The League One league standings tell the truth about these teams up until now, with Barnsley in front of Milton Keynes Dons by 13 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest points from losing position (0) in League One
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Barnsley form and stats
4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Barnsley so far this season.
Barnsley are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Barnsley are returning here after visiting Shrewsbury Town and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Phillips scored the goal(s). Kitching, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Kitching won 11 of 14 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory at Bolton Wanderers. A FA Cup match.
It should be taken into account that a look at the 11 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There will be little rest for Barnsley after this match as they are travelling to Port Vale for a EFL Trophy game in only two days.
Barnsley are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
3-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Milton Keynes Dons in their League One matches away.
The manager Manning was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stadium mk. Keynes suffered a 1-3 loss to Derby County (placed 6th). Midfield player McEachran was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.91/10. McEachran hit four key passes and had 60 successful passes (of 71 total).
Before that game, the victory at home against Morecambe in the Carabao Cup (2-0).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Newport County in just two days.
The visiting Milton Keynes Dons have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - one - three (Barnsley wins - draws - Milton Keynes Dons wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Cole 5 goals |   W. Grigg 5 goals |  J. Benson 3 goals |
Barnsley missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Barnsley | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 59% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 65% |
| 35% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 47% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 18% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 5.4 | 7 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 12.9 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 31% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 24% |
| 8.8 | 8.4 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
- Barnsley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Barnsley have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Barnsley haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest points from losing position (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 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Derby County | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -9 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 14 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 13 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -22 | 13 |
