Possible nail-biting contest in Milton Keynes Dons - Oxford United game

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Milton Keynes Dons have some catching up to do from their 20th position, and the first chance is against Oxford United. Read more!

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest points (9) at home in League One
  • Oxford United have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

With 2 League One wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Milton Keynes Dons are certainly not brimming with confidence. Keynes are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadium mk, having lost their two previous games here.

A strong away win for Milton Keynes Dons against Bristol Rovers the last match, as Eisa and Dean were on target. The attacker Eisa was announced as "man of the match" for Keynes with a rating of 7.82/10. Eisa scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that game, the home loss against Exeter City with the scoreline 0-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Milton Keynes Dons 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 9 games. Milton Keynes Dons has won 4 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.

The manager Jackson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bolton Wanderers in only three days.

Milton Keynes Dons aren't scoring a lot here at Stadium mk in the league, with only {10 goals} from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Milton Keynes Dons defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Oxford United form and stats

Playing away, Oxford United have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 6 defeats in the League One this season. With the Oxford losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Oxford United's previous game was their home loss versus Shrewsbury Town (0-1). The attacker Joseph got a match rating of 6.95 in that game. Joseph hit the woodwork once.

A loss against Barnsley was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Oxford United in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Oxford United, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

After this away game Oxford return home for a League One game against Plymouth Argyle. That game is only three sleeps after this.

As opposed to that, Oxford United have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved encountered each other earlier on this season: Oxford United - Milton Keynes Dons 1-2. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Keynes, two draws and four wins for Oxford United. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Oxford UnitedC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
7 goals
Oxford UnitedK. Joseph
K. Joseph
6 goals
Milton Keynes DonsW. Grigg
W. Grigg
5 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Oxford United missing players

Milton Keynes Dons Oxford United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 5 Played P 4 15 30
8 2 1 Won W 2 4 9
4 3 1 Drew D 1 5 8
17 10 3 Lost L 1 6 13
27 10 2 Scored S 5 15 34
40 23 5 Conceded C 5 19 36
93% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
69% 60% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 73%
41% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 43%
21% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 13%
7% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
41% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 75% 53% 60%
24% 13% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 10%
41% 47% 80% Failed to Score F T 25% 47% 33%
 
4.2 4.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4 5.4
4.7 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 6.2 5
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.8 10.8 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10.5 14.3
3.6 3.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 1.9 2.5
26% 20% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 54% 46%
 
12.2 11.1 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 11.7 10.2
3.8 3.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.2 3.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest points (9) at home in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in League One
  • Oxford United have won significantly less corners away then 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 Plymouth Argyle 28 18 7 3 51 29 14 13 0 1 29 11 14 5 7 2 22 18 22 61
2 Sheffield Wednesday 27 17 7 3 47 18 14 9 4 1 31 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 29 58
3 Ipswich Town 28 15 9 4 53 28 14 8 5 1 27 10 14 7 4 3 26 18 25 54
4 Derby County 27 14 8 5 40 21 13 9 2 2 25 11 14 5 6 3 15 10 19 50
5 Bolton Wanderers 29 14 8 7 37 23 15 9 4 2 20 8 14 5 4 5 17 15 14 50
6 Barnsley 26 14 4 8 35 25 13 8 1 4 20 14 13 6 3 4 15 11 10 46
7 Peterborough United 26 13 2 11 43 32 13 9 1 3 26 10 13 4 1 8 17 22 11 41
8 Wycombe Wanderers 27 12 5 10 35 27 14 7 3 4 21 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 8 41
9 Shrewsbury Town 28 12 5 11 35 31 15 7 2 6 20 19 13 5 3 5 15 12 4 41
10 Exeter City 28 10 8 10 41 39 13 5 4 4 19 17 15 5 4 6 22 22 2 38
11 Portsmouth 26 9 10 7 34 32 13 4 7 2 19 15 13 5 3 5 15 17 2 37
12 Bristol Rovers 28 10 7 11 43 50 13 5 4 4 21 22 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 37
13 Port Vale 27 10 6 11 28 36 13 5 3 5 14 15 14 5 3 6 14 21 -8 36
14 Oxford United 29 9 8 12 34 35 14 5 3 6 19 16 15 4 5 6 15 19 -1 35
15 Charlton Athletic 27 8 10 9 41 38 15 6 5 4 27 19 12 2 5 5 14 19 3 34
16 Lincoln City 26 6 13 7 24 30 13 2 11 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 31
17 Fleetwood Town 27 6 11 10 29 30 13 2 5 6 11 14 14 4 6 4 18 16 -1 29
18 Cheltenham Town 27 8 5 14 23 34 13 5 2 6 13 16 14 3 3 8 10 18 -11 29
19 Morecambe 27 6 9 12 31 40 14 5 5 4 21 17 13 1 4 8 10 23 -9 27
20 Milton Keynes Dons 28 7 4 17 25 40 15 2 3 10 10 23 13 5 1 7 15 17 -15 25
21 Accrington Stanley 25 6 7 12 24 41 12 3 5 4 16 18 13 3 2 8 8 23 -17 25
22 Burton Albion 27 6 7 14 34 54 14 4 4 6 16 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -20 25
23 Cambridge United 27 7 4 16 23 46 13 5 2 6 12 16 14 2 2 10 11 30 -23 25
24 Forest Green Rovers 29 5 6 18 24 55 14 4 0 10 11 25 15 1 6 8 13 30 -31 21

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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.