Middlesbrough v Luton
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Middlesbrough beat Luton 5–1, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 9 landed — the strongest being Elijah Adebayo for 1+ fouls committed (83%, had 2). Its clearest miss: Tahith Chong for 1+ fouls drawn (78%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Adebayo | fouls committed | 1+ | 83% | 2 | ✓ |
| Emmanuel Latte Lath | shots total | 1+ | 80% | 1 | ✓ |
| Delano Burgzorg | shots total | 1+ | 79% | 2 | ✓ |
| Tahith Chong | fouls drawn | 1+ | 78% | 0 | ✗ |
| Anfernee Jamal Dijksteel | fouls drawn | 1+ | 77% | 4 | ✓ |
| Carlton Morris | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 0 | ✗ |
| Cauley Woodrow | shots total | 1+ | 76% | 3 | ✓ |
| Aidan Morris | fouls drawn | 1+ | 76% | 3 | ✓ |
| Finn Azaz | shots total | 1+ | 75% | 2 | ✓ |
| Liam Walsh | fouls committed | 1+ | 75% | 0 | ✗ |
| Carlton Morris | fouls committed | 1+ | 74% | 1 | ✓ |
| Tom Krauß | fouls committed | 1+ | 73% | 0 | ✗ |
| Delano Burgzorg | fouls drawn | 1+ | 73% | 3 | ✓ |
| Elijah Adebayo | shots total | 1+ | 73% | 0 | ✗ |
How these are modelled: Fouls committed · Shots total · Fouls drawn
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match cards | O4.5 | 55% | 5 cards | ✓ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 54% | 6 goals | ✓ |
| BTTS | Yes | 53% | Yes | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Match cards · Match goals
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Past meetings
- Luton 0–0 Middlesbrough Mar 2025
- Luton 2–1 Middlesbrough Apr 2023
- Middlesbrough 2–1 Luton Dec 2022
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Middlesbrough v Luton?
9 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Middlesbrough v Luton?
The most confident call it got wrong was Tahith Chong at 78% for fouls drawn — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.