Evenly matched teams: Milton Keynes Dons vs Oxford United match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 27.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Milton Keynes Dons have their presumed home advantage while Oxford United are ahead 3 points in the League One table.

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

Milton Keynes Dons have collected 21 points from their League One home games so far after 5-6-3.

Milton are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-4 away versus Shrewsbury Town. Ahead of that match, Milton Keynes Dons won a home game hosting Northampton Town (4-3).

A goal frenzy last time out for Milton Keynes Dons, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Shrewsbury Town. Fun stuff to watch!

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 eleven games. Milton Keynes Dons has won seven of these, drawn one and lost three.

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

Milton Keynes Dons have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadium mk with 23 goals in 14 league matches. Milton have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Oxford United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Oxford have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 187 minutes ago. E. Moore was the goal scorer.

Oxford might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Portsmouth proved too strong as Oxford United slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at The Kassam Stadium. Before that, Oxford travelled to Ipswich Town and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Oxford United in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Oxford United, one draw and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Peterborough United in just three days.

Oxford has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 15 games. In the opposite end, Oxford United have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Oxford United - Milton 3-2. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Milton, two draws and three wins for Oxford United. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Oxford UnitedM. Taylor
M. Taylor
11 goals
MiltonC. Jerome
C. Jerome
10 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Fraser
S. Fraser
9 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Oxford United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Oxford United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 5 15 28
11 5 0 Won W 1 6 13
8 6 2 Drew D 2 3 5
11 3 2 Lost L 2 6 10
44 23 5 Scored S 4 24 43
40 18 8 Conceded C 7 23 35
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 87% 89%
80% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 87% 82%
47% 43% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 43%
30% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 40% 32%
17% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 33% 21%
60% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 53% 46%
23% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 20% 29%
20% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 40% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.7 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.1 12.4 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14.6 13.8 12.6
4 4.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.8 4.5
37% 37% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 33% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Peterborough United 29 18 4 7 49 25 14 11 2 1 32 10 15 7 2 6 17 15 24 58
