Watford vs Luton: result 2-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 34Kick-off on February 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Luton?
Watford won 2-0 on February 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 11′T. Dele-BashiruWatford (pen.)
- 23′E. KayembeWatford
Official lineup for Watford vs Luton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
4-2-3-1- 20M. Doumbia
- 8G. Chakvetadze
- 39E. Kayembe
- 7T. Ince
- 24T. Dele-Bashiru
- 10I. Louza
- 37Y. Larouci
- 25J. Abankwah
- 4K. Keben
- 2J. Ngakia
- 33E. Selvik
Luton
3-5-2- 44L. Nordås
- 9C. Morris
- 45A. Doughty
- 8T. Aasgaard
- 13M. Nakamba
- 20L. Walsh
- 25I. Jones
- 3A. Bell
- 5M. Andersen
- 2R. Walters
- 24T. Kaminski
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Luton have 2, 3 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2025 | Middlesbrough(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Leeds(home) | 0-4 | Championship |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Sunderland(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Norwich(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Coventry(away) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2025 | Plymouth(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Sunderland(away) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Sheffield Wednesday(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Millwall(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Watford wins, 0 draws, 3 Luton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2024 | Luton 3-0 Watford | Championship |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Luton 2-0 Watford | Championship |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Watford 4-0 Luton | Championship |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Luton 1-0 Watford | Championship |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Watford 1-0 Luton | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.1 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Luton score 0.7 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2 | 11/15 | 11/15 |
| Luton | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Watford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
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