Championship

Championship | Gameweek 3

Aug 13, 2022 at 3pm UK

Kenilworth Road Stadium

Luton
0 - 1
Preston

FT(HT: 0-1)

Potts (18')
Whiteman (39'), Woodman (77'), Hughes (80'), Storey (85'), Johnson (86'), Ledson (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Luton Town

Last Six:

Last Game: Luton 2-3 Newport
Tuesday, August 9 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
14	West Bromwich Albion	2	0	2
15	Luton Town	2	0	2
16	Wigan Athletic	2	0	2

Preston North End

Last Six:

Last Game: Huddersfield 1-4 Preston
Tuesday, August 9 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
16	Wigan Athletic	2	0	2
17	Preston North End	2	0	2
18	Coventry City	1	0	1

We said: Luton Town 1-1 Preston North End

Although Preston recorded an impressive victory at the weekend, they have played out consecutive league draws, and we think that they will have to settle for a draw when they face a Luton side that have also drawn their opening two Championship games. 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 43.26%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 28.74% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Luton Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.45%) and 2-0 (8.45%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 0-1 (10.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.

Result
Luton Town	Draw	Preston North End
43.26% ( -0.31)	28% ( 0.05)	28.74% ( 0.26)

Both teams to score 45.92% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.29% (

-0.08)

59.71% (

0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.98% (

-0.06)

80.02% (

0.06)

Luton Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.62% (

-0.2)

27.38% (

0.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.15% (

-0.26)

62.84% (

0.26)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.23% (

0.16)

36.77% (

-0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.45% (

0.16)

73.55% (

-0.17)

Score Analysis

Luton Town 43.26%

Preston North End 28.74%

Draw 27.99%

Luton Town	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.04% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 8.45% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 8.45% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 3.65% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 3.65% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 1.83% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 1.18% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 1.18% ( -0.02) Other @ 1.84% Total : 43.26%	1-1 @ 13.04% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 10.06% ( 0.03) 2-2 @ 4.23% ( 0) Other @ 0.66% Total : 27.99%	0-1 @ 10.07% ( 0.07) 1-2 @ 6.53% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 5.04% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 2.18% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.68% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.41% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.83% Total : 28.74%