Luton vs Cardiff

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🕒 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Kenilworth Road 🧑‍⚖️ Geoff Eltringham 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Luton 3 · Cardiff 22
Referee Stats
13 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 31%
Draws 31%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-11).
  • Luton controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Luton (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-9-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 21
Avg: 1.38 / 0.88

Points

42
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

5
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-3-13

Goals For / Against

21 / 34
Avg: 0.91 / 1.48

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

13

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.75
PPG
1.04
1.38
GF
0.91
0.88
GA
1.48
39%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Luton rank3rd
Cardiff rank22nd
Luton points80
Cardiff points49
Luton: #3 · 80 pts · GD +18
11 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Cardiff: #22 · 49 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Luton last 5 home

D W W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index78
Goals8-2
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff last 5 away

L W W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals9-10
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Luton score at home78%
Luton clean sheet at home39%
Cardiff score away43%
Cardiff clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Luton score first0%
Luton win after scoring first0%
Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Luton 0% · Cardiff 0%

Vs league average

Luton score at home1.38 vs 1.32
Luton concede at home0.88 vs 1.11
Cardiff score away0.91 vs 1.11
Cardiff concede away1.48 vs 1.32
Luton score 4% above league average, while Cardiff score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Luton are 21% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Luton goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cardiff goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
14
11
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
10
4
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
13
2
Fouls
12
7
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
449
275
Passes Accurate
330
158
Passes %
73%
57%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (20.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)

Luton vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season