National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Milton Keynes Dons or Leicester City that keep their silverware dream alive.
Not much time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a League One game only three days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Portsmouth.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Last season, Keynes's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Milton Keynes Dons's struggle is real here at Stadium mk with only 5 points collected from 11 League One games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-8.
It's back home for Milton Keynes Dons, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Portsmouth away with the result 2-0. Tucker and Johnson found the net in that victory. Milton Keynes Dons goalkeeper Cumming did an outstanding job against Portsmouth with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper Cumming got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.8 out of ten. Cumming topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Bristol Rovers in the EFL Trophy.
Keynes have scored {9 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Milton Keynes Dons defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Leicester City form and stats
They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Leicester City have produced an overall stat of 3-0-5 so far.
221 minutes! That's how long the Leicester City goalkeeper Daniel Iversen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Leicester City, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus West Ham United last time out. Goalkeeper Ward was absolutely vital in the Leicester victory against West Ham United, making six saves. Ward (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.3. Ward topped it up with a clean sheet.
A home victory as expected against Newport County before that, in the Carabao Cup.
Leicester City have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Milton Keynes Dons zero wins, two draws and Leicester City one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Maddison 7 goals |  H. Barnes 6 goals |   W. Grigg 5 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Scored | S | 28 | 46 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Conceded | C | 24 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | ||
| 11 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 47 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Derby County | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 31 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 25 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 20 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -17 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
