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In their nine Championship games thus far, Rob Edwards’ team has only won two; their victory over Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall came back in September.
One of Town’s problems right now is their inability to score goals up top, as evidenced by their nine goals in as many games and their wastefulness in the final third.
All at Kenilworth Road are rather concerned about Elijah Adebayo’s problems thus far this season, as the underlying statistics show the forward has been essential to his team’s success in winning more games this year.
Elijah Adebayo’s unlucky streak in front of goal keeps going
Adebayo’s goal-scoring performance has fluctuated throughout his time with Luton Town, but this season’s start may be the best of his career.
The striker only scored seven goals as the team was promoted to the Premier League, after scoring 16 goals in his first full season with the team. He then added ten more goals to his total while in the top division.
Townsend, Andros
Has Andros Townsend’s transfer to Antalyaspor from Luton Town gone according to plan thus far?
The past few months have not been easy for Townsend.
However, in his nine games played so far this season, the forward has failed to find the back of the net, and judging by his performances, it isn’t for lack of effort.
The former Walsall player has reportedly wasted nine significant opportunities in his Championship games, according to FotMob, which may have contributed to his team’s slow start to the season.
The attacker leads the pack among second-tier strikers who are squandering opportunities, as evidenced by his 3.44 xG total while failing to find the back of the goal.
His most recent game against Plymouth Argyle exposed the problems with his season thus far. The Pilgrims gave him several chances, but he was unable to defeat Daniel Grimshaw should his shot have been in the goal.
Championship stats for Elijah Adebayo, 24/25 (FotMob)
Huge opportunities lost
Even though performances may have indicated they might have taken all three points, the striker’s inability to convert a goal for the life of him at the moment is seriously hurting his team’s performance, even though everything else about his game is still of the highest caliber.
Although Edwards hasn’t wavered in his support for his striker thus far, and there’s a good chance he can turn things around, it won’t be long until the Hatters manager grows weary of his number eleven.
The comparison between Elijah Adebayo and other Championship attackers
Adebayo has wasted his share of opportunities this season, but he doesn’t lead the pack in terms of major chances lost; Josh Sargent of Norwich City leads the way with eleven key moments squandered.
Adebayo is the next player on the list, while the top three players are Josh Maja of West Brom and Vakoun Bayo [shown] of Watford, both of whom have seven wasted opportunities.
Bayo Vakoun
Looking at the stats, it’s also evident how dependent Town is on their misfiring striker, as Carlton Morris has only missed one fantastic chance all season, considering that he hasn’t played since winning a brace against Sheffield Wednesday last month.
Even if Luton’s performance hasn’t been great, they may take solace in the notion that, if Adebayo rediscover his shooting form, things will probably start to turn around. If he breaks out for the season, there’s a good chance he’ll go on a hot streak.