Milton Keynes Dons vs Portsmouth match preview: Even contest expected at Stadium mk

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Milton Keynes Dons will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Portsmouth.

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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

The story so far in the League One for Milton Keynes Dons at their home stadium (Stadium mk) is 8 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 284 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Harvie was the last player to find the net.

Before that, Milton played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Ipswich Town.

Milton were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

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 eleven matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost four.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Milton as they are travelling to their away game against Bristol Rovers in the League One. That match is three days after this one.

The Milton Keynes Dons fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 20 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 25 goals have been conceded.

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Portsmouth form and stats

Playing away, Portsmouth have won 11 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the League One this season.

A 1-2 loss hosting Burton Albion before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Portsmouth playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were four Portsmouth wins, two draws and two defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Portsmouth manager D. Cowley as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Swindon Town.

Portsmouth are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 19 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Portsmouth have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Portsmouth - Milton Keynes Dons 2-1. Last seven meetings between the teams: Milton Keynes Dons won one, Portsmouth won four and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthJ. Marquis
J. Marquis
14 goals
Milton Keynes DonsC. Jerome
C. Jerome
13 goals
MiltonS. Fraser
S. Fraser
11 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Portsmouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 7 Played P 6 19 40
15 8 0 Won W 3 11 19
10 7 3 Drew D 2 3 8
16 5 4 Lost L 1 5 13
55 30 6 Scored S 8 29 57
58 25 11 Conceded C 4 19 42
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 90%
78% 85% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 63% 70%
49% 40% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 47% 48%
29% 30% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 37% 30%
17% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
56% 65% 71% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 45%
22% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 42% 35%
27% 15% 29% Failed to Score F T 17% 21% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.8 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.1 12.2 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 11.4 11.9
3.9 4.5 3.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4
34% 34% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 35% 35%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

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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 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

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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.