This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Bolton Wanderers holding 23rd place and Milton Keynes Dons lying 21st. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
The visiting Milton Keynes Dons played their last game only four days ago, a EFL Trophy match.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Bolton Wanderers, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in League One, have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses from their games here at University of Bolton Stadium.
Bolton Wanderers's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Plymouth Argyle. Previous to that game, a League One home match hosting Fleetwood Town in a game that was won 2-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Bolton Wanderers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bolton Wanderers as a small favourite), we find four games. Bolton Wanderers has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Bolton Wanderers aren't scoring a lot here at University of Bolton Stadium in the league, with only 4 goals from 7 games. On the other hand, Bolton Wanderers have conceded 10 goals.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
There's been little loot from Milton Keynes Dons's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 7 away games in the League One. Milton Keynes Dons only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Milton Keynes Dons, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team. It's a growing despair in Milton Keynes Dons as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Milton Keynes Dons failed to get anything from their last game, a EFL Trophy home match vs Wycombe Wanderers (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Port Vale.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Milton Keynes Dons in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Milton Keynes Dons, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
Milton Keynes Dons have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Bolton Wanderers won 1 game, 2 matches ended with a draw and Milton Keynes Dons has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 3Top Goalscorers
 
D. Murphy
2 goals
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T. Verlinden
2 goals
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J. Houghton
2 goals
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Bolton Wanderers missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 29 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 77% | 57% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 69% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 56% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 38% |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 62% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| 6.1 | 6.6 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8.1 | 6.3 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Bolton Wanderers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Milton Keynes Dons have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Milton Keynes Dons have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 20 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 16 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 13 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 22 | Southend United | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -31 | 5 |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -22 | -2 |