Premier League · 2023Sat, 30 Mar 2024, 15:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Tottenham Hotspur

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Luton Town

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton Town
Shots	17 shots/match▲	7 shots/match
Shots on target	4 shots/match▲	3 shots/match
Expected goals	2.99 xG/match▲	0.52 xG/match
Possession	70%●	30%
Corners	3 corners/match	6 corners/match●
Fouls	16 fouls/match	14 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Luton Town's last-five shots average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Luton Town's recent record differs from the season

weak

Luton Town's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9.4 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	9.4 shots/match	11.7 shots/match	13.9 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

61.4%●PossessionTottenham Hotspur · Luton Town41.6%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.8 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton Town	Baseline
Possession	61.4%	41.6%	49.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Tottenham Hotspur show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Tottenham Hotspur's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.5 shots/match▲ShotsTottenham Hotspur · Luton Town11.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton Town	Baseline
Shots	15.5 shots/match	11.7 shots/match	13.9 shots/match
Shots against	12.8 shots/match	17.3 shots/match	13.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Tottenham Hotspur

0Draws

0Luton Town

7 Oct 2023Luton Town — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League0–1

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Tottenham Hotspur favored in 10 of 13 directional metrics · Luton Town in 1 · 2 too close

2.1 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 29/301.43 goals/match

1.48 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 29/302.07 goals/match

1.82 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 29/301.22 xG/match

1.66 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 29/302.14 xG/match

15.5 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 29/3011.7 shots/match

12.8 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 29/3017.3 shots/match

5.79 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 29/303.6 shots/match

4.38 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 29/306.07 shots/match

61.4%●Possessionseason · 29/3041.6%

5.93 corners/match●Cornersseason · 29/305.63 corners/match

6.28 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 29/30▲5.93 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 29/3011.7 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

21%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 29/307%

97%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 29/3087%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Tottenham Hotspur82.5

Luton Town27.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Tottenham Hotspur79.2

Luton Town24.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Tottenham Hotspur67.5

Luton Town12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Tottenham Hotspur22.5

Luton Town67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Tottenham Hotspur47.5

Luton Town65

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Tottenham Hotspur67.5

Luton Town57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Tottenham Hotspur68.8

Luton Town39.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Tottenham Hotspur29 matchesLuton Town30 matches

2.1 goals/match▲Goals scored29/301.43 goals/match

1.48 goals/match▲Goals allowed29/302.07 goals/match

1.82 xG/match▲Expected goals29/301.22 xG/match

15.5 shots/match▲Shots29/3011.7 shots/match

5.79 shots/match▲Shots on target29/303.6 shots/match

61.4%●Possession29/3041.6%

5.93 corners/match●Corners29/305.63 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11 fouls/matchFouls29/3011.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Tottenham Hotspur15 matchesLuton Town15 matches

2.07 goals/match▲Goals scored15/151.4 goals/match

1.33 goals/match▲Goals allowed15/152.4 goals/match

2.1 xG/match▲Expected goals15/151 xG/match

17.5 shots/match▲Shots15/159.67 shots/match

6.53 shots/match▲Shots on target15/153.13 shots/match

62.1%●Possession15/1538%

6.67 corners/match●Corners15/154.4 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

10.7 fouls/matchFouls15/1511.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/114 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples29 / 30home / 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, 30 Mar 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4