Luton Town: Rob Edwards will be so frustrated by this Elijah Adebayo trend.Luton Town’s return to the Championship has been far from plain sailing so far this season, with the Hatters failing to rediscover the winning formula after dropping back down to the second tier and struggling to produce anything like the eye-catching attacking numbers they are going to need.
Rob Edwards’ side have won just two of their nine Championship matches to date, with victories over Millwall and Sheffield Wednesday coming back in September.
Among the issues Town have at the moment is a lack of goals up top, with nine strikes in as many matches highlighting their profligacy when they get into the final third.
Elijah Adebayo’s woes so far this season have been a major cause for concern for all at Kenilworth Road, with the underlying numbers proving the frontman has been pivotal in his side churning out more wins in the current campaign.
Elijah Adebayo’s bad luck in front of goal continues
Adebayo’s form in front of goal has been stop-start during his time as a Luton Town player, but the start to this season could well top the lot.
After notching 16 goals in his first full season with the club, the striker only scored seven as the club earned promotion to the Premier League, before adding another ten to his tally when in the top flight.
But the forward is yet to find the net in any of his nine matches so far this season, and anyone that has watched his displays will know it isn’t for the want of trying.
According to FotMob, the former Walsall man has squandered nine big chances in his appearances in the Championship, which will have gone some way to contributing to his side’s sluggish start to the campaign.
In terms of xG, the attacker has racked up a total of 3.44 without finding the back of the net, which unsurprisingly puts him top of the pile in terms of strikers who are wasting chances in the second tier.
His recent outing against Plymouth Argyle outlined the issues in his season so far, with a number of opportunities gifted to him by the Pilgrims, although he was unable to find the back of the target, or beat Daniel Grimshaw should his shot be goal-bound.
