Burton Albion - Milton Keynes Dons: Small difference between teams in League One clash

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Season ticket holders at Pirelli Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Burton Albion languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Milton Keynes Dons will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Burton Albion 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.

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 Burton and Milton Keynes Dons.

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Burton Albion form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Burton Albion have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 9 defeats from 16 games. Burton Albion has recorded two wins in a row here at Pirelli Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The home team returns to Pirelli Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Blackpool (placed 12th) on their last time out; the League One game ended 1-1. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Crewe Alexandra.

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 Burton have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shrewsbury Town are coming to town in three days.

Burton Albion are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Burton with 32 goals conceded in these matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The visitors are W6-D2-L10 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Milton are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Milton Keynes Dons go into this game after a win, the home game against Plymouth Argyle that ended 2-1. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Accrington Stanley.

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

Milton have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Milton have conceded 28 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 - Burton 1-1 entered in the official records. Burton-Milton Keynes Dons H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Burton Albion two wins, Milton Keynes Dons zero wins, one draw. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Burton AlbionK. Hemmings
K. Hemmings
13 goals
Milton Keynes DonsC. Jerome
C. Jerome
13 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Fraser
S. Fraser
10 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 6 18 36
11 5 1 Won W 3 6 13
8 2 1 Drew D 1 2 9
15 9 2 Lost L 2 10 14
44 21 6 Scored S 12 23 52
57 32 8 Conceded C 9 28 51
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
82% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 81%
50% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 50%
26% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 28% 31%
18% 25% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 28% 19%
65% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 61%
21% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 19%
15% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.6 10.1 9 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 10.3 11.2
2.9 3 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.4 3.9
44% 44% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 37% 37%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 34 20 5 9 54 31 17 13 2 2 36 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 23 65
3 Lincoln City 35 18 7 10 53 37 19 8 3 8 28 26 16 10 4 2 25 11 16 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 33 17 5 11 51 42 18 11 4 3 32 19 15 6 1 8 19 23 9 56
6 Charlton Athletic 36 15 10 11 52 48 18 6 5 7 30 33 18 9 5 4 22 15 4 55
7 Ipswich Town 34 16 6 12 38 35 19 10 3 6 20 16 15 6 3 6 18 19 3 54
8 Oxford United 34 15 8 11 49 39 16 8 4 4 22 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 10 53
9 Gillingham 36 16 5 15 51 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 53
10 Portsmouth 34 15 7 12 49 37 18 6 5 7 23 19 16 9 2 5 26 18 12 52
11 Fleetwood Town 36 13 11 12 41 30 18 8 7 3 24 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 11 50
12 Blackpool 32 14 8 10 37 29 15 7 5 3 17 13 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 50
13 Accrington Stanley 33 14 8 11 46 41 16 8 4 4 21 13 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 50
14 Milton Keynes Dons 36 13 9 14 52 51 18 7 7 4 29 23 18 6 2 10 23 28 1 48
15 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
16 Plymouth Argyle 36 12 9 15 45 58 18 9 4 5 27 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -13 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 34 11 8 15 44 57 16 5 2 9 21 32 18 6 6 6 23 25 -13 41
19 Bristol Rovers 35 9 7 19 36 56 17 6 2 9 21 25 18 3 5 10 15 31 -20 34
20 Wigan Athletic 35 9 7 19 38 61 17 3 4 10 18 35 18 6 3 9 20 26 -23 34
21 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
22 AFC Wimbledon 34 7 11 16 33 57 15 3 3 9 16 28 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 32
23 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
24 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31

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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 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 34 20 5 9 54 31 17 13 2 2 36 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 23 65
3 Lincoln City 35 18 7 10 53 37 19 8 3 8 28 26 16 10 4 2 25 11 16 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 33 17 5 11 51 42 18 11 4 3 32 19 15 6 1 8 19 23 9 56
6 Charlton Athletic 36 15 10 11 52 48 18 6 5 7 30 33 18 9 5 4 22 15 4 55
7 Ipswich Town 34 16 6 12 38 35 19 10 3 6 20 16 15 6 3 6 18 19 3 54
8 Oxford United 34 15 8 11 49 39 16 8 4 4 22 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 10 53
9 Gillingham 36 16 5 15 51 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 53
10 Portsmouth 34 15 7 12 49 37 18 6 5 7 23 19 16 9 2 5 26 18 12 52
11 Fleetwood Town 36 13 11 12 41 30 18 8 7 3 24 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 11 50
12 Blackpool 32 14 8 10 37 29 15 7 5 3 17 13 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 50
13 Accrington Stanley 33 14 8 11 46 41 16 8 4 4 21 13 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 50
14 Milton Keynes Dons 36 13 9 14 52 51 18 7 7 4 29 23 18 6 2 10 23 28 1 48
15 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
16 Plymouth Argyle 36 12 9 15 45 58 18 9 4 5 27 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -13 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 34 11 8 15 44 57 16 5 2 9 21 32 18 6 6 6 23 25 -13 41
19 Bristol Rovers 35 9 7 19 36 56 17 6 2 9 21 25 18 3 5 10 15 31 -20 34
20 Wigan Athletic 35 9 7 19 38 61 17 3 4 10 18 35 18 6 3 9 20 26 -23 34
21 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
22 AFC Wimbledon 34 7 11 16 33 57 15 3 3 9 16 28 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 32
23 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
24 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31

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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.