2 Lincoln City 29 17 6 6 44 25 15 7 3 5 23 19 14 10 3 1 21 6 19 57
3 Hull City 31 16 5 10 49 28 15 8 2 5 15 9 16 8 3 5 34 19 21 53
4 Portsmouth 29 15 6 8 46 27 16 6 4 6 22 16 13 9 2 2 24 11 19 51
5 Sunderland 29 13 11 5 44 24 15 6 5 4 20 16 14 7 6 1 24 8 20 50
6 Doncaster Rovers 27 15 4 8 46 34 15 9 3 3 28 17 12 6 1 5 18 17 12 49
7 Accrington Stanley 28 13 7 8 39 30 14 7 4 3 18 10 14 6 3 5 21 20 9 46
8 Oxford United 28 13 5 10 43 35 13 7 2 4 19 12 15 6 3 6 24 23 8 44
9 Charlton Athletic 30 12 8 10 45 41 14 4 4 6 24 26 16 8 4 4 21 15 4 44
10 Ipswich Town 28 13 5 10 31 27 16 8 2 6 16 14 12 5 3 4 15 13 4 44
11 Crewe Alexandra 30 12 7 11 39 37 15 8 4 3 24 14 15 4 3 8 15 23 2 43
12 Plymouth Argyle 30 11 9 10 39 46 16 8 4 4 23 22 14 3 5 6 16 24 -7 42
13 Milton Keynes Dons 30 11 8 11 44 40 14 5 6 3 23 18 16 6 2 8 21 22 4 41
14 Blackpool 26 12 4 10 30 26 11 7 1 3 14 10 15 5 3 7 16 16 4 40
15 Gillingham 30 12 4 14 38 41 16 6 2 8 19 23 14 6 2 6 19 18 -3 40
16 Shrewsbury Town 27 9 10 8 31 31 13 4 5 4 19 17 14 5 5 4 12 14 0 37
17 Fleetwood Town 30 9 9 12 33 28 15 6 6 3 20 10 15 3 3 9 13 18 5 36
18 Rochdale 30 6 10 14 41 55 15 1 7 7 17 31 15 5 3 7 24 24 -14 28
19 Swindon Town 30 8 4 18 36 56 16 6 1 9 17 24 14 2 3 9 19 32 -20 28
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 7 7 14 30 50 12 3 2 7 15 23 16 4 5 7 15 27 -20 28
21 Bristol Rovers 29 7 6 16 28 48 14 4 1 9 15 23 15 3 5 7 13 25 -20 27
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 6 17 31 57 15 2 4 9 15 34 15 5 2 8 16 23 -26 27
23 Northampton Town 30 6 8 16 23 47 15 3 4 8 8 20 15 3 4 8 15 27 -24 26
24 Burton Albion 28 6 7 15 34 55 14 3 2 9 18 31 14 3 5 6 16 24 -21 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 Peterborough United 29 18 4 7 49 25 14 11 2 1 32 10 15 7 2 6 17 15 24 58
2 Lincoln City 29 17 6 6 44 25 15 7 3 5 23 19 14 10 3 1 21 6 19 57
3 Hull City 31 16 5 10 49 28 15 8 2 5 15 9 16 8 3 5 34 19 21 53
4 Portsmouth 29 15 6 8 46 27 16 6 4 6 22 16 13 9 2 2 24 11 19 51
5 Sunderland 29 13 11 5 44 24 15 6 5 4 20 16 14 7 6 1 24 8 20 50
6 Doncaster Rovers 27 15 4 8 46 34 15 9 3 3 28 17 12 6 1 5 18 17 12 49
7 Accrington Stanley 28 13 7 8 39 30 14 7 4 3 18 10 14 6 3 5 21 20 9 46
8 Oxford United 28 13 5 10 43 35 13 7 2 4 19 12 15 6 3 6 24 23 8 44
9 Charlton Athletic 30 12 8 10 45 41 14 4 4 6 24 26 16 8 4 4 21 15 4 44
10 Ipswich Town 28 13 5 10 31 27 16 8 2 6 16 14 12 5 3 4 15 13 4 44
11 Crewe Alexandra 30 12 7 11 39 37 15 8 4 3 24 14 15 4 3 8 15 23 2 43
12 Plymouth Argyle 30 11 9 10 39 46 16 8 4 4 23 22 14 3 5 6 16 24 -7 42
13 Milton Keynes Dons 30 11 8 11 44 40 14 5 6 3 23 18 16 6 2 8 21 22 4 41
14 Blackpool 26 12 4 10 30 26 11 7 1 3 14 10 15 5 3 7 16 16 4 40
15 Gillingham 30 12 4 14 38 41 16 6 2 8 19 23 14 6 2 6 19 18 -3 40
16 Shrewsbury Town 27 9 10 8 31 31 13 4 5 4 19 17 14 5 5 4 12 14 0 37
17 Fleetwood Town 30 9 9 12 33 28 15 6 6 3 20 10 15 3 3 9 13 18 5 36
18 Rochdale 30 6 10 14 41 55 15 1 7 7 17 31 15 5 3 7 24 24 -14 28
19 Swindon Town 30 8 4 18 36 56 16 6 1 9 17 24 14 2 3 9 19 32 -20 28
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 7 7 14 30 50 12 3 2 7 15 23 16 4 5 7 15 27 -20 28
21 Bristol Rovers 29 7 6 16 28 48 14 4 1 9 15 23 15 3 5 7 13 25 -20 27
22 Wigan Athletic 30 7 6 17 31 57 15 2 4 9 15 34 15 5 2 8 16 23 -26 27
23 Northampton Town 30 6 8 16 23 47 15 3 4 8 8 20 15 3 4 8 15 27 -24 26
24 Burton Albion 28 6 7 15 34 55 14 3 2 9 18 31 14 3 5 6 16 24 -21 25

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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.