Watford vs Luton Town: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vicarage Road (22200 seats)

The Watford manager V. Ivić attacks this game with the team placed 9th so far. In the visitors dressing room Luton Town and their manager N. Jones are in 3rd place before this match.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Watford form and stats

The hosts won their first Championship game here at Vicarage Road, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Watford last season were 6 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses from 19 games.

Watford are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

An away draw last time out for Watford, facing Sheffield Wednesday in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Watford played out a Carabao Cup draw 1-1 when visiting Oxford United (after extra-time).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Watford matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, two draws and zero defeats (from seven games).

Early season league goal statistics from Watford's 1 home game: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Luton Town form and stats

Only one away game in the Championship so far for Luton Town and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 victories, 2 draws and 15 losses from 23 travels.

Impressive finishing from Jordan Clark and Luke Berry secured the home win 2-1 against Derby County in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Reading.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager N. Jones when Jordan Clark scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Luton when being an outsider away as they are today, we find nine matches with the visitors losing five times, drawing one and winning three games.

Luton Town have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Watford won one game, one match ended with a draw and Luton Town has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one

Watford missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Watford Luton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored S 0 1 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
50% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 10 0 Total Shots T S 0 3 12
5 2 0 Shots on Target S O 0 1 4
20% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 75%
Watford Last season Luton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
8 6   Won W   6 14
10 6   Drew D   2 9
20 7   Lost L   15 23
36 22   Scored S   21 54
64 27   Conceded C   45 82
89% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 98%
82% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 83%
55% 68%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 63%
21% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 26%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 17%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   48% 61%
24% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 15%
42% 37%   Failed to Score F T   35% 26%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.1 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
3 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
428 247   Total Shots T S   191 428
122 64   Shots on Target S O   57 129
30% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 42%

  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 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Luton Town 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Millwall 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Swansea City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
9 Watford 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 3
11 Brentford 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
13 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 Cardiff City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Rotherham United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
16 Preston North End 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
17 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
18 Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
19 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
20 Barnsley 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
21 Huddersfield Town 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
22 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 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 Liverpool 38 32 3 3 85 33 19 18 1 0 52 16 19 14 2 3 33 17 52 99
2 Manchester City 38 26 3 9 102 35 19 15 2 2 57 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 67 81
3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 19 8 5 6 26 19 30 66
4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 69 54 19 11 3 5 30 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 15 66
5 Leicester City 38 18 8 12 67 41 19 11 4 4 35 17 19 7 4 8 32 24 26 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 61 47 19 12 3 4 36 17 19 4 8 7 25 30 14 59
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 51 40 19 8 7 4 27 19 19 7 7 5 24 21 11 59
8 Arsenal 38 14 14 10 56 48 19 10 6 3 36 24 19 4 8 7 20 24 8 56
9 Sheffield United 38 14 12 12 39 39 19 10 3 6 24 15 19 4 9 6 15 24 0 54
10 Burnley 38 15 9 14 43 50 19 8 4 7 24 23 19 7 5 7 19 27 -7 54
11 Southampton 38 15 7 16 51 60 19 6 3 10 21 35 19 9 4 6 30 25 -9 52
12 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 56 19 8 7 4 24 21 19 5 3 11 20 35 -12 49
13 Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 38 58 19 6 8 5 20 21 19 5 3 11 18 37 -20 44
14 Crystal Palace 38 11 10 17 31 50 19 6 5 8 15 20 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 43
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 39 54 19 5 7 7 20 27 19 4 7 8 19 27 -15 41
16 West Ham United 38 10 9 19 49 62 19 6 4 9 30 33 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 39
17 Aston Villa 38 9 8 21 41 67 19 7 3 9 22 30 19 2 5 12 19 37 -26 35
18 AFC Bournemouth 38 9 7 22 40 65 19 5 6 8 22 30 19 4 1 14 18 35 -25 34
19 Watford 38 8 10 20 36 64 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 2 4 13 14 37 -28 34
20 Norwich City 38 5 6 27 26 75 19 4 3 12 19 37 19 1 3 15 7 38 -49 21
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

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