League One duel: Close contest expected between Milton Keynes Dons and Charlton Athletic

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 18.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Milton Keynes Dons are willing to forget the league table ahead of this game vs Charlton Athletic. Here's all you should know before the game!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Milton Keynes Dons have only managed 4 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses from their games here at Stadium mk. Keynes are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Milton Keynes Dons, who played 2-2 against Cheltenham Town. That match was also played at this venue (Stadium mk). Eisa, a natural forward, was the champion player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 8.04 (out of 10). Eisa scored two goals and hit one key pass.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Derby County the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Milton Keynes Dons have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2.

Not much happening? Looking at this club's last 10 league games, 8 have seen two goals or less.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Keynes as they are travelling to their away game against Fleetwood Town in the League One. That match is four days after this one.

Milton Keynes Dons aren't scoring a lot here at Stadium mk in the league, with only {16 goals} from 21 games. Keynes have conceded 28 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

Playing away, Charlton Athletic have won 6 games, drawn 6 and suffered 9 defeats in the League One this season. Charlton Athletic has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Charlton Athletic, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-6 versus Ipswich Town (placed 2nd). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Ipswich Town was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind. Midfielder Dobson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 6.8. Dobson had 34 successful passes (of 37 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Burton Albion.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Charlton Athletic in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Charlton Athletic, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Charlton, the League One home match versus Morecambe. Busy days.

Charlton Athletic have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 21 league away games 23 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Charlton have conceded 33 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H game ended Charlton Athletic - Milton Keynes Dons 0-2, played this season. Last ten meetings featuring these squads: Keynes won six, Charlton Athletic were winners in three and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Charlton AthleticJ. Rak-Sakyi
J. Rak-Sakyi
13 goals
Charlton AthleticM. Leaburn
M. Leaburn
11 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
9 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
11 4 0 Won W 3 6 14
10 6 3 Drew D 1 6 13
21 11 4 Lost L 2 9 15
40 16 3 Scored S 10 23 62
60 28 8 Conceded C 8 33 59
95% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
67% 57% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 76%
38% 29% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 48% 48%
24% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 31%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 14% 19%
45% 48% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 52% 60%
24% 19% 14% Clean Sheets C S 17% 19% 19%
36% 38% 57% Failed to Score F T 17% 38% 26%
 
4.2 4.9 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.2 4.2
5.1 4.6 3.1 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 7.2 6.4
1.8 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
9.9 11.3 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 9.8 10.9
3.5 3.5 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.5 3.7
28% 22% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 43% 39%
 
12.7 11.3 7.1 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 14.1 13.7
4.1 3.7 1.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.7 3.7

  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 41 26 8 7 71 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 21 9 7 5 33 29 27 86
2 Ipswich Town 41 24 13 4 85 32 21 14 6 1 52 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 53 85
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 24 12 6 73 35 21 14 6 1 46 15 21 10 6 5 27 20 38 84
4 Barnsley 41 25 6 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 21 10 5 6 31 19 36 81
5 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 11 10 55 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 21 8 6 7 26 20 23 71
6 Peterborough United 42 22 4 16 71 50 21 13 3 5 38 22 21 9 1 11 33 28 21 70
7 Derby County 42 19 12 11 63 43 21 12 5 4 38 19 21 7 7 7 25 24 20 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 42 19 8 15 55 43 21 11 5 5 32 19 21 8 3 10 23 24 12 65
9 Portsmouth 42 16 16 10 56 46 21 8 10 3 31 20 21 8 6 7 25 26 10 64
10 Shrewsbury Town 41 16 8 17 49 53 20 10 3 7 29 26 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 56
11 Charlton Athletic 42 14 13 15 62 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 21 6 6 9 23 33 3 55
12 Lincoln City 41 12 19 10 42 43 20 6 13 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 55
13 Exeter City 42 14 11 17 59 56 21 9 5 7 32 23 21 5 6 10 27 33 3 53
14 Fleetwood Town 42 13 14 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 21 7 7 7 28 24 3 53
15 Bristol Rovers 40 14 10 16 54 62 21 6 7 8 24 31 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 52
16 Burton Albion 40 13 9 18 54 76 20 8 5 7 26 32 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 48
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 42 12 10 20 42 63 21 7 5 9 20 27 21 5 5 11 22 36 -21 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 42 11 10 21 40 60 21 4 6 11 16 28 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 43
20 Oxford United 41 9 13 19 40 51 20 5 4 11 23 28 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 40
21 Cambridge United 41 11 7 23 35 61 21 8 4 9 21 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -26 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 41 9 11 21 35 71 21 6 5 10 25 35 20 3 6 11 10 36 -36 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 8 28 30 81 21 5 1 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 26

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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 Plymouth Argyle 41 26 8 7 71 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 21 9 7 5 33 29 27 86
2 Ipswich Town 41 24 13 4 85 32 21 14 6 1 52 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 53 85
3 Sheffield Wednesday 42 24 12 6 73 35 21 14 6 1 46 15 21 10 6 5 27 20 38 84
4 Barnsley 41 25 6 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 21 10 5 6 31 19 36 81
5 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 11 10 55 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 21 8 6 7 26 20 23 71
6 Peterborough United 42 22 4 16 71 50 21 13 3 5 38 22 21 9 1 11 33 28 21 70
7 Derby County 42 19 12 11 63 43 21 12 5 4 38 19 21 7 7 7 25 24 20 69
8 Wycombe Wanderers 42 19 8 15 55 43 21 11 5 5 32 19 21 8 3 10 23 24 12 65
9 Portsmouth 42 16 16 10 56 46 21 8 10 3 31 20 21 8 6 7 25 26 10 64
10 Shrewsbury Town 41 16 8 17 49 53 20 10 3 7 29 26 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 56
11 Charlton Athletic 42 14 13 15 62 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 21 6 6 9 23 33 3 55
12 Lincoln City 41 12 19 10 42 43 20 6 13 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 55
13 Exeter City 42 14 11 17 59 56 21 9 5 7 32 23 21 5 6 10 27 33 3 53
14 Fleetwood Town 42 13 14 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 21 7 7 7 28 24 3 53
15 Bristol Rovers 40 14 10 16 54 62 21 6 7 8 24 31 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 52
16 Burton Albion 40 13 9 18 54 76 20 8 5 7 26 32 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 48
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 42 12 10 20 42 63 21 7 5 9 20 27 21 5 5 11 22 36 -21 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 42 11 10 21 40 60 21 4 6 11 16 28 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 43
20 Oxford United 41 9 13 19 40 51 20 5 4 11 23 28 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 40
21 Cambridge United 41 11 7 23 35 61 21 8 4 9 21 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -26 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 41 9 11 21 35 71 21 6 5 10 25 35 20 3 6 11 10 36 -36 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 8 28 30 81 21 5 1 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 26

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.