Luton vs Cardiff

6 November 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jacob Brown 57’

Match summary

Luton won 1-0 at home to Cardiff. It was goalless at half-time.

Jacob Brown put Luton ahead with a header in the 57th minute.

The chances backed that up: Luton created 0.98 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Cardiff's 0.39 from 10.

Match stats

Luton Cardiff
8 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.99 xG 0.39
0.99 Non-penalty xG 0.39

Key events

Luton Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jacob Brown1-0 (Luton)
57’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Luton
  • Teden Mengi
  • Carlton Morris
Cardiff
  • Dimitris Goutas

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 0.39 57’ Jacob Brown (Luton), 1-0 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 0.39 57’ Jacob Brown (Luton), 1-0 Brown 57’
Luton 0.98 xGCardiff 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Luton attacking 
69’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 57’ Jacob Brown (Luton), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 40’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 9’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 3’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Alfie Doughty (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Carlton Morris (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 57’ Jacob Brown (Luton), from a corner, 0.20 xG, goal 40’ Carlton Morris (Luton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 9’ Jacob Brown (Luton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 3’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Callum Robinson (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Elijah Adebayo (Luton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Alfie Doughty (Luton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Mark McGuinness (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+8’ Calum Chambers (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Carlton Morris (Luton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 74’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Cian Ashford (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ David Turnbull (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Teden Mengi
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Krauß Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Clark
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Tahith Chong Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.14 – –
Jacob Brown Taken off
61′ 1 – 2 0.30 – – –
Elijah Adebayo Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 2 0.49 – – –
Shandon Baptiste Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Marvelous Nakamba Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Luton win 51% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Cardiff win 23% Avg odds 4.13

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.