Championship

Championship | Gameweek 18

Dec 12, 2020 at 3pm UK

Kenilworth Road Stadium

Luton
3 - 0
Preston

Collins (20', 29', 66')

FT(HT: 2-0)

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The Match

Match Report

The Hatters cruise to victory at Kenilworth Road.

Preview

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

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 Preston North End win with a probability of 44.48%. A win for Luton Town had a probability of 29.77% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.06%) and 0-2 (7.79%). The likeliest Luton Town win was 1-0 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.24%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood.

Result
Luton Town	Draw	Preston North End
29.77%	25.75%	44.48%

Both teams to score 53.1%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.24%

50.76%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.34%

72.65%

Luton Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.74%

31.25%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.39%

67.6%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.24%

22.76%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.56%

56.44%

Score Analysis

Luton Town 29.77%

Preston North End 44.47%

Draw 25.75%

Luton Town	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 8.27% 2-1 @ 7.12% 2-0 @ 4.81% 3-1 @ 2.76% 3-2 @ 2.04% 3-0 @ 1.87% Other @ 2.9% Total : 29.77%	1-1 @ 12.24% 0-0 @ 7.11% 2-2 @ 5.27% 3-3 @ 1.01% Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.75%	0-1 @ 10.52% 1-2 @ 9.06% 0-2 @ 7.79% 1-3 @ 4.47% 0-3 @ 3.85% 2-3 @ 2.6% 1-4 @ 1.66% 0-4 @ 1.42% 2-4 @ 0.96% Other @ 2.13% Total : 44.47%

How you voted: Luton vs Preston

Luton Town

26.5%

Draw

38.2%

Preston North End

35.3%