Premier League · 2023

Luton Town 2–1 Bournemouth · Premier League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Luton Town won 2–1.

Shots
198
Shots on target
91
Expected goals
1.460.41
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Luton Town beat Bournemouth 2–1. Recorded in this match (Luton Town – Bournemouth): shots 19–8, shots on target 9–1, expected goals 1.46–0.41, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Bournemouth's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Bournemouth's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.45 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2 goals/match1.45 goals/match1.46 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Luton Town, Bournemouth.

2.81 days ▲Rest daysLuton Town · Bournemouth3.8 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricLuton TownBournemouthBaseline
Rest days2.81 days3.8 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Luton Town have a visible home split

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Luton Town's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.1 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.1 shots/match11.8 shots/match13.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots8 shotsLuton Town 19 shots, Bournemouth 8 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots1 shotLuton Town 9 shots, Bournemouth 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.46 xG0.41 xGLuton Town 1.46 xG, Bournemouth 0.41 xG
  • Possession56%44%Luton Town 56%, Bournemouth 44%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersLuton Town 7 corners, Bournemouth 2 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls14 foulsLuton Town 7 fouls, Bournemouth 14 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Fred Onyedinma · Luton Town · 75′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRoss Barkley · Luton Town · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRoss Barkley · Luton Town · 50′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRoss Barkley · Luton Town · 54′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFred Onyedinma · Luton Town · 74′ · 0.02 xG · on targetCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 11′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRoss Barkley · Luton Town · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 52′ · 0.03 xG · goalRoss Barkley · Luton Town · 55′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 63′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 47′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAlfie Doughty · Luton Town · 66′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJustin Kluivert · Bournemouth · 16′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJordan Clark · Luton Town · 63′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJustin Kluivert · Bournemouth · 18′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDominic Solanke · Bournemouth · 39′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTahith Chong · Luton Town · 40′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJordan Clark · Luton Town · 51′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedDominic Solanke · Bournemouth · 85′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 51′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJustin Kluivert · Bournemouth · 67′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedFred Onyedinma · Luton Town · 82′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedTahith Chong · Luton Town · 19′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedJordan Clark · Luton Town · 73′ · 0.20 xG · goalCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 90′ · 0.49 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Luton Town: 19 shots, 9 on target, 1.41 xG. Bournemouth: 8 shots, 1 on target, 0.40 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Jordan Clark · Luton Town · 73′Carlton Morris · Luton Town · 90′Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth · 52′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Luton Town 1.41 xG · Bournemouth 0.40 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Luton Town favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Bournemouth in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Luton Town32 matchesBournemouth31 matches
1.41 goals/matchGoals scored32/311.45 goals/match
2.03 goals/matchGoals allowed32/31▲ 1.77 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals32/31▲ 1.48 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots32/31▲ 13.9 shots/match
3.69 shots/matchShots on target32/31▲ 4.87 shots/match
42.1%Possession32/31● 44.8%
5.53 corners/matchCorners32/31● 6.29 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls32/3113.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 31home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 6 Apr 2024, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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