The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Accrington Stanley are in the 9th position while the guesting Milton Keynes Dons worry at 17th.
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 Accrington Stanley and Milton Keynes Dons.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Accrington Stanley have performed here at Wham Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Accrington manager J. Coleman and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Shrewsbury Town (placed 23rd) in the League One. Ahead of that match, Accrington won a home game hosting Crewe Alexandra (1-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Accrington Stanley perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Accrington Stanley as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Accrington Stanley has won five of these, drawn two and lost five.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Manchester United U21 are coming to town in three days.
The Accrington Stanley fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Accrington are not conceding a lot of goals here at Wham Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons have only collected 8 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-2-4 (8 played). Milton has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Two travels in a row for Milton, whose manager R. Martin could celebrate last time after the League One win against Charlton Athletic. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Barnet.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Milton Keynes Dons playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were three Milton Keynes Dons wins, two draws and nine defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Milton are hosting Norwich City U21 in the EFL Trophy only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Milton as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Milton have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Accrington won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Milton Keynes Dons has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / oneTop Goalscorers
  S. Fraser 5 goals |  C. Jerome 4 goals |   J. Pritchard 3 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 93% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 80% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 40% |
| 17% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 42% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 38% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 33% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 28% | 30% |
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 13 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
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