Milton Keynes Dons duels with Sunderland in League One fray

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

League round two of the League One season and the contenders have digested the first match. Here's the best Milton Keynes Dons - Sunderland guide:

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Carabao Cup. That game, against Port Vale, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sunderland.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

Last season, Milton Keynes Dons's league statistics were 18 wins, 11 draws and 17 losses, resulting in a 13th position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 64 goals and conceded 62. Playing at home last season Milton Keynes Dons managed 10-7-6 (win-draw-lost) with 36 goals and 28 conceded.

Milton Keynes Dons travelled for their previous game, a trip to Bolton Wanderers that ended 3-3. Attacking player Mohamed Eisa bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.31 out of 10. Eisa scored one goal and hit two key passes. A goal frenzy last time out for Milton, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Bolton Wanderers. Fun stuff to watch! Hiram Boateng was able to secure the draw 3-3 in the game against Bolton Wanderers after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting AFC Bournemouth (0-5).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Charlton Athletic are coming to town in three days.

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Sunderland form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sunderland performed last season in the League One: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 17 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 70 and conceded 42 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 9 and lost 3 with 38/17 goals scored/conceded.

Sunderland play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Port Vale. Midfield player Daniel Neil was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Neil dribled passed the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).

Before that, Sunderland secured a home win against Wigan Athletic with the score 2-1.

Sunderland has another fixture away, a League One game, against Burton Albion in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Milton Keynes Dons victory, one draw and five Sunderland wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsH. Boateng
H. Boateng
1 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Twine
S. Twine
1 goals
MiltonM. Eisa
M. Eisa
1 goals

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 14
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
100% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Milton Keynes Dons Last season Sunderland
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   24 48
18 10   Won W   11 21
11 7   Drew D   9 17
17 6   Lost L   4 10
64 36   Scored S   38 72
62 28   Conceded C   19 45
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
78% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 77%
48% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 42%
28% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 23%
17% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
52% 57%   BTTS BTTS   42% 54%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 38%
26% 17%   Failed to Score F T   17% 12%
 
5.4 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 6.2
3.9 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 3.9
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.4
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
11.1 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   14.4 13.7
3.8 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 4.7
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 32%

  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 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cheltenham Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Gillingham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Oxford United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
24 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 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 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

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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 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cheltenham Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Gillingham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Oxford United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
24 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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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.