Luton vs Sunderland

2 - 0

🕒 Tue, 16 May 2023 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Kenilworth Road 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Hooper 🔁 Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals

Championship Table

Luton 3 · Sunderland 6

Referee Stats

Simon Hooper

1 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	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Luton outshot their opponent (16-11).
Sunderland controlled possession (62%).
Luton had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Luton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-9-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 21

Avg: 1.38 / 0.88

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-7

Goals For / Against

35 / 24

Avg: 1.46 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.75

PPG

1.63

1.38

1.46

0.88

1.00

38%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

54%

Score 1st

League-position context

Luton rank3rd

Sunderland rank6th

Luton points84

Sunderland points72

Luton: #3 · 84 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sunderland: #6 · 72 pts · GD +12

19 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Luton last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals9-2

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.

Sunderland last 5 away

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals6-3

Record3-1-1

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 2.538%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 17%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Luton score at home79%

Luton clean sheet at home42%

Sunderland score away83%

Sunderland clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Luton score first0%

Luton win after scoring first0%

Sunderland score first0%

Sunderland win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Luton 0% · Sunderland 0%

Vs league average

Luton score at home1.38 vs 1.32

Luton concede at home0.88 vs 1.10

Sunderland score away1.46 vs 1.10

Sunderland concede away1.00 vs 1.32

Luton score 4% above league average, while Sunderland score 32% above league average.

Defensive side: Luton are 21% below league average at home, and Sunderland are 24% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Luton goal timing (home)

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

Sunderland goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

283

479

Passes Accurate

192

385

Passes %

68%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Luton vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season

12 Feb 2025 Sunderland vs Luton 2 - 0 23 Oct 2024 Luton vs Sunderland 1 - 2

2022-2023 Season

16 May 2023 Luton vs Sunderland 2 - 0 13 May 2023 Sunderland vs Luton 2 - 1 18 Mar 2023 Sunderland vs Luton 1 - 1 29 Oct 2022 Luton vs Sunderland 1 - 1