Milton Keynes Dons supporters put their faith in manager Manning to deliver victory against Cheltenham Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

The team playing at home, Milton Keynes Dons, should be expected winners in this fixture, but Cheltenham Town have shown both competence and intrepidity. Read more about the game!

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (23) in League One
  • Cheltenham Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.

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 Keynes Dons and Cheltenham Town.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

9 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Milton Keynes Dons have to build on here at Stadium mk in the League One. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Keynes are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.

A good away victory last time out for Milton Keynes Dons, who won 2-1 against Rotherham United (placed 1st). Darling, defender, was given a rating of 7.23/10 in that game, top of the team. Darling scored one goal and won 8 of 9 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bolton Wanderers in a game that was won 2-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Milton Keynes Dons matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and two defeats (from six games).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Wigan Athletic in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadium mk.

Keynes has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Milton Keynes Dons have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cheltenham Town so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 2-8-6 (win-draw-lose). One point away has become something of a habit for Cheltenham Town who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Cheltenham won their last game, 4-0 versus Doncaster Rovers played at home. The attacker May got a match rating of 8.13 in that game. May scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Crewe Alexandra.

Cheltenham Town have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a League One fixture versus Morecambe. A hard timetable for the guests!

Cheltenham find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Cheltenham Town rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams get together this season, as the results database show this recent match: Cheltenham Town - Keynes 1-1. Head to head data (for the former seven meetings): Milton Keynes Dons won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Cheltenham Town managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / two The matches between these teams have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 4 red cards from the last seven duels.

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
17 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Twine
S. Twine
14 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
10 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 17 7 Played P 5 16 35
20 9 6 Won W 0 2 10
9 4 1 Drew D 2 8 14
7 4 0 Lost L 3 6 11
59 22 12 Scored S 6 22 48
36 15 2 Conceded C 14 31 56
94% 88% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
72% 59% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 86%
53% 41% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 51%
22% 12% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 44% 37%
17% 12% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 25% 14%
58% 41% 29% BTTS BTTS 40% 69% 63%
33% 47% 71% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 20%
14% 24% 14% Failed to Score F T 60% 25% 23%
 
4.6 4.2 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.7
5.2 5.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.2 5.3
1.5 1.4 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.1 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.2 14 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 11.6 12
4.9 4.8 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.6 4.2
33% 27% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 30% 33%
 
10 8.9 8.1 Shots against (avg) S A 14.6 13.4 12.1
3.2 2.6 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.5 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (23) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 36 20 9 7 59 36 17 9 4 4 22 15 19 11 5 3 37 21 23 69
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
6 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
7 Sunderland 36 17 9 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 19 6 7 6 27 33 14 60
8 Plymouth Argyle 34 17 8 9 56 39 16 9 3 4 22 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 17 59
9 Ipswich Town 36 15 11 10 55 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 16 56
10 Portsmouth 34 15 9 10 50 37 18 10 4 4 34 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 13 54
11 Bolton Wanderers 36 16 6 14 58 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 54
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 35 10 14 11 48 56 19 8 6 5 26 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -8 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 34 10 8 16 40 47 19 5 4 10 19 25 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 38
19 Fleetwood Town 34 7 12 15 47 60 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 2 7 8 21 33 -13 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 6 15 14 39 54 17 2 11 4 21 24 18 4 4 10 18 30 -15 33
21 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 44 66 18 5 7 6 26 29 17 2 3 12 18 37 -22 31
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 35 6 7 22 29 63 17 4 4 9 16 29 18 2 3 13 13 34 -34 25

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 36 20 9 7 59 36 17 9 4 4 22 15 19 11 5 3 37 21 23 69
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
6 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
7 Sunderland 36 17 9 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 19 6 7 6 27 33 14 60
8 Plymouth Argyle 34 17 8 9 56 39 16 9 3 4 22 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 17 59
9 Ipswich Town 36 15 11 10 55 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 16 56
10 Portsmouth 34 15 9 10 50 37 18 10 4 4 34 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 13 54
11 Bolton Wanderers 36 16 6 14 58 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 54
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 35 10 14 11 48 56 19 8 6 5 26 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -8 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 34 10 8 16 40 47 19 5 4 10 19 25 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 38
19 Fleetwood Town 34 7 12 15 47 60 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 2 7 8 21 33 -13 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 6 15 14 39 54 17 2 11 4 21 24 18 4 4 10 18 30 -15 33
21 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 44 66 18 5 7 6 26 29 17 2 3 12 18 37 -22 31
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 35 6 7 22 29 63 17 4 4 9 16 29 18 2 3 13 13 34 -34 25

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