Reading vs Luton: result 2-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 21Kick-off on December 26, 2020 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Luton?
Reading won 2-1 on December 26, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 9′T. McintyreReading
- 41′Alfa SemedoReading
- 90′K. LuaLuaLuton
Official lineup for Reading vs Luton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
4-2-3-1- 9S. Baldock
- 24S. Aluko
- 8A. Rinomhota
- 30Alfa Semedo
- 14O. Ejaria
- 28J. Laurent
- 2Tomás Esteves
- 29T. Holmes
- 5T. Mcintyre
- 4M. Morrison
- 33Rafael Cabral
Luton
4-1-4-1- 19J. Collins
- 14G. Moncur
- 17P. Mpanzu
- 18J. Clark
- 8L. Berry
- 16G. Rea
- 15T. Lockyer
- 3D. Potts
- 5S. Bradley
- 2M. Cranie
- 1J. Shea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Luton have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2020 | Brentford(away) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Norwich(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Dec 12, 2020 | QPR(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Birmingham(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2020 | Bournemouth(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Middlesbrough(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Preston(home) | 3-0 | Championship |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Coventry(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Swansea(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Reading wins, 0 draws, 1 Luton win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2020 | Reading 0-1 Luton | League Cup |
| Jul 4, 2020 | Luton 0-5 Reading | Championship |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Reading 3-0 Luton | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Luton score 0.8 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Luton | 0.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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