Milton Keynes Dons will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Charlton Athletic.
- Milton Keynes Dons has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League One
- Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
The visiting Charlton Athletic played their last game only three days ago, a League One match.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons have played 11 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Milton Keynes Dons has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadium mk, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Milton supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Fleetwood Town in League One and win 3-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Peterborough United.
Milton goalkeeper Andrew Fisher did an outstanding job against Fleetwood Town with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. Joe Mason was absolutely essential when Milton beat Fleetwood Town 3-1, scoring three goals.
This is expected to be a close game, with Milton perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Milton Keynes Dons as a small favourite), we find ten games. Milton Keynes Dons has won seven of these, drawn one and lost two.
The manager R. Martin will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AFC Wimbledon in only four days.
The Milton fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Charlton Athletic form and stats
Playing away, Charlton Athletic have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the League One this season.
Charlton's last game was the home draw against Swindon Town (2-2). A 1-2 defeat away at Peterborough United before that.
Charlton's last match (vs Swindon Town) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 90th minute equalizer by Andrew Shinnie. As mentioned above, Charlton Athletic drew the match against Swindon Town. Manager L. Bowyer brought on Andrew Shinnie to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Charlton Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Charlton wins, one draw and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Charlton are hosting Portsmouth in the League One only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Charlton Athletic have scored 17 goals in 13 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. 14 goals have been conceded by Charlton in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Charlton Athletic - Milton 0-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Milton wins - draws - Charlton Athletic wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Aneke 9 goals |   S. Fraser 7 goals |  C. Jerome 7 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Charlton Athletic missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Charlton Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 37 |
| 29 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 32 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 79% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 23% | 38% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 33% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 61% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 46% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 46% | 38% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.1 | 12.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10 | 11.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | 40% |
- All of Milton Keynes Dons's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Charlton Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Milton Keynes Dons has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League One
- Milton Keynes Dons have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 45 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 36 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 22 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 22 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 21 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -16 | 21 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |