Fleetwood Town and Milton Keynes Dons have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the League One.
- Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) in League One
Fleetwood have less rest than Milton Keynes Dons in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Burton Albion.
Fleetwood can neither be promoted or relegated from League One. Milton are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
9 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Fleetwood Town have to build on here at Highbury Stadium in the League One.
The fans are hoping that Fleetwood will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-5 away loss in the League One game against Burton Albion (placed 16th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Doncaster Rovers and winning 1-0.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Fleetwood Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 22 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Fleetwood Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Highbury Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 22 matches.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats.
The Milton Keynes Dons goalkeeper Andy Fisher is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 287 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Scott Fraser and Will Grigg (4) scored in Milton's previous match, the home game against Swindon Town that ended 5-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bristol Rovers at their stadium, the result 2-0.
As you can tell from the results above, Milton was very dominant against Swindon Town, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Scott Fraser and Will Grigg (4) providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Will Grigg's lethal finishing against Swindon Town. four goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Milton have scored 27 goals in 22 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Milton struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 33 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Milton Keynes Dons - Fleetwood 3-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Fleetwood, one draw and five wins for Milton Keynes Dons. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Fraser 14 goals |  C. Jerome 13 goals |   C. Camps 9 goals |
Fleetwood Town missing players
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
| Fleetwood Town | Milton Keynes Dons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 47 | 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 27 | 63 |
| 42 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 33 | 58 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 91% | 95% |
| 55% | 55% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 73% | 77% |
| 27% | 18% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 16% | 14% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 27% | 30% |
| 11% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 23% | 18% |
| 39% | 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 52% |
| 36% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 27% | 27% |
| 39% | 41% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | 25% |
| 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 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 13.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10 | 11.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 30% | 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 36% | 37% |
- 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 | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 41 | 86 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 43 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 82 |
| 3 | Lincoln City | 43 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 44 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 21 | 75 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 73 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 43 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 71 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 69 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 70 | 54 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 68 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 43 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 54 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 67 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 63 | 58 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 5 | 64 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 44 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 59 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 63 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 67 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 42 | -6 | 63 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -3 | 62 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 60 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 30 | -1 | 60 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 59 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 59 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 68 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 27 | -8 | 56 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 51 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -5 | 53 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 76 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -24 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 67 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -14 | 50 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 70 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -20 | 48 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 44 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 57 | 76 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 36 | -19 | 44 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 44 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 63 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | -23 | 44 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 44 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 50 | 84 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 48 | -34 | 40 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 68 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 37 | -28 | 38 |