Neil Harris returns to one of his former clubs as Gillingham and Cambridge United meet in their opening Southern Group G encounter in this season's EFL Trophy.
Former Gills boss Harris returns to Priestfield with spirits high after a fantastic start to the League One season with Cambridge, just a few short months after winning promotion.
But he will be well aware that Gareth Ainsworth is also getting a decent tune out of Gillingham, who are in the League Two play-off spots after Saturday's fabulous 3-0 win over Bristol Rovers.
Gillingham v Cambridge United Tips Summary
Best Bet - Cambridge United to Win @ 11/8
Alternative Bet - Highest Scoring Half - Second Half @ 11/10
Bet Builder - Over 9 Corners, Match Goals Range 2-4, Sullay Kaikai Anytime Scorer @ 17/2
Gillingham v Cambridge United Prediction
Best Bet: Cambridge United to Win @ 11/8
Gillingham and Cambridge United are two clubs stringing together good results at the start of the 2026/27 season, with one result in particular standing out.
It was on Tuesday, September 1, when Cambridge visited the Valley Parade fortress to take on Bradford City, and the U's came away with a splendid 2-1 win.
Not many sides win at Bradford, but Cambridge have been exceptional on the road for a while now, losing just two away games since the end of October.
These clubs were divisional rivals last term and the last time they met, admittedly at Abbey Stadium in March, Cambridge romped to a 5-0 success.
The Gills are going well; an exceptional 3-0 win over Bristol Rovers at the weekend was their third in a row, but the visitors' road form may just give them the edge.
Alternative Bet: Highest Scoring Half - Second Half @ 11/10
Two teams in good form should lay on a decent contest at Priestfield and the stats suggest the second half eclipses the first.
Of the 20 goals scored in Gillingham's matches this season, 15 have come in the second half, or 75 per cent of their total.
For Cambridge, 19 of the 26 goals in their games (73 per cent) have been scored in the second period.
Take the 11/10 that the second half yields more goals than the first.
Gillingham v Cambridge United Bet Builder Tip
Over 9 Corners
Match Goals Range 2-4
Sullay Kaikai Anytime Scorer
Pays 17/2
There have been 47 corners in Cambridge's last four games (11.7 per game) while there have been 47 in Gillingham's five home games (9.4 per game).
Make Over 9.0 Corners the first leg of your Priestfield Bet Builder.
Six of Gillingham's eight games this term have produced between two and four goals and seven of Cambridge's nine have done likewise.
Make a Match Goals Range of 2-4 for the second leg of this Bet Builder.
Team selection is always a thorny issue for the EFL Trophy, which makes goalscorer selections more of a gamble than usual.
But Sullay Kaikai has established himself as a mainstay in the team; he notched against Bradford, while he is averaging more shots per game (1.4) than any of his team-mates.
Round off the treble with Kaikai to score at any time.
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Key Match Stats
Gillingham are unbeaten in six, following three draws and three wins
Cambridge United are unbeaten in four and unbeaten in four away games all season; they have lost just two of their last 22 away matches in all competitions
Gillingham have gone out in the group stage of each of the last five EFL Trophy campaigns, losing nine of the 15 group-stage matches they have played over that period
Cambridge have won 22 corners in their last three League One encounters at 7.3 per game
Gillingham's Ronan Hale has had 24 shots in League Two this season, at an average of 3.9 shots per 90
Cambridge striker Gassan Ahadme is averaging 2.4 fouls per game in League One, only five players average more
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