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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

Preston North End

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Swansea 3-0 Preston
Saturday, August 17 at 3pm in Championship

Luton Town

All competitions
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%
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2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Middlesbrough26118743321141
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn2511682823539
8Bristol City2691073330337
9Watford25114103536-137
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
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17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2577112840-1228
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Portsmouth2458113041-1123
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Cardiff CityCardiff2558122540-1523
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2548132453-2920
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