League One prediction and preview: Milton Keynes Dons modest thought to overpower Port Vale

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 16.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Another appealing match in the League One. Milton Keynes Dons is in the 24th position after featuring in three games. They host Port Vale who are placed 16th after three matches.

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest scored goals (0) in League One

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's first League One home game here at Stadium mk ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 23 matches.

Stress levels are on the rise for Milton Keynes Dons's attacking players as they have now played 334 minutes without scoring in a league game. Parrott was their last goal scorer.

Keynes faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ipswich Town (0-3). Milton Keynes Dons's goalkeeper Cumming was extremely busy against Ipswich Town, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Grant got a match rating of 7.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Grant hit one key pass.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Milton Keynes Dons have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 13 times, drawn 0 and lost 0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Accrington Stanley are coming to town in four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Milton Keynes Dons's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.

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Port Vale form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League One ended in defeat. Last season Port Vale had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 11, drew 6 and lost 6.

Port aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 238 league minutes without a goal. Hall was the last player to find the net.

Port Vale's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Bolton Wanderers that finished 0-0. Stevens (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.0. Stevens topped it up with a clean sheet.

aweayteam Hara magic won. Port Vale are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Burton Albion.

It's early days yet, but Port Vale has scored 0 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Keynes won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Port Vale have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

Port ValeN. Smith
N. Smith
1 goals
Port ValeC. Hall
C. Hall
1 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Port Vale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
5 1 0 Conceded C 0 4 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
4.3 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 6.7
5.3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5.3
1.3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 2 10.3
2.3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
15 15 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 10.3
5.7 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the fewest scored goals (0) in League One
Milton Keynes Dons Last season Port Vale
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   25 49
27 14   Won W   12 24
11 5   Drew D   6 12
10 5   Lost L   7 13
79 35   Scored S   36 72
46 21   Conceded C   26 48
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 90%
73% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   72% 69%
48% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 43%
23% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 24%
17% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 14%
54% 46%   BTTS BTTS   60% 53%
35% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   28% 37%
15% 17%   Failed to Score F T   16% 20%
 
4.9 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 4.9
4.7 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.2
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.6
2 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.9 13.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 11.2
4.8 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.5
34% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 42%
 
9.2 7.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.7 10.2
3 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
8 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
9 Portsmouth 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
10 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
12 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
14 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
16 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
17 Lincoln City 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
19 Barnsley 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3
20 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
21 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2
22 Burton Albion 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1
23 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
24 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
8 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
9 Portsmouth 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
10 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
12 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
14 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
16 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
17 Lincoln City 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
19 Barnsley 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3
20 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
21 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2
22 Burton Albion 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1
23 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
24 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0

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