Premier League · 2023

Fulham 1–0 Luton Town · Premier League

Fulham

WLDL
1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Fulham won 1–0.

Shots
137
Shots on target
22
Expected goals
0.961.1
Possession
78%22%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fulham beat Luton Town 1–0. Recorded in this match (Fulham – Luton Town): shots 13–7, shots on target 2–2, expected goals 0.96–1.1, possession 78%–22%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Fulham have recorded the higher season possession share.

50.6% ●PossessionFulham · Luton Town30.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 19.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFulhamLuton TownBaseline
Possession50.6%30.8%49%

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

Luton Town have a visible away split

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Luton Town's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9 shots/match10.8 shots/match14.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots7 shotsFulham 13 shots, Luton Town 7 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots2 shotsFulham 2 shots, Luton Town 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.96 xG1.1 xGFulham 0.96 xG, Luton Town 1.1 xG
  • Possession78%22%Fulham 78%, Luton Town 22%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersFulham 6 corners, Luton Town 2 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls14 foulsFulham 6 fouls, Luton Town 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.

João Palhinha · Fulham · 72′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJoão Palhinha · Fulham · 12′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedWillian · Fulham · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTimothy Castagne · Fulham · 58′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIssa Kaboré · Luton Town · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarry Wilson · Fulham · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoão Palhinha · Fulham · 52′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTahith Chong · Luton Town · 4′ · 0.05 xG · on targetHarry Wilson · Fulham · 22′ · 0.05 xG · on targetWillian · Fulham · 68′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlex Iwobi · Fulham · 68′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlex Iwobi · Fulham · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRaúl Jiménez · Fulham · 18′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 26′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedCauley Woodrow · Luton Town · 85′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedKenny Tete · Fulham · 19′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedTom Lockyer · Luton Town · 90′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedAmari'i Bell · Luton Town · 48′ · 0.26 xG · on targetCarlos Vinícius · Fulham · 65′ · 0.30 xG · goalJacob Brown · Luton Town · 27′ · 0.37 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Fulham: 13 shots, 2 on target, 0.93 xG. Luton Town: 7 shots, 2 on target, 1.11 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′Carlos Vinícius · Fulham · 65′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Fulham 0.93 xG · Luton Town 1.11 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fulham favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Luton Town in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fulham5 matchesLuton Town4 matches
1 goal/match ▲Goals scored5/40.5 goals/match
2 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/42.5 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals5/4▲ 1.12 xG/match
9.2 shots/matchShots5/4▲ 10.8 shots/match
2.6 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/41.75 shots/match
50.6% ●Possession5/430.8%
4.6 corners/matchCorners5/4● 5.5 corners/match
8.4 fouls/matchFouls5/411.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 16 Sept 2023, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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