Delightful dogfight as daring Milton Keynes Dons duel with determined Bristol Rovers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 11.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Examine their own tactics or make adjustments according to the opposition? Both Milton Keynes Dons and Bristol Rovers should try something more original than what they have done uptil now. Read more!

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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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 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Milton Keynes Dons are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Shrewsbury Town. O'Hora, defender, was given a rating of 7.14/10 in that game, top of the team. O'Hora won 3 of 7 duels.

A victory at home before that one, as predicted. The team were solid favourites against West Ham United U21 and won 2-0. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Keynes handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 12 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

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

Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 8 from these games.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Bristol Rovers have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.

Bristol Rovers had fun at their own home (Stadium mk) last time out, beating Cambridge United 2-1. Coburn scored. Yippee; their first three points in the league after eight matches not winning. Midfielder Evans was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.75. Evans hit two key passes.

Before that game, the win at home against Crystal Palace U21 in the EFL Trophy (2-0). Bristol are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Cheltenham Town.

The visiting Bristol Rovers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 5 games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): Milton Keynes Dons won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Bristol Rovers managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol RoversA. Collins
A. Collins
6 goals
Bristol RoversR. Loft
R. Loft
4 goals
KeynesW. Grigg
W. Grigg
3 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Bristol Rovers missing players

Milton Keynes Dons Bristol Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 1 5 12
3 1 0 Won W 1 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
7 3 0 Lost L 0 3 6
12 5 0 Scored S 4 7 17
16 8 0 Conceded C 0 10 23
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
55% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 67%
18% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 42%
9% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
45% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 58%
9% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 20% 17%
45% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 25%
 
4 3.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 12 4 5.5
5.9 5.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 6.8 6.3
1.4 1.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.8 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
8.5 8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 9 10.9
3.5 3.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 2.8 3.8
31% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 50% 37%
 
14.7 13.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 3 13.8 13.6
4.5 4.6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 5 4.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • All of Bristol Rovers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • 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 Plymouth Argyle 13 10 1 2 24 13 7 7 0 0 13 2 6 3 1 2 11 11 11 31
2 Ipswich Town 13 9 3 1 27 11 6 4 2 0 14 5 7 5 1 1 13 6 16 30
3 Sheffield Wednesday 13 8 2 3 25 12 7 4 2 1 17 8 6 4 0 2 8 4 13 26
4 Portsmouth 11 6 4 1 22 12 6 3 3 0 12 6 5 3 1 1 10 6 10 22
5 Barnsley 12 6 2 4 17 12 6 3 1 2 8 7 6 3 1 2 9 5 5 20
6 Bolton Wanderers 12 6 2 4 13 8 6 5 0 1 10 3 6 1 2 3 3 5 5 20
7 Peterborough United 12 6 1 5 21 13 6 4 1 1 13 2 6 2 0 4 8 11 8 19
8 Exeter City 12 5 3 4 20 12 6 3 1 2 10 6 6 2 2 2 10 6 8 18
9 Shrewsbury Town 12 5 3 4 13 14 6 3 1 2 7 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 -1 18
10 Derby County 11 5 2 4 12 11 6 4 0 2 10 8 5 1 2 2 2 3 1 17
11 Fleetwood Town 12 3 7 2 11 10 6 1 4 1 4 4 6 2 3 1 7 6 1 16
12 Accrington Stanley 12 4 4 4 14 16 6 2 3 1 10 9 6 2 1 3 4 7 -2 16
13 Cambridge United 13 5 1 7 15 23 6 4 0 2 9 9 7 1 1 5 6 14 -8 16
14 Port Vale 12 4 3 5 12 17 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 2 1 3 6 11 -5 15
15 Lincoln City 11 3 5 3 14 16 5 1 4 0 6 4 6 2 1 3 8 12 -2 14
16 Wycombe Wanderers 12 4 2 6 14 16 5 2 1 2 6 4 7 2 1 4 8 12 -2 14
17 Cheltenham Town 12 4 2 6 11 15 6 3 0 3 8 8 6 1 2 3 3 7 -4 14
18 Charlton Athletic 12 2 7 3 15 15 5 2 3 0 9 4 7 0 4 3 6 11 0 13
19 Bristol Rovers 12 3 3 6 17 23 7 2 2 3 10 13 5 1 1 3 7 10 -6 12
20 Oxford United 11 3 2 6 9 12 6 2 1 3 6 7 5 1 1 3 3 5 -3 11
21 Forest Green Rovers 12 3 2 7 11 25 7 2 0 5 5 14 5 1 2 2 6 11 -14 11
22 Milton Keynes Dons 11 3 1 7 12 16 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 2 0 4 7 8 -4 10
23 Burton Albion 13 2 2 9 15 28 6 1 0 5 3 12 7 1 2 4 12 16 -13 8
24 Morecambe 12 1 4 7 9 23 6 0 2 4 3 12 6 1 2 3 6 11 -14 7

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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.