Milton Keynes Dons warm up for Gillingham with expectations of securing all three points. Can they? Read our match preview!
- Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Gillingham is in the worst form (0-1-5)
This looks to be an exciting fixture with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
All-inclusive League One statistics at home this season for Milton Keynes Dons are 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Milton, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Lincoln City away with the result 3-2. Twine (2) and O'Riley found the net in that victory. A very satisfying win for Milton against Lincoln City last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Twine's goal in the 90th minute. The attacker Twine was declared "man of the match" for Milton with the rating of 8.95/10. Twine scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).
Ahead of that match, Milton lost 1-2 at home to Oxford United.A decent goal production from Milton in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Milton have conceded 13 goals.
Gillingham form and stats
There's been little loot from Gillingham's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the League One. Gillingham only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws. With the Gillingham losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Gillingham, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Fleetwood Town (placed 19th). McKenzie, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. McKenzie scored one goal and won 2 of 3 duels.
A 1-5 defeat away at Rotherham United before that.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Gillingham rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also faced each other previously this campaign: Gillingham - Milton 1-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Milton six wins, zero draws and Gillingham four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Twine 11 goals |  M. O'Riley 6 goals |  V. Oliver 6 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Gillingham missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Gillingham | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 42 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 82% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 92% | 82% |
| 68% | 55% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 32% |
| 36% | 18% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| 27% | 18% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 9% |
| 68% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 67% | 59% |
| 23% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 25% | 32% |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.2 | 13.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 8.5 | 10.3 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 37% | 31% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| 10.2 | 9.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.2 | 17.7 | 15.7 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
- Gillingham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in League One
- Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League One
- Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Gillingham is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Milton Keynes Dons have scored more than double the goals of Gillingham.
- 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 | Rotherham United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 47 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 42 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 34 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -26 | 16 |
