Open game expected at Stadium mk: Milton Keynes Dons vs Sheffield Wednesday preview

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

A key fixture in League One as both teams are battling for the top spots. With Milton Keynes Dons in 2nd place and Sheffield Wednesday located at 5th, this has all the looks of a thriling meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (25) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Milton Keynes Dons and Sheffield Wednesday should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

12-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Milton Keynes Dons so far this season. Milton Keynes Dons haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Doncaster Rovers, 84 days ago.

The Keynes manager Manning and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus AFC Wimbledon (placed 22nd). Midfield player Coventry got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Coventry hit two key passes and had 70 successful passes (of 74 total).

Before that, Milton Keynes Dons had a home game versus Crewe Alexandra which ended with a victory 2-1.

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 Keynes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost two.

There will be little rest for Milton Keynes Dons after this match as they are travelling to Oxford United for a League One game in only three days.

Keynes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 30 goals in 21 games. From these home matches, Milton Keynes Dons have conceded only 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

Playing away, Sheffield Wednesday have won 6 games, drawn 8 and suffered 6 defeats in the League One this season. Sheffield Wednesday has drawn their two previous away games.

Sheffield Wednesday has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bolton Wanderers for a 1-1 draw. Midfielder Bannan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Bannan hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs AFC Wimbledon.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Sheffield in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Sheffield Wednesday, three draws and six defeats.

After this away game Sheffield Wednesday return home for a League One game against Crewe Alexandra. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The visiting Sheffield Wednesday have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 27 goals have been conceded by Sheffield in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield Wednesday - Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 was the story when these two participants last did battle, earlier this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Keynes victories, four draws and three Sheffield Wednesday wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsS. Twine
S. Twine
15 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
12 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
10 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 21 6 Played P 5 20 41
24 12 1 Won W 2 6 20
11 5 2 Drew D 0 8 13
7 4 3 Lost L 3 6 8
69 30 5 Scored S 6 24 67
40 18 9 Conceded C 12 27 44
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 93%
74% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 78%
50% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 45% 44%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 29%
14% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 15% 17%
60% 48% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 51%
33% 43% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 30% 37%
12% 19% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 35% 20%
 
4.7 4.3 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 6.2 6.5
4.8 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.8 4.5
1.5 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.9 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.7 12.9 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.3 13.6
4.7 4.7 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.8 4.7
35% 31% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 32% 35%
 
9.5 8.4 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 11.5 10.2
3 2.5 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.7 3.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (25) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday 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 Wigan Athletic 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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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 Wigan Athletic 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 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.