 -8 37
16 Derby County 29 9 7 13 21 30 15 4 4 7 9 16 14 5 3 6 12 14 -9 34
17 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
18 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
19 Huddersfield Town 30 9 6 15 34 44 15 7 2 6 20 16 15 2 4 9 14 28 -10 33
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 29 9 7 13 21 31 14 6 5 3 12 8 15 3 2 10 9 23 -10 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 29 4 7 18 22 51 15 2 5 8 9 19 14 2 2 10 13 32 -29 19

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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.