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

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Date: Tue 07.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)

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

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a FA Cup match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Millwall, so at least Newport County are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County have not come this way in the EFL Trophy without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Cheltenham Town, Exeter City, West Ham United U21 and Brighton U21. Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Newport County are 5-6-2 (wins-draw-losses). 1W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the EFL Trophy for Newport County. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points, but a victory now would be sweet for Newport County.

The fans are hoping that Newport County will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the FA Cup game against Millwall. In the match before that, Newport County hosted Cheltenham Town and drew the League Two game 1-1.

The Newport County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. Newport County have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Fulham U21, Wycombe Wanderers, Stevenage and Coventry City in order to reach 3rd Round of EFL Trophy. Milton Keynes Dons was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Milton Keynes Dons so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-8 (win-draw-lose). When we have look at the EFL Trophy statistics, we find 3W-0D-1L. This is both home and away.

Milton Keynes Dons are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the League One against Bristol Rovers. Before that, Milton Keynes Dons secured a home win against Portsmouth with the score 3-1.

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

Milton Keynes Dons find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Newport County won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Milton Keynes Dons has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 2

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyP. Amond
P. Amond
6 goals
Milton Keynes DonsR. Healey
R. Healey
5 goals
Newport CountyT. Abrahams
T. Abrahams
4 goals

Newport County missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newport County Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   10 25
7 4   Won W   2 8
8 5   Drew D   2 3
10 4   Lost L   6 14
30 16   Scored S   11 27
34 16   Conceded C   13 31
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
72% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 64%
28% 23%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 48%
12% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 20%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
52% 62%   BTTS BTTS   40% 36%
24% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 28%
28% 15%   Failed to Score F T   40% 40%
 
5.1 5.3   Corners For (avg) C F   5.1 6
5 4.8   Corners Against (avg) C A   7.5 5.9
1.8 1.5   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.7
2 1   Red Cards R C   1 5
 
306 179   Total Shots T S   100 290
89 50   Shots on Target S O   33 97
34% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 28%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 26 15 5 6 46 28 13 8 2 3 21 12 13 7 3 3 25 16 18 50
2 Exeter City 25 13 8 4 35 27 12 7 4 1 20 11 13 6 4 3 15 16 8 47
3 Crewe Alexandra 24 13 5 6 46 29 13 7 3 3 26 14 11 6 2 3 20 15 17 44
4 Bradford City 25 12 8 5 32 20 13 9 2 2 20 8 12 3 6 3 12 12 12 44
5 Cheltenham Town 25 10 11 4 38 20 12 6 4 2 25 13 13 4 7 2 13 7 18 41
6 Plymouth Argyle 24 12 5 7 37 26 12 7 3 2 24 12 12 5 2 5 13 14 11 41
7 Forest Green Rovers 26 11 8 7 28 20 13 5 4 4 11 11 13 6 4 3 17 9 8 41
8 Colchester United 25 10 10 5 35 23 12 6 4 2 18 10 13 4 6 3 17 13 12 40
9 Northampton Town 25 11 6 8 34 28 13 8 2 3 21 9 12 3 4 5 13 19 6 39
10 Port Vale 25 8 11 6 32 31 13 6 6 1 18 11 12 2 5 5 14 20 1 35
11 Walsall 26 9 6 11 25 33 13 3 4 6 10 16 13 6 2 5 15 17 -8 33
12 Salford City 26 8 8 10 32 36 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 4 4 5 19 20 -4 32
13 Cambridge United 26 8 7 11 30 31 13 5 3 5 18 15 13 3 4 6 12 16 -1 31
14 Scunthorpe United 26 8 7 11 34 36 13 4 5 4 19 17 13 4 2 7 15 19 -2 31
15 Newport County 23 7 9 7 21 21 13 5 6 2 14 11 10 2 3 5 7 10 0 30
16 Crawley Town 26 6 11 9 33 36 13 5 4 4 17 15 13 1 7 5 16 21 -3 29
17 Grimsby Town 24 7 8 9 24 28 12 3 4 5 11 17 12 4 4 4 13 11 -4 29
18 Mansfield Town 26 6 9 11 33 38 13 2 4 7 18 23 13 4 5 4 15 15 -5 27
19 Leyton Orient 25 6 8 11 32 42 12 2 4 6 15 22 13 4 4 5 17 20 -10 26
20 Oldham Athletic 25 6 8 11 25 40 13 3 5 5 15 18 12 3 3 6 10 22 -15 26
21 Carlisle United 25 6 7 12 23 40 12 3 5 4 10 15 13 3 2 8 13 25 -17 25
22 Macclesfield Town 24 6 11 7 23 26 11 4 6 1 12 7 13 2 5 6 11 19 -3 23
23 Stevenage 25 2 12 11 15 30 12 2 5 5 9 15 13 0 7 6 6 15 -15 18
24 Morecambe 25 4 6 15 20 44 12 2 4 6 12 18 13 2 2 9 8 26 -24 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Sunderland 23 9 8 6 31 24 12 6 5 1 21 10 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 35
10 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
11 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
12 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
13 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 24 9 3 12 29 31 10 7 1 2 18 11 14 2 2 10 11 20 -2 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Sunderland 23 9 8 6 31 24 12 6 5 1 21 10 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 35
10 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
11 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
12 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
13 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 24 9 3 12 29 31 10 7 1 2 18 11 14 2 2 10 11 20 -2 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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