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

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Gareth Ainsworth welcomes Jack Wilshere to the Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as their Gillingham and Luton Town teams go head to head in the League Cup. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every stats you could ever need to make a sound selection is laid out below. Switch between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for it all.


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 56% 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
21%
10/3
15%
18/5
Draw
23%
27/10
6%
14/5
Luton
56%
7/10
8%
8/11
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
11/2
Luton 1-0
11%
13/2
7%
11/2
Luton 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Luton 2-0
10%
7/1
11%
13/2
Luton 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
Gillingham 1-0
6%
12/1
18%
10/1
Luton 3-0
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/110/1
Gillingham 2-1
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
13%
12/1
Gillingham 2-0
3%
22/1
10%
18/1
Luton 3-2
3%
25/118/1
Luton 4-1
3%
25/1
15%
20/1
Luton 4-0
3%
25/1
24%
18/1
Gillingham 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
17/20
3%
5/6
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
19/20
3%
10/11
Home 1st Goal
42%
8/5
8%
17/10
Away 1st Goal
55%
4/7
6%
11/20
No 1st Goal
3%
10/19/1
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/54/5
BTTS - No
47%
19/2019/20
BTTS - Home Win
10%
8/1
13%
7/1
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1
5%
18/5
BTTS - Away Win
26%
13/5
6%
5/2
Home/draw
44%
11/10
10%
21/20
Away/draw
79%
1/5
4%
1/5
Home/away
77%
2/71/4
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/4
3%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/4
7%
13/5
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
9/421/10
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/31/3
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5/1
8%
19/4
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/8
2%
1/9
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1
13%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
1/33
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/110/1
Home DNB
37%
5/2
24%
23/10
Away DNB
72%
2/7
7%
2/7
Gillingham win to nil
10%
7/1
14%
-
Luton win to nil
31%
7/4
15%
-
Gillingham / Gillingham
11%
7/1
23%
6/1
Gillingham / Luton
4%
20/1
9%
18/1
Gillingham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Gillingham
8%
9/1
18%
17/2
Draw / Luton
17%
15/4
5%
18/5
Draw / Draw
14%
9/29/2
Luton / Gillingham
3%
33/128/1
Luton / Luton
31%
13/8
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 consistent 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 that run is likely to continue.

Gillingham Luton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability that Gillingham will score no more than 1 goal
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Luton will score 1 or more goals
 
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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
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Luton League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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