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Luton vs Bradford — League One 2018

Luton
Luton
Preview
14:00
Bradford
Bradford
9/19/2026League OneLeague One · Round 7Kenilworth Road
44%
Luton
model favours
44%27%29%

Luton have won 3 of the last 4 meetings

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
54%
under 2.5 goals
50%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 10+ matches

Luton44%
×Draw27%
Bradford29%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.4%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 578,261 matches, vs 44.4% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50% correct · Away picks 48.9% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Luton
1.41
Bradford
1.09

Luton creates 29% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 10 away

creates per match

Luton
1.49
Bradford
1.01

allows per match

Luton
1.17
Bradford
1.32

finishing

Luton+0.15scores more
Bradford-0.11scores less

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Luton ↓

Bradford →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–08%
0–19%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Luton or draw
71%
Luton or Bradford
73%
Draw or Bradford
56%

Winning margin

Luton wins by 2+
21%
Bradford wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Luton 1+ goals
76%
Luton 2+ goals
41%
Luton 3+ goals
17%
Bradford 1+ goals
66%
Bradford 2+ goals
30%
Bradford 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Luton (draw refunded)
60%
Bradford (draw refunded)
40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Luton at home — creates 1.49, concedes 1.17 · 11 matches

Bradford away — creates 1.01, concedes 1.32 · 10 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Luton attack 1.49 + Bradford defence 1.32 → ÷2 → 1.41

Bradford attack 1.01 + Luton defence 1.17 → ÷2 → 1.09

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 44%?"

Luton scores more
44%
level
27%
Bradford scores more
29%

Luton at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 44% does not mean "Luton will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Luton win just 37% against the top half (vs 68% against the bottom)
  • Style contrast — Luton play Possession-dominant, Bradford Defensively solid

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Luton
Possession-dominant
Bradford
Defensively solid
56%Possession50%
77%Pass accuracy66%
12.8Shots12.4
1.64xGBiggest gap1.19
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
LutonBradford

Head-to-head

4 previous meetings

3
Luton
0
Draws
1
Bradford
Avg goals: 2.8BTTS: 50%
2–11–21–04–0

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Luton
DWWWW
Bradford
LWWLL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

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