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Championship | Gameweek 9
Oct 5, 2024 at 3pm UK
Bramall Lane
Luton Town

Sheff Utd
2 - 0
Luton

Rak-Sakyi (12', 52')
Ahmedhodzic (27'), Arblaster (33')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Walters (29')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sheff Utd 1-0 Swansea
Wednesday, October 2 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Luton 2-2 Oxford Utd
Tuesday, October 1 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield United 1-0 Luton Town

While Luton Town certainly competed better in the Premier League than Saturday's hosts last time around, it is Sheffield United who have quickly taken to life back in the Championship. With momentum on their side and home advantage for an important contest, we see the Blades extending their unbeaten start and eye-catching defensive record at the weekend. 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 Sheffield United win with a probability of 41.67%. A win for Luton Town had a probability of 33.68% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.45%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Luton Town win was 1-2 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawLuton Town
41.67% (-0.189 -0.19) 24.65% (0.047000000000001 0.05) 33.68% (0.143 0.14)
Both teams to score 58.46% (-0.113 -0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.48% (-0.167 -0.17)44.52% (0.168 0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.11% (-0.161 -0.16)66.88% (0.16199999999999 0.16)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.59% (-0.15900000000001 -0.16)21.41% (0.16 0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.59% (-0.249 -0.25)54.4% (0.249 0.25)
Luton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.38% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)25.61% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.5% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)60.5% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 41.67%
    Luton Town 33.68%
    Draw 24.65%
Sheffield UnitedDrawLuton Town
2-1 @ 8.87% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
1-0 @ 8.45% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
2-0 @ 6.51% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-1 @ 4.56% (-0.032 -0.03)
3-0 @ 3.35% (-0.025 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.11% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-1 @ 1.76% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.29% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.2% (-0.015 -0.02)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 41.67%
1-1 @ 11.51% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
2-2 @ 6.04% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.48% (0.04 0.04)
3-3 @ 1.41% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.65%
1-2 @ 7.84% (0.022 0.02)
0-1 @ 7.47% (0.055 0.05)
0-2 @ 5.09% (0.038 0.04)
1-3 @ 3.56% (0.011 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.74% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.31% (0.018 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.21% (0.004 0)
2-4 @ 0.93% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 33.68%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Luton

Sheffield United
83.3%
Draw
11.7%
Luton Town
5.0%
60
Head to Head
Feb 10, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 24
Luton
1-3
Sheff Utd
Morris (52' pen.)
Morris (41')
Archer (30'), McAtee (36' pen.), Souza (72')
Holgate (10'), Hamer (26')
Dec 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 19
Sheff Utd
2-3
Luton
McBurnie (61'), Ahmedhodzic (69')
Ahmedhodzic (14'), Hamer (41'), Baldock (77'), Robinson (79'), Norwood (90+4')
Doughty (17'), Robinson (77' og.), Ben Slimane (81' og.)
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 36
Sheff Utd
0-1
Luton
Morris (53')
Aug 26, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 6
Luton
1-1
Sheff Utd
Morris (10')
McBurnie (53')
Baldock (15'), McAtee (23'), McBurnie (54'), Ndiaye (73')
Jan 22, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 28
Sheff Utd
2-0
Luton
Brewster (48'), Robinson (51')

Burke (61')
rhs 2.0
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4Sunderland27149439221751
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2712693124742
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom27914433221141
7Middlesbrough27118844341041
8Watford27125103837141
9Bristol City2791083331237
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12Queens Park RangersQPR2781183034-435
13Swansea CitySwansea2797113033-334
14Coventry CityCoventry2788113537-232
15Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2788113041-1132
16Preston North EndPreston2761382834-631
17Millwall2679102424030
18Stoke CityStoke27610112533-828
19Derby CountyDerby2776143137-627
20Cardiff CityCardiff2769122941-1227
21Hull City2768132636-1026
22Portsmouth2668123245-1326
23Luton TownLuton2775152744-1726
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2749142555-3021


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