National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Luton Town or Gillingham that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Luton Town form and stats
Luton participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Luton Town faced defeat in their previous match, away at Chelsea (0-3).
Heartbreak before that as Luton Town lost 1-4 at Brighton & Hove Albion's place.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus West Ham United in only three days. This game is also played here at Kenilworth Road Stadium.
Gillingham form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Southampton in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. Gillingham's mission in Carabao Cup last season failed in the round of 16.Gillingham are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the League Two.
Home advantage was not enough for Gillingham in their previous game as they lost hosting Colchester United, 0-3. Midfield player Mahoney was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.34/10. Mahoney hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Crawley Town at their stadium, the result 1-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Gillingham manager Harris as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Grimsby Town.
It's early days yet, but Gillingham has scored 3 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (3 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior nine meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Luton Town, two draws and three wins for Gillingham. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Nadesan 2 goals |   C. Morris 1 goals |  R. McKenzie 1 goals |
Luton Town missing players
Gillingham missing players
| Luton Town | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 19 | 32 | ||
| 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 42% | ||
| 10.1 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Notts County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Barrow | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 18 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
