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Luton Town
Championship | Gameweek 39
Apr 1, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Kenilworth Road Stadium
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Luton
2 - 0
Watford

Osho (28'), Campbell (90+1')
Drameh (90+1'), Ruddock (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Pedro (45+1'), Choudhury (78'), Louza (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Luton Town and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sunderland 1-1 Luton
Saturday, March 18 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Watford 1-1 Wigan
Saturday, March 18 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Luton Town 2-1 Watford

This has all the makings of a highly-competitive game, particularly with Wilder having had the international break to work with his squad. Nevertheless, Luton are growing in confidence at Kenilworth Road, leading us to predict a narrow victory for the Hatters. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Luton Town win with a probability of 48.77%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Watford had a probability of 24.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Luton Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.55%) and 2-1 (9.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.48%), while for a Watford win it was 0-1 (8.6%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Luton Town would win this match.

Result
Luton TownDrawWatford
48.77% (0.779 0.78) 26.57% (-0.267 -0.27) 24.65% (-0.518 -0.52)
Both teams to score 46.93% (0.27 0.27)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.04% (0.583 0.58)56.96% (-0.59 -0.59)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.14% (0.463 0.46)77.86% (-0.47 -0.47)
Luton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.58% (0.613 0.61)23.42% (-0.62 -0.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.59% (0.885 0.88)57.41% (-0.892 -0.89)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.28% (-0.14299999999999 -0.14)38.72% (0.136 0.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.54% (-0.136 -0.14)75.45% (0.12899999999999 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Luton Town 48.77%
    Watford 24.65%
    Draw 26.57%
Luton TownDrawWatford
1-0 @ 13.16% (-0.06 -0.06)
2-0 @ 9.55% (0.13 0.13)
2-1 @ 9.07% (0.09 0.09)
3-0 @ 4.62% (0.145 0.15)
3-1 @ 4.39% (0.122 0.12)
3-2 @ 2.08% (0.05 0.05)
4-0 @ 1.68% (0.082 0.08)
4-1 @ 1.59% (0.072 0.07)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 48.77%
1-1 @ 12.48% (-0.11 -0.11)
0-0 @ 9.07% (-0.207 -0.21)
2-2 @ 4.3% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 26.57%
0-1 @ 8.6% (-0.229 -0.23)
1-2 @ 5.93% (-0.071000000000001 -0.07)
0-2 @ 4.08% (-0.124 -0.12)
1-3 @ 1.87% (-0.03 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.36% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.29% (-0.044 -0.04)
Other @ 1.52%
Total : 24.65%

How you voted: Luton vs Watford

Luton Town
76.5%
Draw
5.9%
Watford
17.6%
34
Head to Head
Oct 23, 2022 12pm
Watford
4-0
Luton
Davis (3'), Troost-Ekong (45'), Pedro (57'), Sarr (79')

Bradley (18')
Apr 17, 2021 12.30pm
Luton
1-0
Watford
Collins (78' pen.)
Bradley (28'), Berry (80')

Femenia (72'), Troost-Ekong (75'), Sierralta (76')
Femenia (88')
Sep 26, 2020 12.30pm
Apr 9, 2006 3pm
Watford
1-1
Luton
King (36')
Doyley (76'), King (90')
Brkovic (73')
Showunmi (37'), Howard (42'), Heikkinen (51')
Jan 2, 2006 3pm
Luton
1-2
Watford
Edwards (49')
Foley (67')
Mackay (30'), Henderson (9')
Henderson (54'), Carlisle (81')
Young (67')
rhs 2.0
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