West Bromwich Albion vs Luton Town pre-match info: Guests in for a grim task at The Hawthorns

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

After league round 1 it's West Bromwich Albion - Luton Town 1-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second Championship fixture of the season?

Luton Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Carabao Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Stevenage. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

Last season, West Bromwich Albion's league statistics were 5 wins, 11 draws and 22 losses, resulting in a 19th position in the Premier League. Over these 38 matches they scored 35 goals and conceded 76. Playing at home last season West Bromwich Albion managed 3-6-10 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 39 conceded. We have seen two home losses in a row now for West Bromwich Albion, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

WBA travelled for their previous game, a trip to AFC Bournemouth that ended 2-2. Attacking player Callum Robinson bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.01 out of 10. Robinson scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Leeds United.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from West Bromwich Albion's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won two matches, drawn two and lost zero.

The match schedule is unforgiving for West Bromwich Albion as they have a new game in only four days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Sheffield United are visiting.

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Luton Town form and stats

Let's have a look at how Luton Town performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 11 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 52 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 2 and lost 12 with 16/29 goals scored/conceded.

Luton are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Stevenage (after extra-time, 3-0 on penalties). Sam Beckwith was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Beckwith won 12 of 14 duels.

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Peterborough United in the Championship.

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.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Barnsley.

Head 2 Head

West Bromwich Albion-Luton Town H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: West Bromwich Albion four wins, Luton Town zero wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

West Bromwich AlbionD. O'Shea
D. O'Shea
1 goals
West Bromwich AlbionC. Robinson
C. Robinson
1 goals
Luton TownH. Cornick
H. Cornick
1 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion Luton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
8 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
8 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 60%
West Bromwich Albion Last season Luton Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   23 46
5 3   Won W   9 17
11 6   Drew D   2 11
22 10   Lost L   12 18
35 15   Scored S   16 41
76 39   Conceded C   29 52
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 91%
76% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   48% 63%
55% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 30%
34% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 13%
18% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 4%
50% 37%   BTTS BTTS   22% 35%
16% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 33%
42% 47%   Failed to Score F T   48% 41%
 
3.8 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4 5.1
7 6.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.2
1.3 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.3
4 2   Red cards R C   2 2
 
9 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   9 10.3
2.8 2.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2 2.8
33% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Luton Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Birmingham City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Blackpool 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Derby County 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Fulham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Huddersfield Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Millwall 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
18 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Reading 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
20 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Swansea City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Preston North End 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
24 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
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 Manchester City 38 27 5 6 83 32 19 13 2 4 43 17 19 14 3 2 40 15 51 86
2 Manchester United 38 21 11 6 73 44 19 9 4 6 38 28 19 12 7 0 35 16 29 74
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 19 10 3 6 29 20 19 10 6 3 39 22 26 69
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 19 9 6 4 31 18 19 10 4 5 27 18 22 67
5 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 19 9 1 9 34 30 19 11 5 3 34 20 18 66
6 West Ham United 38 19 8 11 62 47 19 10 4 5 32 22 19 9 4 6 30 25 15 65
7 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 8 12 68 45 19 10 3 6 35 20 19 8 5 6 33 25 23 62
8 Arsenal 38 18 7 13 55 39 19 8 4 7 24 21 19 10 3 6 31 18 16 61
9 Leeds United 38 18 5 15 62 54 19 8 5 6 28 21 19 10 0 9 34 33 8 59
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 19 6 4 9 24 28 19 11 4 4 23 20 -1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 19 7 4 8 29 27 19 9 3 7 26 19 9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 19 6 5 8 26 33 19 6 4 9 20 29 -16 45
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 9 17 36 52 19 7 4 8 21 25 19 5 5 9 15 27 -16 45
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 8 18 41 66 19 6 5 8 20 32 19 6 3 10 21 34 -25 44
15 Southampton 38 12 7 19 47 68 19 8 3 8 28 25 19 4 4 11 19 43 -21 43
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 40 46 19 4 9 6 22 22 19 5 5 9 18 24 -6 41
17 Burnley 38 10 9 19 33 55 19 4 6 9 14 27 19 6 3 10 19 28 -22 39
18 Fulham 38 5 13 20 27 53 19 2 4 13 9 28 19 3 9 7 18 25 -26 28
19 West Bromwich Albion 38 5 11 22 35 76 19 3 6 10 15 39 19 2 5 12 20 37 -41 26
20 Sheffield United 38 7 2 29 20 63 19 5 1 13 12 27 19 2 1 16 8 36 -43 23
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 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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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 Hull City 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Luton Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Birmingham City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Blackpool 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Derby County 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Fulham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Huddersfield Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Millwall 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
18 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Reading 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
20 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Swansea City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Preston North End 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
24 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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