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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	Luton Town	Manchester United
Shots	22 shots/match▲	21 shots/match
Shots on target	4 shots/match	9 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.82 xG/match	2.98 xG/match▲
Possession	59%●	41%
Corners	8 corners/match●	6 corners/match
Fouls	7 fouls/match	21 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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Luton Town: 22 shots, 4 on target, 1.87 xG. Manchester United: 21 shots, 8 on target, 3.02 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Luton Town 1.87 xG · Manchester United 3.02 xG.

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Manchester United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Luton Town's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Manchester United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.4 goals/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
Goals for	2.6 goals/match	1.4 goals/match	1.45 goals/match

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

Luton Town have a visible home split

moderate

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

14.1 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season12.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14.1 shots/match	12.2 shots/match	13.2 shots/match

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

Manchester United show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

12.2 shots/match▲ShotsLuton Town · Manchester United14.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Luton Town	Manchester United	Baseline
Shots	12.2 shots/match	14.5 shots/match	13.2 shots/match
Shots against	16.6 shots/match	16 shots/match	14 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.

0Luton Town

0Draws

1Manchester United

11 Nov 2023Manchester United — Luton Town · Premier League1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

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

Where the edge is

Luton Town favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · Manchester United in 7 · 4 too close

1.42 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 24/251.4 goals/match

1.96 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 24/25▲1.36 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 24/25▲1.56 xG/match

2.04 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 24/25▲1.68 xG/match

12.2 shots/matchShotsseason · 24/25▲14.5 shots/match

16.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 24/2516 shots/match

3.63 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 24/25▲4.76 shots/match

5.71 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 24/25▲5.08 shots/match

40.9%Possessionseason · 24/25●50.9%

5.67 corners/matchCornersseason · 24/25●6.32 corners/match

5.42 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 24/256.6 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/2510.7 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—

8%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 24/25▲28%

83%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 24/2572%

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.

Luton Town17.5

Manchester United52.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Luton Town30.8

Manchester United54.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Luton Town14.2

Manchester United44.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Luton Town82.5

Manchester United77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Luton Town62.5

Manchester United30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Luton Town62.5

Manchester United82.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Luton Town43.8

Manchester United59.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Luton Town24 matchesManchester United25 matches

1.42 goals/matchGoals scored24/251.4 goals/match

1.96 goals/matchGoals allowed24/25▲1.36 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goals24/25▲1.56 xG/match

12.2 shots/matchShots24/25▲14.5 shots/match

3.63 shots/matchShots on target24/25▲4.76 shots/match

40.9%Possession24/25●50.9%

5.67 corners/matchCorners24/25●6.32 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFouls24/2510.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Luton Town13 matchesManchester United13 matches

1.46 goals/match▲Goals scored13/131.31 goals/match

1.69 goals/matchGoals allowed13/13▲1.23 goals/match

1.48 xG/matchExpected goals13/131.47 xG/match

14.1 shots/match▲Shots13/1313.2 shots/match

4 shots/matchShots on target13/13▲4.46 shots/match

43.9%Possession13/13●47.6%

6.85 corners/match●Corners13/134.46 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.8 fouls/matchFouls13/1311.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

8.06 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples24 / 25home / 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: Sun, 18 Feb 2024, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4