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
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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
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 win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Shrewsbury win(s).
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Luton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy