EFL Stats Gallery: xG, possession, aerial duels and more from Derby County vs Luton Town | OneFootball

Derby County played out a 2-2 draw against Luton Town in the Championship at home. Luton Town fell behind twice but managed to come back to take home a point.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;

* shot maps

* xT (expected threat)

* pass networks

* xG timelines

* defensive duels

* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;

Which team had the higher xG? Who won the most aerial duels?

To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.

Derby County lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. Lawrence led the attacking line up with support from Jozwiak and Knight on either flank.

The fullbacks remained in their own half. Max Bird occupied the holding midfield position. The average position indicates that Derby lined up in a wide shape.

Luton Town lined up in a back three, 3-4-1-2 formation. Adebayo led the attack supported by Cornick.

Luton Town’s average position indicates that they were narrow on the field. The wingbacks were reluctant to push high up the field. The midfielders and forwards played together closely trying to link up with each other.

Derby County had a slightly better xG than their opponents. Both teams were almost equal in terms of shots and shots on target as Derby took nine shots with three on target while Luton took eight shots with two on target. Derby edged out the possession narrowly at the final whistle.

Overall, both teams were almost equal in terms of the attacking metrics. Jason Knight had the highest xG in the match. Adebayo won the highest number of aerial duels. Morrison made six dribbles while Lockyer made ten passes to the final third.

Derby County took five shots from outside the opposition box and four from the inside. Both of their goals were scored from inside the opposition box.

Luton Town took three shots from outside the opposition box and five from the inside. Both of their goals were also scored from inside the opposition box.

Both teams were almost equally threatening in terms of the xT timeline with Derby faring a little better in the final minutes of the match. However, the xG timeline suggests that Derby were dominant in the first half but Luton came back stronger in the second half.

Buchanan attempted the highest number of passes for his team, 45 while Morrison received the highest from his team, 32.

Bradley attempted the highest number of passes for his side, 50 while he also received the highest from his team, 32.

Derby dominated the passing zones on the left wing near the centre. They delivered most of their crosses into the opposition box from the right-wing just one of them successful.

Luton Town delivered most of their successful crosses from the right-wing. Their passing zones suggest that they held on to the ball mostly on the left-wing near the centre.

Derby were threatening from multiple areas of the pitch, as indicated by their xT creation zones. Nathan Bryne created the highest xT from his passes, 0.227.

Festy Ebosele created the highest xT from his dribbles. Morrison made a few unsuccessful passes which brought down his xT from passes.

Luton Town created their highest xT in the half-spaces in the opponent half. Lockyer created the highest xT from his passes, 0.271.

Onyedinma created the highest xT from his dribbles.

Derby were successful in winning defensive duels on the left-wing in their defensive half.

Davies won five of his nine aerial duels while Buchanan won six of his eight. Derby won most of their aerial duels on the left wing near the centre.

Derby won most of their loose ball duels on the left-wing in their own half. Davies won six of his seven loose ball duels.

Lockyer won just two of his six defensive duels. Luton won most of their defensive duels in their own half.

Adebayo won nine of his 12 aerial duels. Luton were dominant in the air near the opposition half and on the right-wing.

Bradley recovered six loose balls for his side. Luton recovered most of their loose balls near the centre and in their own half.

The Rams opened the scoring at the break via Tom Lawrence following which The Hatters levelled through Onyedinma in the second half before Knight gave Derby the advantage again. Adebayo then scored in the 83rd minute to ensure that both sides take one point each.

If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: EFL Championship Stats: Derby County vs Luton Town