Milton Keynes Dons favourites for feisty fight facing Shrewsbury Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium mk (30500 seats)

Milton Keynes Dons have layed the groundwork for this match following their 1-0 result vs Cambridge United, a fixture that gave some clarity. Will they show it against Shrewsbury Town?

Insights:
  • Milton Keynes Dons is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in League One

Both sides have had adequate rest since their previous game. Let's trust this will be an energetic game!

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

10 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Milton Keynes Dons have to build on here at Stadium mk in the League One. Milton Keynes Dons haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Doncaster Rovers, 69 days ago.

A strong away win for Keynes against Cambridge United the last match, as O'Hora were on target. Coventry (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.01/10. Coventry had 56 successful passes (of 63 total).

Before that, Milton Keynes Dons drew at home versus Wigan Athletic.

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 Keynes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won ten times, drawn two and lost zero.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Crewe Alexandra in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadium mk.

The Milton Keynes Dons fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 19 matches. From these home matches, Keynes have conceded only 17 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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Shrewsbury Town form and stats

Shrewsbury Town have only collected 16 points from their away games in the League One, after 3-7-10 (20 played).

Shrewsbury Town have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marko Marosi. It's been 278 minutes since they last conceded in League One.

Shrewsbury go into this game after a win, the home game against Lincoln City that ended 1-0. Ebanks-Landell was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.6. The defender Ebanks-Landell hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.

Prior to that result Shrewsbury Town won their away game at Rotherham United. The scoreline was 3-0.

Shrewsbury Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.

The attacking power of Shrewsbury when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 20 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Shrewsbury Town as they have only conceded 19 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the sides played each other earlier this season; Shrewsbury Town - Keynes 1-0. Last ten meetings between these sides: Milton Keynes Dons won five, Shrewsbury Town were winners in two and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsS. Twine
S. Twine
14 goals
Shrewsbury TownD. Udoh
D. Udoh
12 goals
Milton Keynes DonsM. Eisa
M. Eisa
11 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Shrewsbury Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Shrewsbury Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 7 Played P 6 20 40
22 10 6 Won W 1 3 12
10 5 1 Drew D 2 7 12
7 4 0 Lost L 3 10 16
64 26 14 Scored S 5 15 41
38 17 3 Conceded C 6 19 37
95% 89% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 80% 85%
72% 63% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 60%
51% 42% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 38%
23% 16% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
15% 11% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
59% 47% 43% BTTS BTTS 33% 35% 42%
33% 42% 57% Clean Sheets C S 33% 35% 35%
13% 21% 14% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 38%
 
4.6 4.3 3.9 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.1 5.4
5.1 5.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.7 4.9
1.5 1.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
12.8 13.3 11.1 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.3 11.1
4.8 4.7 5.1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.8
34% 29% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 24% 27%
 
9.8 8.7 8.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 12.1 12
3.1 2.6 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.6 3.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One
  • Shrewsbury Town have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 40 22 8 10 66 40 20 13 3 4 31 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 26 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sheffield Wednesday 39 19 12 8 64 42 20 13 5 2 41 16 19 6 7 6 23 26 22 69
7 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 13 10 59 40 20 10 8 2 32 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 19 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 40 12 14 14 56 67 20 9 6 5 29 26 20 3 8 9 27 41 -11 50
13 Accrington Stanley 39 14 8 17 48 65 20 11 4 5 35 28 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 50
14 Charlton Athletic 39 14 7 18 46 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 19 5 3 11 19 26 -3 49
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 12 16 41 37 20 9 5 6 26 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 4 48
16 Cambridge United 39 12 12 15 47 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 20 5 5 10 24 39 -12 48
17 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
18 Lincoln City 39 11 9 19 43 52 20 5 5 10 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 27 -9 42
19 Gillingham 40 8 13 19 31 60 20 4 6 10 12 33 20 4 7 9 19 27 -29 37
20 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 39 6 15 18 40 62 19 2 11 6 21 27 20 4 4 12 19 35 -22 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 40 8 6 26 28 74 20 5 3 12 15 30 20 3 3 14 13 44 -46 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

Milton Keynes Dons:
England:
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 Rotherham United 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 40 22 8 10 66 40 20 13 3 4 31 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 26 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sheffield Wednesday 39 19 12 8 64 42 20 13 5 2 41 16 19 6 7 6 23 26 22 69
7 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 13 10 59 40 20 10 8 2 32 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 19 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 40 12 14 14 56 67 20 9 6 5 29 26 20 3 8 9 27 41 -11 50
13 Accrington Stanley 39 14 8 17 48 65 20 11 4 5 35 28 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 50
14 Charlton Athletic 39 14 7 18 46 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 19 5 3 11 19 26 -3 49
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 12 16 41 37 20 9 5 6 26 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 4 48
16 Cambridge United 39 12 12 15 47 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 20 5 5 10 24 39 -12 48
17 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
18 Lincoln City 39 11 9 19 43 52 20 5 5 10 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 27 -9 42
19 Gillingham 40 8 13 19 31 60 20 4 6 10 12 33 20 4 7 9 19 27 -29 37
20 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 39 6 15 18 40 62 19 2 11 6 21 27 20 4 4 12 19 35 -22 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 40 8 6 26 28 74 20 5 3 12 15 30 20 3 3 14 13 44 -46 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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