Milton Keynes Dons have had problems winning points this season. Could the team get some sugar when Bolton Wanderers come to visit Stadium mk?
- Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bolton Wanderers have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons have played 3 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Keynes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Exeter City. The first loss after going unbeaten in three league rounds.
Before that fixture, a home loss in the EFL Trophy against Cheltenham Town. 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 Keynes Dons have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2.
At Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Dons has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 3 league fixtures.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Still no away game victory in the League One for Bolton Wanderers with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
Bolton Wanderers had fun at their own home (Stadium mk) last time out, beating Charlton Athletic 3-1. Lee, Bradley and Johnston scored. Iredale got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, top player of the team. Iredale served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 39 successful passes (of 47 total).
A home win as predicted against Crewe Alexandra ahead of that, in the EFL Trophy. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bolton Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 2 Bolton Wanderers wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Wanderers are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding eight meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Milton Keynes Dons, three draws and two wins for Bolton Wanderers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Grigg 2 goals |  B. Johnson 2 goals |   K. Dempsey 2 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 57% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7.7 | 6.1 |
| 5.6 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 9.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10 | 13.1 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 33% |
| 14.9 | 13.7 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.3 | 12.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
- Bolton Wanderers have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Bolton Wanderers have yet to win a game away.
- 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 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Derby County | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 1 |
