Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Milton Keynes Dons & Taunton Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Keynes participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round replays.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Milton Keynes Dons have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Stadium mk.
The Milton Keynes Dons coach Manning and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Cheltenham Town. Midfield player McEachran got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. McEachran hit five key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 50 total).
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Charlton Athletic.The match schedule is unforgiving for Milton Keynes Dons as they have a new game in only three days, a Carabao Cup match thankfully also at home. Morecambe are visiting.
Keynes aren't scoring a lot here at Stadium mk in the league, with only {6 goals} from 8 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Taunton Town form and stats
Taunton Town was sent out of FA Cup in the 2nd round qualifying last season.Taunton Town won their last game, 4-1 versus Tonbridge Angels played at home.
Prior to that match, the Taunton Town manager Dray faced defeat when travelling to Oxford City and losing 1-2.A new game in only three days for Taunton, the Vanarama National League South home match versus Havant & Waterlooville. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Grigg 5 goals |  B. Johnson 3 goals |   D. Sims-Burgess 3 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Taunton Town missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Taunton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 40% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 28% | ||
| 12.4 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 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 | 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 |
