Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

Season ticket holders at Memorial Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Bristol Rovers languishing in the 23rd position so far. The guesting Milton Keynes Dons will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) 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.

Bristol are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Milton Keynes Dons are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

Overall League One stats at home this season for Bristol Rovers are 7-2-12 (wins-draw-losses).

The Bristol fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Memorial Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Lincoln City (placed 4th). A 1-1 draw away before that, with Northampton Town the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bristol Rovers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn four and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bristol as they are travelling to their away game against Portsmouth in the League One. That match is four days after this one.

The Bristol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 21 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Bristol have conceded 29 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Milton Keynes Dons have produced an overall stat of 7-3-11 so far.

Milton are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League One against Portsmouth (placed 7th). Prior to that match, the Milton manager R. Martin faced defeat when travelling to Lincoln City and losing 0-4.

The 1-0 victory against Portsmouth could easily have been bigger as the victors made a valiant effort at breaking the goal posts, hitting them three times.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Milton Keynes Dons in our archives, and the results are: one win for Milton Keynes Dons, three draws and nine defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Swindon Town in just four days.

The visiting Milton have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 21 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Milton have conceded 33 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Milton Keynes Dons - Bristol 2-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Bristol Rovers, two draws and four wins for Milton Keynes Dons. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsC. Jerome
C. Jerome
13 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Fraser
S. Fraser
12 goals
BristolL. Leahy
L. Leahy
7 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 6 Played P 7 21 42
10 7 3 Won W 4 7 16
8 2 0 Drew D 1 3 10
24 12 3 Lost L 2 11 16
40 23 10 Scored S 14 25 56
65 29 10 Conceded C 10 33 58
90% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 90% 95%
74% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 71% 76%
40% 48% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 57% 48%
21% 19% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 29% 29%
17% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 43% 24% 17%
48% 48% 50% BTTS BTTS 57% 48% 55%
17% 14% 17% Clean Sheets C S 29% 24% 24%
45% 43% 33% Failed to Score F T 29% 38% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.1 1.8 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.7 11.9 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 10 11.1
3.5 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.4 3.8
27% 28% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 35% 35%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) 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 Hull City 42 25 7 10 73 33 21 13 3 5 27 11 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 82
2 Peterborough United 41 24 7 10 73 39 20 15 3 2 47 16 21 9 4 8 26 23 34 79
3 Sunderland 41 19 14 8 61 34 20 9 6 5 28 20 21 10 8 3 33 14 27 71
4 Lincoln City 40 20 9 11 62 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 19 11 5 3 28 14 20 69
5 Blackpool 40 19 11 10 53 35 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 18 68
6 Oxford United 42 19 8 15 66 51 21 11 4 6 32 20 21 8 4 9 34 31 15 65
7 Portsmouth 41 19 8 14 57 43 21 8 5 8 28 23 20 11 3 6 29 20 14 65
8 Charlton Athletic 40 17 12 11 57 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 63
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 10 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 20 6 6 8 19 24 0 61
10 Doncaster Rovers 40 18 6 16 57 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 19 7 2 10 24 28 2 60
11 Gillingham 42 17 8 17 58 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 21 8 4 9 30 29 1 59
12 Milton Keynes Dons 42 16 10 16 56 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -2 58
13 Accrington Stanley 41 16 10 15 53 60 20 9 5 6 25 21 21 7 5 9 28 39 -7 58
14 Fleetwood Town 41 15 11 15 44 35 21 9 7 5 25 14 20 6 4 10 19 21 9 56
15 Crewe Alexandra 41 15 10 16 47 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 20 6 4 10 19 29 -9 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 11 17 51 67 21 11 4 6 30 30 21 3 7 11 21 37 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 41 14 10 17 54 64 20 6 3 11 26 38 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 14 14 44 48 19 5 7 7 25 25 21 7 7 7 19 23 -4 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 41 11 12 18 48 63 20 6 4 10 26 32 21 5 8 8 22 31 -15 45
20 Wigan Athletic 42 12 8 22 47 68 21 5 5 11 22 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -21 44
21 Northampton Town 42 10 10 22 35 61 21 7 5 9 17 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -26 40
22 Rochdale 41 9 12 20 52 72 21 3 9 9 25 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -20 39
23 Bristol Rovers 42 10 8 24 40 65 21 7 2 12 23 29 21 3 6 12 17 36 -25 38
24 Swindon Town 42 11 4 27 47 78 21 7 1 13 21 35 21 4 3 14 26 43 -31 37

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 Hull City 42 25 7 10 73 33 21 13 3 5 27 11 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 82
2 Peterborough United 41 24 7 10 73 39 20 15 3 2 47 16 21 9 4 8 26 23 34 79
3 Sunderland 41 19 14 8 61 34 20 9 6 5 28 20 21 10 8 3 33 14 27 71
4 Lincoln City 40 20 9 11 62 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 19 11 5 3 28 14 20 69
5 Blackpool 40 19 11 10 53 35 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 18 68
6 Oxford United 42 19 8 15 66 51 21 11 4 6 32 20 21 8 4 9 34 31 15 65
7 Portsmouth 41 19 8 14 57 43 21 8 5 8 28 23 20 11 3 6 29 20 14 65
8 Charlton Athletic 40 17 12 11 57 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 63
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 10 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 20 6 6 8 19 24 0 61
10 Doncaster Rovers 40 18 6 16 57 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 19 7 2 10 24 28 2 60
11 Gillingham 42 17 8 17 58 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 21 8 4 9 30 29 1 59
12 Milton Keynes Dons 42 16 10 16 56 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -2 58
13 Accrington Stanley 41 16 10 15 53 60 20 9 5 6 25 21 21 7 5 9 28 39 -7 58
14 Fleetwood Town 41 15 11 15 44 35 21 9 7 5 25 14 20 6 4 10 19 21 9 56
15 Crewe Alexandra 41 15 10 16 47 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 20 6 4 10 19 29 -9 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 11 17 51 67 21 11 4 6 30 30 21 3 7 11 21 37 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 41 14 10 17 54 64 20 6 3 11 26 38 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 14 14 44 48 19 5 7 7 25 25 21 7 7 7 19 23 -4 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 41 11 12 18 48 63 20 6 4 10 26 32 21 5 8 8 22 31 -15 45
20 Wigan Athletic 42 12 8 22 47 68 21 5 5 11 22 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -21 44
21 Northampton Town 42 10 10 22 35 61 21 7 5 9 17 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -26 40
22 Rochdale 41 9 12 20 52 72 21 3 9 9 25 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -20 39
23 Bristol Rovers 42 10 8 24 40 65 21 7 2 12 23 29 21 3 6 12 17 36 -25 38
24 Swindon Town 42 11 4 27 47 78 21 7 1 13 21 35 21 4 3 14 26 43 -31 37

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.