EFL Trophy: Buckle up for the Milton Keynes Dons - Sunderland clash

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 02.February
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Milton Keynes Dons & Sunderland face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

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 and Sunderland.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

Last season, Milton Keynes Dons's EFL Trophy journey ended in the 3rd round.

When playing at home in the League One, Milton Keynes Dons have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games. On the other hand, in the EFL Trophy, Milton Keynes Dons has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Happy days for Milton in their previous game, a League One match away at AFC Wimbledon that ended with a 2-0 victory. Preceding that match was a League One defeat to Charlton Athletic (0-1).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Sunderland in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadium mk.

Milton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Milton have conceded 13 goals.

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Sunderland form and stats

Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.

Sunderland's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Sunderland collect 23 points from their 11 away matches in the League One. 6 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). When we have look at the EFL Trophy statistics, we find 4W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Bristol Rovers game have they lost an away game, meaning Sunderland has taken points from eleven away matches in a row.

Sunderland's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Gillingham that finished 2-2. Prior to that result Sunderland won their away game at Ipswich Town in the League One. The scoreline was 1-0.

Sunderland has another fixture away, a League One game, against Milton Keynes Dons in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Sunderland has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. The Sunderland defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 11 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Milton Keynes Dons victory, zero draws and four Sunderland wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
13 goals
MiltonS. Fraser
S. Fraser
7 goals
Milton Keynes DonsC. Jerome
C. Jerome
7 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
10 4   Won W   6 11
7 4   Drew D   4 8
8 3   Lost L   1 6
36 20   Scored S   19 38
25 12   Conceded C   7 25
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 96%
72% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 76%
40% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 44%
24% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 20%
12% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
48% 64%   BTTS BTTS   45% 56%
36% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   55% 36%
24% 9%   Failed to Score F T   9% 12%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.5 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
10.7 12.3   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 12.8
4 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 4.4
36% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 25 15 3 7 41 22 12 8 1 3 15 7 13 7 2 4 26 15 19 48
2 Lincoln City 24 15 3 6 35 20 13 7 1 5 19 15 11 8 2 1 16 5 15 48
3 Doncaster Rovers 22 14 3 5 38 21 12 8 2 2 22 11 10 6 1 3 16 10 17 45
4 Peterborough United 24 13 4 7 36 23 11 8 2 1 25 9 13 5 2 6 11 14 13 43
5 Portsmouth 23 12 5 6 37 20 13 5 3 5 18 13 10 7 2 1 19 7 17 41
6 Sunderland 24 10 10 4 32 19 13 4 5 4 14 15 11 6 5 0 18 4 13 40
7 Charlton Athletic 25 11 7 7 38 32 11 4 4 3 20 18 14 7 3 4 18 14 6 40
8 Oxford United 23 11 4 8 37 30 11 6 2 3 17 10 12 5 2 5 20 20 7 37
9 Accrington Stanley 21 11 4 6 29 23 10 6 2 2 11 7 11 5 2 4 18 16 6 37
10 Crewe Alexandra 26 10 7 9 35 33 14 7 4 3 22 14 12 3 3 6 13 19 2 37
11 Ipswich Town 23 11 3 9 27 25 13 7 0 6 14 14 10 4 3 3 13 11 2 36
12 Gillingham 25 10 4 11 32 32 13 5 2 6 16 17 12 5 2 5 16 15 0 34
13 Plymouth Argyle 25 9 7 9 35 41 14 7 4 3 22 19 11 2 3 6 13 22 -6 34
14 Fleetwood Town 25 8 7 10 29 23 12 5 4 3 16 8 13 3 3 7 13 15 6 31
15 Blackpool 22 9 4 9 26 24 9 5 1 3 11 10 13 4 3 6 15 14 2 31
16 Milton Keynes Dons 25 8 7 10 31 30 12 4 5 3 17 13 13 4 2 7 14 17 1 31
17 Shrewsbury Town 22 6 9 7 23 26 10 2 5 3 13 13 12 4 4 4 10 13 -3 27
18 Rochdale 25 6 8 11 40 48 12 1 6 5 16 25 13 5 2 6 24 23 -8 26
19 Bristol Rovers 23 6 5 12 23 35 11 3 1 7 11 18 12 3 4 5 12 17 -12 23
20 Northampton Town 23 6 5 12 20 38 12 3 3 6 8 17 11 3 2 6 12 21 -18 23
21 AFC Wimbledon 25 5 7 13 26 45 11 2 2 7 14 23 14 3 5 6 12 22 -19 22
22 Swindon Town 25 6 3 16 31 50 13 4 1 8 14 22 12 2 2 8 17 28 -19 21
23 Wigan Athletic 23 5 6 12 24 43 12 2 4 6 12 24 11 3 2 6 12 19 -19 21
24 Burton Albion 24 3 7 14 29 51 12 2 2 8 17 28 12 1 5 6 12 23 -22 16

