League Two preview: Can Milton Keynes Dons edge out victory against Tranmere Rovers?

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 12.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

It's match two of the League Two campaign and important points to play for. Check out our in-depth preview of Milton Keynes Dons-Tranmere Rovers!

It's no vacation for neither Keynes nor Tranmere Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The season before, Milton Keynes Dons's league stats were 11 wins, 12 draws and 23 losses, providing 21st spot in the League One. From these 46 matches they scored {44 goals} and gave away 66. Appearing as the home side in the previous season Milton Keynes Dons generated 4-7-12 (win-draw-lost) with {20 goals} and 33 conceded.

Milton Keynes Dons's previous fixture was also a home event, the loss 0-2 vs Wycombe Wanderers (in Carabao Cup). Norman (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Norman hit two key passes.

In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Wrexham with a 5-3 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Keynes handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

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

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

Let's have a look at how Tranmere Rovers performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 13 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded {48 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 7 and lost 11 with 18/28 goals scored/conceded.

Two away games in a row for Tranmere Rovers, whose manager Dawes could celebrate last time after the Carabao Cup win against Barnsley. The attacker Norris got a match rating of 7.61 in that game. Norris scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Barrow.

We have checked recent matches where Tranmere have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Tranmere Rovers are hosting Harrogate Town in the League Two only three days away.

Head 2 Head

Tranmere Rovers have won at least one point in the last 5 games (4-1-0) facing Milton Keynes Dons.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsJ. Leko
J. Leko
2 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
1 goals
Milton Keynes DonsD. Harvie
D. Harvie
1 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 16
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
83% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
23 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 8
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Milton Keynes Dons Last season Tranmere Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
11 4   Won W   5 15
12 7   Drew D   7 13
23 12   Lost L   11 18
44 20   Scored S   18 45
66 33   Conceded C   28 48
93% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 93%
63% 57%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 70%
37% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 28%
24% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 9%
11% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 2%
43% 48%   BTTS BTTS   43% 39%
24% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 37%
39% 39%   Failed to Score F T   39% 30%
 
4.7 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5
5.1 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.1
1.8 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.5
1 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
10.7 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 10.6
3.6 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.3
27% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 29%
 
12.8 11.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.3 11.2
4.2 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sutton United 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Accrington Stanley 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Milton Keynes Dons 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 3
4 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Barrow 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Morecambe 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Crawley Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Gillingham 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Mansfield Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 AFC Wimbledon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Grimsby Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Walsall 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bradford City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Wrexham 1 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
22 Forest Green Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
23 Newport County 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Notts County 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
Last season 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 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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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 Sutton United 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Accrington Stanley 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Milton Keynes Dons 1 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 3
4 Salford City 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Barrow 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Morecambe 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Crawley Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Gillingham 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Mansfield Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 AFC Wimbledon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Grimsby Town 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Walsall 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Bradford City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Stockport County 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Wrexham 1 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
22 Forest Green Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
23 Newport County 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
24 Notts County 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

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