Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Luton Town & Wigan Athletic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both squads have had sufficient rest since their previous game. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face fixture!
Luton Town form and stats
Luton Town participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 5th round.Luton Town have collected 16 points from their Championship home games so far after 3-7-2.
Happy days for Luton Town in their previous game, a fixture away at Huddersfield Town that ended with a 2-1 victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Edwards when Burke scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Midfield player Bell got a match rating of 7.5 in that game, the max score being 10. Bell scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 33 total).
Before that match, a Championship win away at Queens Park Rangers.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Luton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 6 and lost 3.
Luton Town has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. On the other hand, Luton have conceded 13 goals.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.As the visiting team in Championship matches, Wigan Athletic have produced an overall stat of 4-3-5 so far.
Wigan Athletic's previous game was their home loss versus Hull City (1-4). Midfielder McClean was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. McClean served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 27 successful passes (of 33 total).
The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Sunderland.We have checked recent matches where Wigan Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Wigan have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 15 goals have been scored. As for defending, Wigan Athletic rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last three meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Luton, one draw and one win for Wigan Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Morris 10 goals |   W. Keane 9 goals | N. Broadhead 5 goals |
Luton Town missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Luton Town | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 15 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 25 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 46 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 38% | ||
| 11.8 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 10.8 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 56 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Watford | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Millwall | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Reading | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -7 | 36 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 16 | Hull City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -10 | 33 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 32 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 27 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -20 | 24 |
- Luton Town
- Luton Today - (local newspaper)
- Wigan Athletic
- Wigan Today - (local newspaper)
