The Milton Keynes Dons & Oxford United managers Manning and Robinson are both dreading and eagerly anticipating this very important fixture in the top regions of the League One standings.
- Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oxford United have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League One
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 and Oxford United.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadium mk as Milton Keynes Dons have scored 16 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League One are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Plymouth Argyle in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfield player Tennai Watson got a match rating of 7.34 in that game, the max score being 10. Watson scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-0 draw away in the EFL Trophy before that, with Leyton Orient (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) the opponent.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Milton Keynes Dons have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost three.
The Milton fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Milton have conceded 11 goals.
Oxford United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Oxford play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Doncaster Rovers (placed 24th). Henry came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Doncaster Rovers last time out, making the manager Robinson feel like a tactical genius. James Henry, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.64. Henry scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sunderland that ended 1-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Oxford in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Oxford United, three draws and two defeats.
Oxford are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Oxford United have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Milton three wins, three draws and Oxford United three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Twine 9 goals |   J. Henry 7 goals | M. Taylor 7 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Oxford United missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Oxford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 32 |
| 25 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 85% |
| 80% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 75% |
| 65% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 55% |
| 35% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 65% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 70% |
| 25% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 10% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 20% |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14.3 | 13.9 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 38% | 31% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | 32% |
| 10.1 | 9.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
- Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oxford United have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 35 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -13 | 19 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 18 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 15 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -24 | 13 |
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