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Match Centre: Gillingham vs Luton Town

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Carabao Cup 1st Round Sat 8 Aug

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Home Gillingham
Full-time 0:3
Away Luton Town

Wells 43′Benagr 59′Kodua 78′

Player of the match Nahki Wells 7.7

GolVolt ratingSkip it 1.8/10 more watchable than 18% of Carabao Cup matches Settled by 59′. How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 43' Wells, 0:1

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:1, from 55% to 78% (Luton Town).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90' · 0:3Gillingham 1%draw 4%Luton Town 96%

Key stats

34% Possession 66%
7 Shots 17
2 On target 11
2 Corners 9
33 Dangerous attacks 40
8 Saves 2
All stats (16)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Settled by 59′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 59′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 3.1 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Wells scored the winner.Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.4 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.0 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.8 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 1.8more watchable than 18% of Carabao Cup matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

3 goals2 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal: Nahki Wellsassist: Luker0:1
  2. Half-time · 0:1
  3. 48' SubstitutionPalmer for Luker
  4. 50' Zane Albarusyellow card
  5. 59' Goal: Benedict BenagrLuton Town0:2
  6. 67' 4 substitutionsBooth for HaleGoodwin for Palmer-HouldenKendall for HarrisWaldock for Albarus
  7. 68' SubstitutionMcManus for Dobbs
  8. 68' SubstitutionMorris for Richards
  9. 69' 3 substitutionsAshby for JonesKodua for BenagrSandal for Walsh
  10. 78' Goal: Gideon KoduaLuton Town0:3
  11. 88' Shayden Morrisyellow card
  12. Full-time · 0:3

Match stats

Shooting

7 Shots 17
2 On target 11
2 Off target 5

Play

34% Possession 66%
2 Corners 9
244 Passes 479
58% Pass accuracy 80%
65 Attacks 95
33 Dangerous attacks 40

Defence

9 Tackles 9
8 Interceptions 10
8 Saves 2

Discipline

17 Fouls 10
0 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

3-4-2-1 –4-1-4-1
Bench

Gillingham

Luton Town

Match sheet

Stadium
MEMS Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Luton Town Nahki Wells 7.71
  2. 2. place · Gillingham O. Mason 7.64
  3. 3. place · Luton Town Benedict Benagr 7.43
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Absences

Gillingham

No absences listed.

Luton Town · 2 out

  • Shandon Baptiste Injured

    since 30 Aug 2025 · return date unknown · 55 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Tear

  • Thomas Holmes Injured

    since 10 Apr 2025 · return date unknown · 52 matches missed · Minor Knock

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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