League One duel: Close contest expected between Milton Keynes Dons and Blackpool

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 09.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Milton Keynes Dons and Blackpool have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the League One.

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Blackpool have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in League One

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 Milton and Blackpool.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

5-7-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Milton Keynes Dons so far this season.

Heartbreak before that as Milton lost 2-3 at Gillingham's place.

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

The match schedule is unforgiving for Milton as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Accrington Stanley are visiting.

A decent goal production from Milton in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 15 league matches. On the other hand, Milton have conceded 19 goals.

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Blackpool form and stats

6-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Blackpool in their League One matches away. Blackpool has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Blackpool delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against AFC Wimbledon (placed 22nd) in their previous match; a League One game. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Crewe Alexandra.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Blackpool playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Blackpool wins, four draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Blackpool are hosting Fleetwood Town in the League One only four days away.

Blackpool are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 16 games (in the league). Blackpool have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Blackpool - Milton 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Milton three wins, one draw and Blackpool four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolJ. Yates
J. Yates
11 goals
MiltonC. Jerome
C. Jerome
10 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Fraser
S. Fraser
9 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Blackpool
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 15 4 Played P 5 16 29
11 5 2 Won W 2 6 13
9 7 1 Drew D 1 3 6
13 3 1 Lost L 2 7 10
47 24 6 Scored S 5 19 35
47 19 3 Conceded C 4 16 28
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 93%
82% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 59%
48% 40% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 38% 31%
30% 33% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 17%
18% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 17%
61% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 38% 38%
21% 20% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 31% 41%
21% 7% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.2 12.2 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 12 11.7
3.8 4.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.8 3.9
37% 37% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 32% 31%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Blackpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blackpool have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

Milton Keynes Dons:
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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 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

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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.