A cursory peek at the League One table suggest an upper hand to Barnsley when they arrive at Milton Keynes Dons. But; let's play before we award the win!
- Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
Milton Keynes Dons are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Barnsley are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Barnsley could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only four sleeps ago.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons's results here at Stadium mk in the League One have been very modest with 4 victories, 6 draws and 12 defeats.
Keynes haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 211 minutes ago. Eisa scored that one.
No payout for Milton Keynes Dons in their previous match, an away game at Fleetwood Town that ended in defeat 0-1.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Charlton Athletic (0-1).Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 12 league matches, 10 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Milton Keynes Dons here at Stadium mk in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 22 games). Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 29 in these home matches.
Barnsley form and stats
Playing away, Barnsley have won 10 games, drawn 6 and suffered 6 defeats in the League One this season.
The manager Duff was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Oakwell Stadium. Barnsley suffered a 0-3 loss to Ipswich Town (placed 2nd). That defeat was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points. Midfield player Kane was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.15/10. Kane hit five key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 51 total).
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Oxford United.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 12 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
Barnsley are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 31 away goals from 22 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (19 so far).
Head 2 Head
The former head to head encounter ended Barnsley - Milton Keynes Dons 3-1, played this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's three Keynes victories, one draw and three Barnsley wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Cole 15 goals |  J. Norwood 10 goals |  M. Eisa 9 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Barnsley missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Barnsley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 40 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | 76 |
| 62 | 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 41 |
| 95% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 64% | 55% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 64% | 77% |
| 36% | 27% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 45% | 55% |
| 23% | 18% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 23% | 27% |
| 9% | 9% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 5% | 9% |
| 43% | 45% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 45% | 43% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 41% | 39% |
| 39% | 41% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 27% | 25% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.1 | 11.3 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 21% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 12.8 | 11.3 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
- Barnsley have the fewest conceded goals (19) away in League One
- Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
- Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 93 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 60 | 94 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 77 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 40 | 90 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 44 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 35 | 85 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 75 |
| 6 | Derby County | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 75 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 44 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 73 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 68 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 68 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 44 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 59 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 62 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 57 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -6 | 56 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 53 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 68 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -13 | 52 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -22 | 52 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 | -19 | 50 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -20 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 44 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -9 | 44 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 43 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | -31 | 41 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 37 | -37 | 41 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 43 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 40 | -29 | 40 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -53 | 27 |
