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Championship | Gameweek 3
Aug 24, 2024 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
Luton Town

Preston
1 - 0
Luton

Keane (39')
Whiteman (41'), Potts (43'), Frokjaer-Jensen (58'), Kesler (72'), Greenwood (76'), Holmes (81')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Baptiste (54')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Luton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Swansea 3-0 Preston
Saturday, August 17 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Portsmouth 0-0 Luton
Saturday, August 17 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 1-2 Luton Town

With neither club in form, this is a difficult match to predict. However, despite the boost of a new manager, we are going to back the greater stability at the visitors, who could nick this game during the latter stages. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 36.56%. A win for Luton Town had a probability of 36.42% and a draw had a probability of 27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.02%) and 2-0 (6.43%). The likeliest Luton Town win was 0-1 (10.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Preston North End in this match.

Result
Preston North EndDrawLuton Town
36.56% (0.052 0.05) 27.02% (-0.004999999999999 -0) 36.42% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
Both teams to score 50.85% (0.019999999999996 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.54% (0.024999999999999 0.02)54.46% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.18% (0.020999999999997 0.02)75.83% (-0.015999999999991 -0.02)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.35% (0.045000000000002 0.05)28.65% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.53% (0.053000000000004 0.05)64.47% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)
Luton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.26% (-0.013000000000005 -0.01)28.74% (0.017999999999997 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.43% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)64.57% (0.022000000000006 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 36.56%
    Luton Town 36.41%
    Draw 27.02%
Preston North EndDrawLuton Town
1-0 @ 10.29% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 8.02% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.43% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.34% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.68% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.08% (0.004 0)
4-1 @ 1.04% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 36.56%
1-1 @ 12.83%
0-0 @ 8.23% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.96%
Total : 27.02%
0-1 @ 10.26% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-2 @ 8% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
0-2 @ 6.4% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.33% (-0.004 -0)
0-3 @ 2.66% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.08%
1-4 @ 1.04% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 36.41%

How you voted: Preston vs Luton

Preston North End
30.2%
Draw
20.8%
Luton Town
49.1%
53
Head to Head
Feb 15, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 32
Preston
1-1
Luton
Parrott (81' pen.)
Morris (73')
Aug 13, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 3
Luton
0-1
Preston
Potts (18')
Whiteman (39'), Woodman (77'), Hughes (80'), Storey (85'), Johnson (86'), Ledson (90+5')
Mar 16, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 38
Luton
4-0
Preston
Berry (9', 42'), Onyedinma (28'), Diaby (59' og.)
Campbell (87')

Hughes (27'), Whiteman (75')
Oct 30, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 15
Preston
2-0
Luton
Riis Jakobsen (27', 45+2' pen.)
Browne (38')

Bell (24'), Lockyer (38')
Mar 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 38
Preston
0-1
Luton
Iversen (83' og.)
rhs 2.0
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