Gillingham vs Luton Town Prediction 8 August 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Gillingham and Luton Town are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 14:00. The tournament match EFL Cup will take place in the city of Gillingham at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Luton Town being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 29 August 2023 and ended with a score of 3:2. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Gillingham):
- ball possession percentage: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 2.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Gillingham and Luton Town:
- played 7 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 3, for the away team - 3, draws - 1;
- number of goals - 14 against 15;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.71, in the 2nd half - 2.43;
- average total goals in the match - 4.14.
Head-to-head statistics Gillingham - Luton Town

Gillingham Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on 31 July 2026 as part of the Club Friendly Games tournament (home team - Ebbsfleet United, away team - Gillingham). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:2.
Here are the game statistics (Gillingham vs Ebbsfleet United):
- ball possession: 50% vs 50%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 7;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 2;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
✅The Gillingham team has the honor of playing the first official match of the season on their home field. The work done by the coaching staff and players on their game is yet to be seen, but for now, let's take a look at the team's statistics over the last 10 matches.
In the ten-match stretch of official games, the team has 2 wins, 6 losses, and 2 draws. In total, the team has scored 10 goals in the last 10 games. From this, we can calculate the average number of goals per game, which is 1. In home matches, this figure is 1 goals. As for the goals conceded, their average number is 2.
Match Results: Gillingham

Luton Town Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 2 August 2026 as part of the Club Friendly Games tournament (home team - Luton Town, away - Go Ahead Eagles). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here are the match stats (Luton Town vs Go Ahead Eagles):
- ball possession: 45% vs 55%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 1;
- fouls: 9 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 5 vs 1.
⚠️Will Luton Town be able to handle the pressure of the stands in their first match of the season? We will find out soon. In the meantime, let's recall their previous results.
Out of the last 10 official matches, the team has won 8 times, lost 0 games, and drew 2 times. On average, the team scored 2.3 goals per game (in away matches - 2.6), and conceded 1.1 goals. Hopefully, this season Luton Town will improve these figures and deliver a beautiful game in the upcoming matches.
Match Results: Luton Town
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 7;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 0; for the visitors (away) - 5; number of draws - 0;
- Average first-half total: 1.71;
- Today's home team averages 0.14 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 1.57.
- Luton Town scored and conceded in the 1st half in 5 of last 6 games.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 7;
- home team wins - 3, away team wins - 3, draws - 1.
- Gillingham won with a +1.5 handicap in 6 of last 7 games against Luton Town.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- the home team scores on average - 2, the guests - 2.14;
- average over/under goals in head-to-head matches - 4.14;
- both teams scored: overall - 7; at the home team's field - 5.
- Gillingham have scored in last 7 games against Luton Town.
- Luton Town have conceded in 18 of last 20 games.
Prediction on corners
- Luton Town have taken under 6.5 corners in 8 of last 9 away games.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 7;
- both teams scored all-time - 7 times;
- on the home team’s field - 5 times.
- Gillingham have scored and conceded in last 7 games against Luton Town.
- Gillingham have scored and conceded in last 5 home games against Luton Town.
- Luton Town have scored and conceded in 15 of last 17 games.
Editorial Prediction
- Gillingham have scored and conceded in last 7 games against Luton Town.
- Gillingham have scored and conceded in last 5 home games against Luton Town.
- Luton Town have scored and conceded in 15 of last 17 games.
