Luton vs Shrewsbury: result 3-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 5Kick-off on August 25, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
Full time
What was the result of Luton vs Shrewsbury?
Luton won 3-2 on August 25, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 23′S. WhalleyShrewsbury (pen.)
- 51′J. GrantLuton
- 66′L. AngolShrewsbury
- 73′J. StaceyLuton
- 76′E. LeeLuton
Official lineup for Luton vs Shrewsbury
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Luton
- 9D. Hylton
- 10E. Lee
- 11A. Shinnie
- 17P. Mpanzu
- 18J. Grant
- 3D. Potts
- 5S. Bradley
- 6M. Pearson
- 7J. Stacey
- 16G. Rea
- 36J. Shea
Shrewsbury
- 9L. Angol
- 7S. Whalley
- 8G. Docherty
- 18A. Gilliead
- 28J. Laurent
- 42A. Grant
- 3R. Haynes
- 5Mathew John Sadler
- 13J. Bolton
- 22L. Waterfall
- 1J. Coleman
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Luton have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Shrewsbury have 3, 5 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2018 | Southend(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Peterborough(away) | 1-3 | League One |
| Aug 14, 2018 | West Brom(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Sunderland(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Portsmouth(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2018 | Doncaster(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Blackpool(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Burton Albion(home) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Charlton(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Bradford(home) | 0-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Luton wins, 1 draw, 1 Shrewsbury win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2015 | Luton 0-0 Shrewsbury | League Two |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Shrewsbury 2-0 Luton | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Luton score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Shrewsbury score 0.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Shrewsbury | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Luton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
A question about Luton vs Shrewsbury?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy