Reading vs Luton: result 0-1 and analysis
League Cup2nd RoundKick-off on September 15, 2020 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Luton?
Luton won 0-1 on September 15, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 24′J. ClarkLuton
Official lineup for Reading vs Luton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
4-3-3- 47G. Puşcaş
- 12M. McNulty
- 9S. Baldock
- 34D. Tetek
- 38E. Bristow
- 20Felipe Araruna
- 24S. Aluko
- 29T. Holmes
- 43T. Watson
- 5T. Mcintyre
- 22L. Southwood
Luton
4-3-3- 9D. Hylton
- 14G. Moncur
- 18J. Clark
- 4R. Tunnicliffe
- 11A. Shinnie
- 25K. LuaLua
- 24R. Norrington-Davies
- 26J. Bree
- 15T. Lockyer
- 5S. Bradley
- 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 8, 6 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2020 | Derby(away) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Colchester(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Tottenham(away) | 1-4 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Gillingham(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Swansea(home) | 1-4 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2020 | Barnsley(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Norwich(home) | 3-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Northampton(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Wealdstone(away) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Blackburn(home) | 3-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Reading wins, 0 draws, 0 Luton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2020 | Luton 0-5 Reading | Championship |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Reading 3-0 Luton | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Luton score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Luton | 1.5 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
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