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Gillingham v Luton Town : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Gareth Ainsworth and Jack Wilshere pit their wits in the League Cup on Saturday afternoon, as Gillingham face Luton Town at the Priestfield Stadium. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our extensive database and pulled out the stats that are most significant. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Gillingham's next match is v Fleetwood at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Luton Town's next match is v Notts C at 12:30 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English League Cup meeting between Gillingham and Luton was on Saturday 8th August 2026
English League Cup
August 8th 2026
Gillingham 0
3 Luton
 
43' N. Wells
59' B. Benagr
78' G. Kadua
 
GIL
LUT
Shots On
2
11
Shots Off
2
5
Corners
2
9
Possession
34%
66%
Fouls
17
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
GillinghamLuton
 
O. Mason
A. Smith
O. Beckles
L. Dobbs (C. McManus 68')
K. Harris (S. Kendall 67')
R. McKenzie
Z. Albarus (H. Waldock 67')
J. Brophy
N. Freeman
R. Hale (S. Booth 67')
S. Palmer-Houlden (W. Goodwin 67')
K. Naismith
G. Johnston
(S. Morris 68') J. Richards
(S. Hakami Sandal 69') L. Walsh
J. Keeley
H. Odofin
J. Clark
(K. Palmer 48') J. Luker
football iconN. Wells
(H. Ashby 69') I. Jones

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there isn't an obvious winner in this fixture, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Gillingham and Luton will find the net twice at least between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Gareth Ainsworth or Jack Wilshere has suffered the frustration of many 0-0s recently either. The bookmakers predict over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.25 equating to approximately a 77% probability.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 58% chance of Luton coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gillingham
19%
15/4
20%
18/5
Draw
23%
3/1
7%
14/5
Luton
58%
8/13
8%
8/11
Luton 1-0
11%
7/111/2
Draw 1-1
11%
13/211/2
Luton 2-0
10%
7/1
11%
13/2
Luton 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Luton 3-0
6%
11/1
13%
10/1
Draw 0-0
6%
12/110/1
Luton 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
Gillingham 1-0
6%
14/1
18%
10/1
Gillingham 2-1
5%
16/1
15%
11/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Luton 4-0
3%
22/1
24%
18/1
Luton 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Luton 4-1
3%
22/1
24%
20/1
Gillingham 2-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
Gillingham 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
7/10
3%
5/6
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
11/10
3%
10/11
Home 1st Goal
40%
8/5
8%
17/10
Away 1st Goal
56%
8/15
6%
11/20
No 1st Goal
4%
12/19/1
BTTS - Yes
52%
3/44/5
BTTS - No
48%
1/119/20
BTTS - Home Win
9%
8/1
20%
7/1
BTTS - Draw
16%
4/118/5
BTTS - Away Win
26%
12/5
10%
5/2
Home/draw
42%
5/4
10%
21/20
Away/draw
81%
2/11
6%
1/5
Home/away
77%
2/9
3%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/9
3%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
3/1
7%
13/5
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
13/821/10
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
4/91/3
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4/1
8%
19/4
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/6
2%
1/9
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1
13%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
1/33
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/110/1
Home DNB
35%
11/4
27%
23/10
Away DNB
74%
1/4
8%
2/7
Gillingham win to nil
10%
9/1
14%
-
Luton win to nil
33%
7/4
8%
-
Gillingham / Gillingham
10%
8/1
23%
6/1
Gillingham / Luton
4%
20/1
9%
18/1
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Gillingham
8%
10/1
18%
17/2
Draw / Luton
18%
7/2
5%
18/5
Draw / Draw
15%
5/19/2
Luton / Gillingham
2%
33/128/1
Luton / Luton
32%
6/4
12%
6/4
Luton / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win form
Gillingham
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luton
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

Luton Town have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 14 consecutive League Cup matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Gillingham on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Gillingham Luton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Gillingham scoring 1 goal or less
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Luton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Gillingham
PG (predicted goals)
Luton
1
1.8
Attack rating
GIL
LUT
41%
better
view stats
Games scored12
17
Failed to score8
3
Scored first7
13
Goals scored16
31
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.7
KickOff rating
+41%
Defence rating
GIL
LUT
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
17
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first12
7
Goals conceded42
24
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
7
Conversion rate against22%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Gillingham v Luton will show here when available.

Gillingham League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
O MasonZ. Albarus
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
O Mason GLK
-
L. Dobbs DEF1
-
A Smith DEF1
-
O Beckles DEF1
-
J Brophy DEF1
-
K Harris DEF1
-
R McKenzie MID1
-
N Freeman MID1
-
Z. Albarus MID1
1
-
R Hale MID1
-
S. Palmer-Houlden FWD1
-
Subs
C. McManus1
-
W Goodwin1
-
T Holtam
-
S. Kendall1
-
H. Waldock1
-
H. Webster
-
S. Booth1
-
Luton League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
J KeeleyN WellsJ LukerS Morris
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Keeley GLK1
-
I Jones DEF1
-
H Odoffin DEF1
-
G Johnston DEF1
-
K Naismith DEF1
-
L Walsh  MID1
-
J Clark MID1
-
J. Richards MID1
-
J Luker FWD11
-
N Wells FWD11
-
Subs
G. Kadua11
-
H Ashby1
-
D Cole
-
K Palmer1
-
J Shea 
-
S. Hakami Sandal1
-
M Andersen
-
J Johnson
-
S Morris1
1
-
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