Plymouth vs Luton

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Home Park 🧑‍⚖️ Elliot Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Plymouth 8 · Luton 7
Referee Stats
19 matches · 3.26 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.26
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.16
Over 4.5 cards 26%
Home wins 68%
Draws 21%
Away wins 11%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-12).
  • Luton controlled possession (67%).
  • Plymouth had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Plymouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 33
Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4
Luton (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

31 / 32
Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.48
PPG
1.26
1.43
GF
1.35
1.43
GA
1.39
57%
O2.5
52%
61%
BTTS
48%
48%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Plymouth rank8th
Luton rank7th
Plymouth points73
Luton points74
Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12
18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Luton: #7 · 74 pts · GD +12
17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Plymouth last 5 home

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals9-6
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 last 5 away

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals12-5
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.

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Plymouth score at home83%
Plymouth clean sheet at home22%
Luton score away74%
Luton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Plymouth score first48%
Plymouth win after scoring first64%
Luton score first39%
Luton win after scoring first89%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Plymouth 45% · Luton 25%
Avg first goal minute: Plymouth 31.5' · Luton 27.8'

Vs league average

Plymouth score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Plymouth concede at home1.43 vs 1.15
Luton score away1.35 vs 1.15
Luton concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Plymouth score 3% below league average, while Luton score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: Plymouth are 25% above league average at home, and Luton are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 0.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Plymouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
61-75 8
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 6
31-45 6
46-60 6
0-15 3
61-75 2

Luton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
31-45 6
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
16
12
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
6
5
Ball Possession
33%
67%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
15
13
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
220
477
Passes Accurate
123
370
Passes %
56%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
9'
9' J. Ralls
1st substitution · For: B. Sarpong-Wiredu
45+1'
45+1' M. Ross
45+3'
45+3' Goal · 1-0
B. Galloway
Normal Goal
54'
54' R. Curtis
54'
54' B. Sarpong-Wiredu
2nd substitution · For: C. Watts
57'
57' Emilio Lawrence
1st substitution · For: S. Morris
71'
71' M. Boateng
77'
77' K. Palmer
2nd substitution · For: C. Bramall
78'
78' A. Pepple
3rd substitution · For: K. Szűcs
78'
78' J. Johnson
3rd substitution · For: J. Yates
80'
80' N. Lonwijk
84'
84' K. Szűcs

Plymouth vs Luton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Plymouth beat Luton 1-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Elliot Bell. It was played at Home Park.

First half: Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 9', with J. Ralls replacing B. Sarpong-Wiredu. M. Ross received a yellow card for Plymouth at 45+1'. Plymouth took the lead at 45+3' when B. Galloway scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. R. Curtis received a yellow card for Plymouth at 54'. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 54', with B. Sarpong-Wiredu replacing C. Watts. Luton made their 1st substitution at 57', with Emilio Lawrence replacing S. Morris. M. Boateng received a yellow card for Plymouth at 71'. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 77', with K. Palmer replacing C. Bramall. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Pepple replacing K. Szűcs. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Johnson replacing J. Yates. N. Lonwijk received a yellow card for Luton at 80'. K. Szűcs received a yellow card for Plymouth at 84'.

Plymouth used 3 substitutions while Luton used 3 substitutions. Plymouth got 4 yellow cards, while Luton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-12).
  • Luton controlled possession (67%).
  • Plymouth had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Plymouth vs Luton Head-to-Head History by Season