National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Milton Keynes Dons or Cheltenham Town that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Milton Keynes Dons and Cheltenham Town.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the EFL Trophy.The story so far in the League One for Milton Keynes Dons at their home stadium (Stadium mk) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Keynes enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Morecambe's place. The match ended 4-0 with Dennis, Grant and Grigg (2) scoring. As mentioned above, Milton Keynes Dons "killed" Morecambe in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Goalkeeper Cumming got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.44 out of ten. Cumming topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, a nice away victory at Watford. A Carabao Cup match. 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 11 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
The manager Manning will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Exeter City in only four days.
At Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Dons has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 3 league fixtures.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Cheltenham Town was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.Things could have gone better for Cheltenham Town in their League One away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Cheltenham Town's previous game was their home loss versus Oxford United (1-2). Defender Freestone was the best team player with a rating of 7.22. Freestone hit one key pass and won 3 of 7 duels.
Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Exeter City with the score of 1-0.Cheltenham Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 5 matches.
The schedule is very tough for Cheltenham now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Port Vale is waiting in only four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Cheltenham Town's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Cheltenham are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Milton Keynes Dons victories, two draws and one Cheltenham Town win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight duels.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Grigg 2 goals |  B. Johnson 2 goals |  E. Robson 1 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Cheltenham Town missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 18 | 32 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 23 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.5 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||
| 9.7 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Walsall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | West Ham United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 1 |
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