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Luton v Leicester

Luton
2–1Full time
Leicester

League One · SAT 24 OCT · Kenilworth Road

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 15:38
Luton 2–1 Leicester LUTON WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Luton win49%
The market said42%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.397
The market’s Brier score0.504

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 25 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Luton win at 49%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Luton was 49% before kick-off and our model makes it 49% now. 0–0 · 49–23–28
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Luton v Leicester
  4. 30′Leicester find the net on 30′. 0–0 · 43–30–27
  5. 39′We published Luton at 49%. Our model now makes it 74%. 1–0 · 74–18–8
  6. 39′⚽ GOAL · 39' Luton 1–0 Leicester
  7. 39′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 39' Luton win: 49% at kick-off, 74% now
  8. 40′Goals are coming at about the 3.1 we expected. 1–0 · 74–18–8
  9. 41′39′: Nahki Wells on the scoresheet for Luton, making it 1–0. 1–0 · 74–18–7
  10. 43′We published Luton at 49%. Our model now makes it 75%. 1–0 · 75–18–7
  11. 45′HALF-TIME Luton 1–0 Leicester
  12. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Leicester · On: Wes Burns · Off: Caleb Okoli
  13. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Leicester · On: Will Smallbone · Off: Louis Page
  14. 45′SECOND HALF Luton 1–0 Leicester
  15. 61′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 61' Luton win: 49% at kick-off, 79% now
  16. 64′We published Luton at 49%. Our model now makes it 80%. 1–0 · 80–17–4
  17. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 64' Luton · On: Jake Richards · Off: Tudor Mendel-Idowu
  18. 68′🟨 YELLOW · 68' John Lundstram · Leicester
  19. 74′SUBSTITUTION · 73' Leicester · On: Conor Chaplin · Off: Samuel Charles Braybrooke
  20. 75′We published Luton at 49%. Our model now makes it 85%. 1–0 · 85–13–2
  21. 77′SUBSTITUTION · 76' Luton · On: Callum Marshall · Off: Nahki Wells
  22. 80′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 80' Luton win: 49% at kick-off, 89% now
  23. 81′We published Luton at 49%. Our model now makes it 90%. 1–0 · 90–10–1
  24. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Leicester · On: Liam Cullen · Off: K. Doyle
  25. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Luton · On: E. Lawrence · Off: Kasey Palmer
  26. 85′🟥 RED CARD · 85' Leicester
  27. 86′A red card for Leicester on 85′. The model does not price cards, so read the number with that in mind. 1–0 · 94–6–0
  28. 88′We published Luton at 49%. Our model now makes it 95%. 1–0 · 95–5–0
  29. 90′We said Luton at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 6%. 1–1 · 6–91–4
  30. 90′⚽ GOAL · 90' Luton 1–1 Leicester
  31. 90′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90' Luton win: 49% at kick-off, 6% now
  32. 90′THE CALL SWINGS · 90' Draw is now our likeliest result at 91% (was Luton win 96%)
  33. 91′Leicester level it on 90′ through Liam Cullen. 1–1. 1–1 · 5–92–3
  34. 91′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Leicester · On: Bobby Reid · Off: Warren O'Hora
  35. 92′We said Luton at 49%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–1 · 4–94–3
  36. 94′🟨 YELLOW · 90+3' Wes Burns · Leicester
  37. 95′90′: Callum Marshall on the scoresheet for Luton. 1–1 · 2–97–1
  38. 96′⚽ GOAL · 90+4' Luton 2–1 Leicester · Callum Marshall
  39. 96′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 90+6' Luton win: 49% at kick-off, 99% now
  40. 96′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+6' Luton win is now our likeliest result at 99% (was Draw 97%)
  41. FTFULL TIME Luton 2–1 Leicester
  42. FTLuton 2–1 Leicester · Luton win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Luton are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Luton 49%, draw 23%, Leicester 28%. Over 2.5 goals 59%, both teams to score 59%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Luton win49%
Draw23%
Leicester win28%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 12:30

RoundMatchday 13

VenueKenilworth Road

Line-ups

Luton

4-1-4-1

Leicester

3-4-2-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Luton

Leicester

4Days since last match4

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League One

Last match: 20 Oct · the English League One

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
10Leicester10+115
13Luton10+114

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Luton

4-1-4-1

1 J. Shea

25 I. Jones

5 M. Andersen

6 G. Johnston

3 K. Naismith

8 L. Walsh

17 T. Mendel-Idowu

18 J. Clark

10 J. Donley

45 K. Palmer

21 N. Wells

Coach · J. Wilshere

Substitutes

7 · J. Richards

12 · J. Johnson

24 · Joshua Keeley

15 · T. Mengi

9 · C. Marshall

44 · D. Cole

11 · Emilio Lawrence

Leicester

3-4-2-1

29 A. McCarthy

16 W. O'Hora

15 H. Souttar

5 C. Okoli

37 W. Alves

6 J. Lundstram

25 L. Page

33 L. Thomas

36 S. Braybrooke

27 K. Doyle

17 E. Riis

Coach · Russell Martin

Substitutes

7 · W. Burns

8 · C. Chaplin

11 · L. Cullen

14 · B. De Cordova-Reid

24 · I. Kangasniemi

21 · F. Ravizzoli

12 · W. Smallbone

Our number · luton winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · updated 21 Oct 03:45 · locked at kick-off
49% The market42%
Us49%
Market42%

We make Luton a 49% chance to win. The market has them at 42%. We are 7 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.8–1.3.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Luton v Leicester1.77 – 1.29
Form · last six in League One this season · since 5 SeptW2 D1 L3 · W3 D1 L2
Table places · points 14 v 1513 v 10
The market · Luton win42% · ours 49%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50%55% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 12:12
Our probability · Luton win The market, margin stripped

Published at 52%, 49% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 42% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Luton win49%42%+7
Draw23%25%−2
Leicester win28%33%−5
Over 2.5 goals59%63%−4
Both teams to score59%65%−6
Over 1.5 goals81%83%−2
Over 3.5 goals37%43%−6
Luton or draw72%67%+5
Luton clean sheet28%––
Leicester clean sheet17%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 10.5%
0123450 4.8 6.2 4.0 1 8.4 10.5 6.8 3.0 2 7.3 9.2 5.9 2.6 3 4.3 5.5 3.5 4 2.5 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Luton down, Leicester across0–5 goals a side shown (98.6% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League One this season · since 5 Sept

LUTON

DLLWLW1–1 · 1–2 · 0–1 · 4–1 · 1–2 · 2–1

LEICESTER

LWDLWW0–4 · 4–3 · 1–1 · 1–3 · 2–1 · 4–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Stockport County11+1222
2Huddersfield11+1222
3Bradford11+521
4Cambridge United11+420
5Plymouth12+119
6Reading11+1118
7Sheffield Wednesday10+1018
8Oxford United9+818
9Stevenage10+515
10Leicester10+115
11Mansfield Town10+115
12Leyton Orient11+314
13Luton10+114
14Burton Albion12−214
15Wycombe11−414
16AFC Wimbledon11−1112
17Blackpool10−111
18Notts County10−310
19Doncaster10−39
20Milton Keynes Dons10−79
21Peterborough11−109
22Barnsley10−98
23Bromley10−168
24Wigan10−87

The competition's standings before kick-off.