Soccer betting preview: Accrington Stanley welcomes Milton Keynes Dons in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 21.Oct
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5057 seats)

A home team triumph, the away team claims a mighty victory or a score draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table teams Accrington Stanley and Milton Keynes Dons battle at Wham Stadium.

Insights:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Accrington Stanley have to build on here at Wham Stadium in the League Two.

A strong away win for Accrington Stanley against Grimsby Town the last match, as Whalley and Andrews were on target. Andrews, a natural forward, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.41 (out of 10). Andrews scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Before that one, a strong away win at Harrogate Town. A EFL Trophy match. This is expected to be a close game, with Accrington perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Accrington Stanley as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Accrington Stanley has won 3 of these, drawn 0 and lost 2.

Accrington Stanley are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at AFC Wimbledon awaits in three days.

Accrington Stanley have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Wham Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Accrington Stanley have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Keynes played 2-2 against Barrow in their previous match. It looked so good for Milton Keynes Dons vs Barrow, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. MacGillivray had red hot gloves after the game against Barrow, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made. Dean, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.42. Dean scored two goals and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Gillingham wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Milton Keynes Dons in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Keynes, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's last 11 league fixtures.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bradford City in just three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Milton Keynes Dons's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. Milton Keynes Dons's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Milton Keynes Dons have won or drawn the last 5 matches (3-2-0) versus Accrington.

Top Goalscorers

Accrington StanleyJ. Andrews
J. Andrews
5 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
5 goals
Accrington StanleyT. Leigh
T. Leigh
3 goals

Accrington Stanley missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Accrington Stanley Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 2 7 13
6 4 0 Won W 0 2 4
2 1 1 Drew D 1 2 4
5 2 0 Lost L 1 3 5
19 13 1 Scored S 1 12 19
18 10 1 Conceded C 2 13 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 86% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 77%
62% 86% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 62%
23% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 31%
8% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 15%
62% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 86% 77%
15% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 15%
23% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 15%
 
5.1 4.7 1 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.9 4.8
5.1 4.7 10 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 6.2
2.4 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
14.3 15.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 14.6 14.8
4.2 4.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.7 4.2
35% 39% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 36% 35%
 
13.7 13 14 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.9 13.8
3.6 3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.4 5.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Accrington Stanley's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • 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 Stockport County 13 8 2 3 26 14 7 4 2 1 13 5 6 4 0 2 13 9 12 26
2 Notts County 13 7 3 3 28 25 6 5 0 1 16 12 7 2 3 2 12 13 3 24
3 Mansfield Town 13 5 8 0 21 10 6 3 3 0 7 2 7 2 5 0 14 8 11 23
4 Crewe Alexandra 13 6 5 2 30 21 7 5 2 0 17 8 6 1 3 2 13 13 9 23
5 Wrexham 13 6 5 2 27 25 7 4 2 1 23 18 6 2 3 1 4 7 2 23
6 Swindon Town 12 6 4 2 29 18 6 5 1 0 19 6 6 1 3 2 10 12 11 22
7 Gillingham 13 7 1 5 12 16 6 4 1 1 7 6 7 3 0 4 5 10 -4 22
8 AFC Wimbledon 13 5 6 2 20 11 6 1 3 2 9 8 7 4 3 0 11 3 9 21
9 Accrington Stanley 13 6 2 5 19 18 7 4 1 2 13 10 6 2 1 3 6 8 1 20
10 Crawley Town 12 6 2 4 20 20 7 5 0 2 13 6 5 1 2 2 7 14 0 20
11 Bradford City 13 5 4 4 14 14 6 3 2 1 7 6 7 2 2 3 7 8 0 19
12 Morecambe 11 5 3 3 15 13 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 2 0 3 6 9 2 18
13 Walsall 13 5 3 5 19 22 6 3 2 1 9 6 7 2 1 4 10 16 -3 18
14 Barrow 12 4 5 3 15 14 4 2 2 0 7 5 8 2 3 3 8 9 1 17
15 Salford City 13 5 1 7 21 22 6 2 1 3 9 10 7 3 0 4 12 12 -1 16
16 Milton Keynes Dons 13 4 4 5 19 20 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 2 2 3 12 13 -1 16
17 Harrogate Town 13 5 1 7 12 16 6 2 0 4 6 8 7 3 1 3 6 8 -4 16
18 Grimsby Town 13 3 5 5 16 19 7 3 2 2 9 7 6 0 3 3 7 12 -3 14
19 Doncaster Rovers 13 4 2 7 17 21 7 3 2 2 11 8 6 1 0 5 6 13 -4 14
20 Newport County 13 4 2 7 21 26 7 3 2 2 14 11 6 1 0 5 7 15 -5 14
21 Tranmere Rovers 13 3 1 9 17 24 7 3 1 3 13 10 6 0 0 6 4 14 -7 10
22 Colchester United 12 3 1 8 17 25 6 2 1 3 11 13 6 1 0 5 6 12 -8 10
23 Forest Green Rovers 13 3 1 9 16 24 7 1 0 6 9 15 6 2 1 3 7 9 -8 10
24 Sutton United 13 2 1 10 17 30 7 2 1 4 10 9 6 0 0 6 7 21 -13 7

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