Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Milton Keynes Dons & Morecambe face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons have not come this way in the Carabao Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Watford and Sutton United. Last season, Milton Keynes Dons's Carabao Cup journey ended in the 1st round.With 1 League One win, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Milton Keynes Dons are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Keynes, as their goalkeeper Jamie Cumming has completely shut out the opponents for 230 minutes in the League One.
Milton Keynes Dons's previous match was a FA Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 6-0 versus Taunton Town. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
A 0-0 draw away in the League One before that, with Cheltenham Town the opponent.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Milton Keynes Dons, as the League One home game vs Derby County is only four days away.
Keynes have scored {6 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Morecambe form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Rotherham United and Stoke City in order to reach 3rd round of Carabao Cup. Morecambe was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 2nd round last season.There's been little loot from Morecambe's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the League One. Morecambe only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
Two away games in a row for Morecambe, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Derby County in the League One.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Portsmouth in just four days.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Morecambe have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's five Keynes victories, one draw and one Morecambe win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Grigg 5 goals |   J. Weir 4 goals |  K. Phillips 4 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.9 | 7.5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | ||
| 12.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 17.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
