A highly important game in League One as both participants are battling for the top league positions. With Milton Keynes Dons in 6th place and Rotherham United at 5th, this promises to be an exciting battle. Read on to find out more!
- Milton Keynes Dons have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (7) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Milton Keynes Dons nor Rotherham United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Milton Keynes Dons form and stats
Milton Keynes Dons are steadily winning League One games and points here at Stadium mk. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.
It's back home for Milton Keynes Dons, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Wigan Athletic away with the result 2-1. Peter Kioso found the net in that victory. The talented striker Hiram Boateng bested all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Boateng hit one key pass.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Shrewsbury Town (0-1).The match schedule is unforgiving for Milton as they have a new game in only three days, a EFL Trophy match thankfully also at home. Aston Villa U21 are visiting.
A decent goal production from Milton in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Rotherham United form and stats
Playing away, Rotherham United, who have the most clean sheets (7) in League One, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the League One this season. Momentum is building for Rotherham United in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Rotherham United played 0-0 against Wycombe Wanderers in their previous match. Midfielder Daniel Barlaser was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.32. Barlaser hit two key passes.
That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Portsmouth.A new game in only three days for Rotherham, the EFL Trophy home match versus Manchester City U21. Busy days.
Rotherham United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. The Rotherham United defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Milton Keynes Dons won four games, three matches ended with a tie and Rotherham United managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Smith 9 goals |   S. Twine 6 goals | B. Wiles 4 goals |
Milton Keynes Dons missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| Milton Keynes Dons | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 77% |
| 62% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 69% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| 23% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 23% |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.8 | 7 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14.6 | 15 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| 33% | 29% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 29% |
- Milton Keynes Dons have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in League One
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in League One
- Rotherham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League One
- Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (7) in League One
- Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 14 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 14 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 8 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -15 | 7 |