Milton Keynes Dons:
England:
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 Hull City 25 15 3 7 41 22 12 8 1 3 15 7 13 7 2 4 26 15 19 48
2 Lincoln City 24 15 3 6 35 20 13 7 1 5 19 15 11 8 2 1 16 5 15 48
3 Doncaster Rovers 22 14 3 5 38 21 12 8 2 2 22 11 10 6 1 3 16 10 17 45
4 Peterborough United 24 13 4 7 36 23 11 8 2 1 25 9 13 5 2 6 11 14 13 43
5 Portsmouth 23 12 5 6 37 20 13 5 3 5 18 13 10 7 2 1 19 7 17 41
6 Sunderland 24 10 10 4 32 19 13 4 5 4 14 15 11 6 5 0 18 4 13 40
7 Charlton Athletic 25 11 7 7 38 32 11 4 4 3 20 18 14 7 3 4 18 14 6 40
8 Oxford United 23 11 4 8 37 30 11 6 2 3 17 10 12 5 2 5 20 20 7 37
9 Accrington Stanley 21 11 4 6 29 23 10 6 2 2 11 7 11 5 2 4 18 16 6 37
10 Crewe Alexandra 26 10 7 9 35 33 14 7 4 3 22 14 12 3 3 6 13 19 2 37
11 Ipswich Town 23 11 3 9 27 25 13 7 0 6 14 14 10 4 3 3 13 11 2 36
12 Gillingham 25 10 4 11 32 32 13 5 2 6 16 17 12 5 2 5 16 15 0 34
13 Plymouth Argyle 25 9 7 9 35 41 14 7 4 3 22 19 11 2 3 6 13 22 -6 34
14 Fleetwood Town 25 8 7 10 29 23 12 5 4 3 16 8 13 3 3 7 13 15 6 31
15 Blackpool 22 9 4 9 26 24 9 5 1 3 11 10 13 4 3 6 15 14 2 31
16 Milton Keynes Dons 25 8 7 10 31 30 12 4 5 3 17 13 13 4 2 7 14 17 1 31
17 Shrewsbury Town 22 6 9 7 23 26 10 2 5 3 13 13 12 4 4 4 10 13 -3 27
18 Rochdale 25 6 8 11 40 48 12 1 6 5 16 25 13 5 2 6 24 23 -8 26
19 Bristol Rovers 23 6 5 12 23 35 11 3 1 7 11 18 12 3 4 5 12 17 -12 23
20 Northampton Town 23 6 5 12 20 38 12 3 3 6 8 17 11 3 2 6 12 21 -18 23
21 AFC Wimbledon 25 5 7 13 26 45 11 2 2 7 14 23 14 3 5 6 12 22 -19 22
22 Swindon Town 25 6 3 16 31 50 13 4 1 8 14 22 12 2 2 8 17 28 -19 21
23 Wigan Athletic 23 5 6 12 24 43 12 2 4 6 12 24 11 3 2 6 12 19 -19 21
24 Burton Albion 24 3 7 14 29 51 12 2 2 8 17 28 12 1 5 6 12 23 -22 16

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