League One duel: Close contest expected between Accrington Stanley and Milton Keynes Dons

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5057 seats)

Important battle in the lower part of the League One, with both Accrington Stanley and Milton Keynes Dons going through more concern than delight. This game is a classic "six-pointer" with the team playing at home placed 20th and the visitors in 21st spot.

Insights:
  • Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The hosts Accrington Stanley saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. This match was also played here at Wham Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Milton Keynes Dons have had more rest.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

5-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Accrington Stanley so far this season. When Accrington Stanley hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Cambridge United, Oxford United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town), they have won 3 of 5 matches!

Accrington Stanley's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Portsmouth (placed 10th). McConville (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.35/10. McConville served one assist, hit five key passes and had 42 successful passes (of 51 total).

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Charlton Athletic the opponent.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Plymouth Argyle in only three days. This game is also played here at Wham Stadium.

The Accrington Stanley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 17 matches. Accrington have conceded 27 from these games.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats.

Milton Keynes Dons go into this game after a win, the home game against Cambridge United that ended 1-0. Eureka; their first victory in the league after six rounds not winning. Goalkeeper Cumming got the top player rating of the team with 7.43/10. Cumming topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 0-1 defeat away at Port Vale before that.

Few goals the story here? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league matches have seen zero, one or two goals.

Milton Keynes Dons are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 18 games (in the league). As for defending, Keynes rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 29 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Milton Keynes Dons have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) versus Accrington Stanley.

Accrington Stanley and Milton Keynes Dons have played each other already this season: Milton Keynes Dons - Accrington Stanley 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

AccringtonT. Leigh
T. Leigh
6 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
6 goals
Milton Keynes DonsW. Grigg
W. Grigg
5 goals

Accrington Stanley missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Accrington Stanley Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 18 36
8 5 3 Won W 3 6 9
11 5 2 Drew D 1 2 6
16 7 0 Lost L 1 10 21
30 20 11 Scored S 8 20 32
55 27 7 Conceded C 3 29 54
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
71% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 78% 67%
43% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 39%
23% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 28% 22%
6% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
43% 47% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 39% 42%
26% 24% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 22%
40% 35% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 39% 42%
 
5.2 4.5 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.5 4
5.5 6.1 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.3 4.9
2.4 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.9 1.8
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12 13.1 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 8.6 9.6
3.4 3.6 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 3.4 3.4
25% 32% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 32% 26%
 
12.4 13 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.7 12.7
4 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 4.6 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Accrington Stanley have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

Accrington Stanley:
Milton Keynes Dons:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 36 18 6 12 50 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 18 8 2 8 22 18 16 60
8 Peterborough United 36 18 3 15 60 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 18 7 1 10 27 26 13 57
9 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
10 Portsmouth 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 18 7 4 7 21 24 7 54
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Charlton Athletic 36 11 12 13 50 48 18 6 6 6 29 23 18 5 6 7 21 25 2 45
13 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
14 Bristol Rovers 36 12 9 15 50 58 18 5 6 7 22 28 18 7 3 8 28 30 -8 45
15 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
16 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 35 10 8 17 44 68 18 6 5 7 21 29 17 4 3 10 23 39 -24 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 35 8 11 16 30 55 17 5 5 7 20 27 18 3 6 9 10 28 -25 35
21 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 12 18 36 61 19 6 7 6 24 25 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

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