Football match betting preview: AFC Wimbledon vs Milton Keynes Dons

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium (4850 seats)

AFC Wimbledon will hope that their home advantage is enough to get something from this demanding duel, versus high-powered Milton Keynes Dons.

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. AFC Wimbledon have only managed 2 wins, 12 draws and 6 losses from their games here at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 22 attempts.

The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Charlton Athletic last time out and are looking for a win here. Nightingale was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.55 out of 10. The defender Nightingale hit three key passes and won 11 of 17 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Sheffield Wednesday.

The AFC Wimbledon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 20 matches. More than 50 % of these goals (11 in total) were scored after at least one hour had been played. Wimbledon have conceded 28 in these home matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 5 draws and only 3 losses in the League One. Things are running smoothly for Milton Keynes Dons who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Doncaster Rovers.

Milton Keynes Dons won their last game, 2-1 versus Crewe Alexandra played at home. Midfielder Coventry was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Coventry scored one goal and had 56 successful passes (of 64 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Shrewsbury Town.

Keynes has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 38 goals from 20 games. 21 goals have been conceded by Milton Keynes Dons in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Milton Keynes Dons - Wimbledon 1-0 was the output when this pair of contenders last did battle, some time ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two AFC Wimbledon victories, three draws and five Milton Keynes Dons wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsS. Twine
S. Twine
15 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
12 goals
AFC WimbledonJ. Rudoni
J. Rudoni
9 goals

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Wimbledon Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 7 20 41
6 2 1 Won W 5 12 24
16 12 2 Drew D 1 5 10
19 6 3 Lost L 1 3 7
42 22 6 Scored S 18 38 68
65 28 8 Conceded C 7 21 39
93% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
73% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 80% 73%
46% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 60% 51%
32% 35% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 30% 22%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 43% 20% 15%
54% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 71% 70% 59%
12% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 29% 25% 34%
41% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 5% 12%
 
4.1 4.8 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 5 4.6
5.8 4.8 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.8 4.9
1.9 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 1.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.8 12.2 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 12.3 12.6
3.5 4.1 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.4 4.9 4.8
29% 27% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 35%
 
12.4 10.2 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.9 10.9 9.6
4 3.3 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.5 3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points (41) away in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most scored goals (38) away in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Milton Keynes Dons is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 39 25 8 6 70 35 21 13 4 4 34 19 18 12 4 2 36 16 35 83
2 Milton Keynes Dons 41 24 10 7 68 39 21 12 5 4 30 18 20 12 5 3 38 21 29 82
3 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 41 23 8 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 27 77
5 Sheffield Wednesday 40 20 12 8 66 43 21 14 5 2 43 17 19 6 7 6 23 26 23 72
6 Wycombe Wanderers 41 20 12 9 68 48 21 12 5 4 36 26 20 8 7 5 32 22 20 72
7 Sunderland 40 20 10 10 67 48 20 14 2 4 40 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 19 70
8 Oxford United 41 20 9 12 75 52 20 12 5 3 44 24 21 8 4 9 31 28 23 69
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 13 11 59 41 21 10 8 3 32 20 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 64
10 Portsmouth 39 16 12 11 54 40 19 10 5 4 34 20 20 6 7 7 20 20 14 60
11 Bolton Wanderers 41 17 9 15 62 51 20 10 6 4 37 22 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 60
12 Cheltenham Town 41 12 15 14 60 71 20 9 6 5 29 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -11 51
13 Cambridge United 41 13 12 16 49 63 20 7 7 6 24 24 21 6 5 10 25 39 -14 51
14 Accrington Stanley 41 14 9 18 52 72 21 11 5 5 39 32 20 3 4 13 13 40 -20 51
15 Charlton Athletic 41 14 8 19 48 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 20 5 4 11 20 27 -4 50
16 Shrewsbury Town 41 12 12 17 41 39 20 9 5 6 26 18 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 48
17 Burton Albion 40 13 8 19 48 63 19 9 4 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 47
18 Lincoln City 41 12 10 19 46 54 20 5 5 10 19 25 21 7 5 9 27 29 -8 46
19 Fleetwood Town 40 8 14 18 54 69 19 5 7 7 27 28 21 3 7 11 27 41 -15 38
20 Morecambe 41 9 11 21 52 80 21 7 7 7 32 33 20 2 4 14 20 47 -28 38
21 Gillingham 41 8 13 20 31 61 20 4 6 10 12 33 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 37
22 AFC Wimbledon 41 6 16 19 42 65 20 2 12 6 22 28 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 34
23 Doncaster Rovers 41 8 6 27 28 76 20 5 3 12 15 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -48 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 41 6 7 28 32 76 21 4 4 13 18 38 20 2 3 15 14 38 -44 25

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 Wigan Athletic 39 25 8 6 70 35 21 13 4 4 34 19 18 12 4 2 36 16 35 83
2 Milton Keynes Dons 41 24 10 7 68 39 21 12 5 4 30 18 20 12 5 3 38 21 29 82
3 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 41 23 8 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 27 77
5 Sheffield Wednesday 40 20 12 8 66 43 21 14 5 2 43 17 19 6 7 6 23 26 23 72
6 Wycombe Wanderers 41 20 12 9 68 48 21 12 5 4 36 26 20 8 7 5 32 22 20 72
7 Sunderland 40 20 10 10 67 48 20 14 2 4 40 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 19 70
8 Oxford United 41 20 9 12 75 52 20 12 5 3 44 24 21 8 4 9 31 28 23 69
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 13 11 59 41 21 10 8 3 32 20 20 7 5 8 27 21 18 64
10 Portsmouth 39 16 12 11 54 40 19 10 5 4 34 20 20 6 7 7 20 20 14 60
11 Bolton Wanderers 41 17 9 15 62 51 20 10 6 4 37 22 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 60
12 Cheltenham Town 41 12 15 14 60 71 20 9 6 5 29 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -11 51
13 Cambridge United 41 13 12 16 49 63 20 7 7 6 24 24 21 6 5 10 25 39 -14 51
14 Accrington Stanley 41 14 9 18 52 72 21 11 5 5 39 32 20 3 4 13 13 40 -20 51
15 Charlton Athletic 41 14 8 19 48 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 20 5 4 11 20 27 -4 50
16 Shrewsbury Town 41 12 12 17 41 39 20 9 5 6 26 18 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 48
17 Burton Albion 40 13 8 19 48 63 19 9 4 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 47
18 Lincoln City 41 12 10 19 46 54 20 5 5 10 19 25 21 7 5 9 27 29 -8 46
19 Fleetwood Town 40 8 14 18 54 69 19 5 7 7 27 28 21 3 7 11 27 41 -15 38
20 Morecambe 41 9 11 21 52 80 21 7 7 7 32 33 20 2 4 14 20 47 -28 38
21 Gillingham 41 8 13 20 31 61 20 4 6 10 12 33 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 37
22 AFC Wimbledon 41 6 16 19 42 65 20 2 12 6 22 28 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 34
23 Doncaster Rovers 41 8 6 27 28 76 20 5 3 12 15 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -48 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 41 6 7 28 32 76 21 4 4 13 18 38 20 2 3 15 14 38 -44 25

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