League One preview: Can Milton Keynes Dons edge out victory against AFC Wimbledon?

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Milton Keynes Dons hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 17th position in the League One table. Visiting AFC Wimbledon holds 11th place with 12 pts.

It's no vacation for neither Milton nor AFC Wimbledon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Milton Keynes Dons at their home stadium (Stadium mk) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadium mk.

A nice win for Milton last time playing, versus Wigan Athletic. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Stephen Walker and Scott Fraser scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Milton lost 0-1 at Blackpool's place.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Milton Keynes Dons have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost three.

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

Milton Keynes Dons have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadium mk with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Milton are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadium mk in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, AFC Wimbledon have produced an overall stat of 2-2-1 so far.

Wimbledon are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League One against Blackpool (placed 18th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Burton Albion.

Wimbledon are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Doncaster Rovers in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far AFC Wimbledon have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. Wimbledon are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - two - two (Milton wins - draws - AFC Wimbledon wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonJ. Pigott
J. Pigott
3 goals
AFC WimbledonR. Longman
R. Longman
3 goals
MiltonS. Fraser
S. Fraser
2 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Milton Keynes Dons AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 3 5 9
2 2 1 Won W 1 2 3
2 1 0 Drew D 2 2 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
10 6 2 Scored S 4 5 11
12 3 0 Conceded C 3 4 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 40% 44%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 20% 33%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 22%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 44%
22% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 33%
22% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.4 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
102 50 16 Total Shots T S 20 39 85
35 21 5 Shots on Target S O 5 13 30
29% 29% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 38% 37%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon has the most dropped points from leading position (9) in League One
  • AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Milton Keynes Dons's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lincoln City 9 7 1 1 14 5 5 4 0 1 8 2 4 3 1 0 6 3 9 22
2 Hull City 9 7 0 2 15 7 4 3 0 1 4 2 5 4 0 1 11 5 8 21
3 Ipswich Town 9 6 1 2 15 7 4 4 0 0 7 0 5 2 1 2 8 7 8 19
4 Peterborough United 9 6 1 2 14 8 4 3 1 0 9 4 5 3 0 2 5 4 6 19
5 Portsmouth 9 5 2 2 16 7 5 2 1 2 7 4 4 3 1 0 9 3 9 17
6 Charlton Athletic 8 5 1 2 9 5 4 2 1 1 4 3 4 3 0 1 5 2 4 16
7 Sunderland 8 4 3 1 10 6 4 2 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 15
8 Plymouth Argyle 9 4 3 2 13 11 5 4 1 0 8 3 4 0 2 2 5 8 2 15
9 Doncaster Rovers 8 4 1 3 15 9 4 2 1 1 10 5 4 2 0 2 5 4 6 13
10 Fleetwood Town 9 4 1 4 11 8 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 1 0 3 4 5 3 13
11 AFC Wimbledon 9 3 3 3 11 11 4 1 1 2 6 7 5 2 2 1 5 4 0 12
12 Accrington Stanley 7 4 0 3 9 10 4 3 0 1 6 5 3 1 0 2 3 5 -1 12
13 Bristol Rovers 8 3 2 3 9 12 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 2 1 1 5 6 -3 11
14 Rochdale 9 3 2 4 9 14 4 1 2 1 4 6 5 2 0 3 5 8 -5 11
15 Crewe Alexandra 8 3 1 4 8 7 5 2 1 2 6 4 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 10
16 Gillingham 9 3 1 5 9 13 5 2 0 3 5 7 4 1 1 2 4 6 -4 10
17 Milton Keynes Dons 9 2 2 5 10 12 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 0 1 4 4 9 -2 8
18 Blackpool 9 2 1 6 7 13 5 2 0 3 6 8 4 0 1 3 1 5 -6 7
19 Wigan Athletic 9 2 1 6 6 14 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 1 0 4 2 9 -8 7
20 Northampton Town 9 2 1 6 7 18 5 1 1 3 4 9 4 1 0 3 3 9 -11 7
21 Shrewsbury Town 8 1 3 4 5 8 4 0 1 3 3 6 4 1 2 1 2 2 -3 6
22 Swindon Town 7 2 0 5 9 13 4 2 0 2 7 6 3 0 0 3 2 7 -4 6
23 Oxford United 7 2 0 5 8 14 2 1 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 4 5 10 -6 6
24 Burton Albion 9 1 3 5 11 18 4 1 1 2 5 7 5 0 2 3 6 11 -7 6

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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.