Gillingham v Brighton U21 prediction · EFL Trophy

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Match information

TUE 13 OCT · 19:00

Venue · Priestfield Stadium

Line-ups

Gillingham

3-4-3

Brighton U21

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · this competition

Gillingham

Brighton U21

21Days since last match56

0Matches in previous 14 days0

Based on available results in this competition before kick-off.

League table

2026/27

Positions of these teams

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
20	Brighton U21	1	+3	3
54	Gillingham	1	−3	0

Based on available league results; standings may be incomplete.

In the news

from the pressAll ›

Ex-Port Vale & Gillingham captain Loft dies at 39BBC Sport · 1 day ago · Port Vale, Gillingham

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Gillingham

3-4-3

40 R. Luthra

5 A. Smith

20 J. Daley

16 J. Brophy

29 H. Webster

6 E. Coleman

27 M. Luxton

32 L. Dayal

18 S. Kendall

39 T. Eaves

23 B. Dack

Coach · Gareth Ainsworth

Substitutes

1 · O. Wright

3 · C. McManus

26 · L. Dobbs

31 · C. Beszant

10 · R. Hale

12 · G. McCleary

30 · S. Booth

Brighton U21

4-2-3-1

61 S. Hall

51 C. Mackley

48 B. Barclay

69 T. Ferdinand

42 S. Keogh

50 S. Nti

45 K. Shaw

57 T. Silsby

55 D. Lane

49 N. Oriola

46 G. Munday

Coach · Shannon Ruth

Substitutes

64 · M. Dike

71 · I. Alakiu

67 · A. Palmer

68 · B. Palmer

53 · A. West

58 · V. Joseph

66 · H. Kasvosve

Our number

No model for this competition

We have too little history in EFL Trophy to put an honest number on this match, so we do not publish one. A guessed probability would look exactly like a real one, which is the problem.

Head to head

1 meeting since 2022

~~Goals a meeting~~5.00

~~Over 2.5~~1 of 1

~~Both scored~~1 of 1

~~Last meetings~~GIL 3–2 BRI

Form · last six in EFL Trophy

GILLINGHAM

LDWLLL1–3 · 1–1 · 4–1 · 1–2 · 0–3 · 1–4

BRIGHTON U21

LWDLLW3–5 · 3–0 · 1–1 · 1–3 · 0–1 · 3–0

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Wycombe	3	+4	7
2	Milton Keynes Dons	2	+9	6
3	Huddersfield	2	+7	6
4	Stevenage	2	+6	6
5	Stockport County	2	+5	6
6	Peterborough	2	+5	6
7	Bradford	2	+5	6
8	Cambridge United	2	+4	6
9	Sheffield Wednesday	2	+3	6
10	Wigan	2	+2	6
11	Exeter City	3	+2	5
12	Luton	2	+6	4
13	Plymouth	2	+4	4
14	Barnet	2	+4	4
15	Crewe	2	+3	4
16	Chesterfield	2	+2	4
17	Newport County	2	+2	4
18	Port Vale	2	+2	4
19	Leicester	2	+4	3
20	Brighton U21	1	+3	3
21	Fleetwood Town	2	+2	3
22	Manchester City U21	2	+1	3
23	Crawley Town	2	+1	3
24	Leeds United U21	1	+1	3
25	Newcastle United U21	2	+1	3
26	Notts County	1	+1	3
27	Oldham	1	+1	3
28	Tranmere	1	+1	3
29	Doncaster	2	−1	3
30	Arsenal U21	2	−3	3
31	Crystal Palace U21	2	−3	3
32	Brentford U21	2	−5	3
33	Accrington ST	2	0	2
34	AFC Wimbledon	2	0	2
35	Burton Albion	2	0	2
36	Cheltenham	1	0	1
37	Oxford United	1	0	1
38	Nottingham Forest U21	1	0	1
39	Reading	1	0	1
40	Blackpool	2	−1	1
41	Chelsea U21	2	−1	1
42	Liverpool U21	2	−1	1
43	Leyton Orient	2	−1	1
44	Salford City	2	−1	1
45	Grimsby	2	−1	1
46	Sunderland U21	2	−2	1
47	Colchester	2	−2	1
48	York	2	−2	1
49	Bristol Rovers	2	−3	1
50	Rotherham	2	−4	1
51	Rochdale	2	−5	1
52	Tottenham Hotspur U21	1	−2	0
53	Everton U21	1	−3	0
54	Gillingham	1	−3	0
55	Swindon Town	2	−3	0
56	Shrewsbury	2	−3	0
57	Barnsley	2	−4	0
58	Aston Villa U21	2	−4	0
59	Northampton	2	−4	0
60	Fulham U21	1	−5	0
61	Mansfield Town	2	−5	0
62	Walsall	1	−5	0
63	Bromley	2	−5	0
64	Ipswich Town U21	2	−9	0