League One forecast and pre-match guide: Rotherham United moderate favourite to top Milton Keynes Dons

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium (12021 seats)

This could be a great game, with Rotherham United in 1st and Milton Keynes Dons at 3rd. Here's news and statistics!

Insights:
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (20) in League One

These are busy days for the host team, as they had a match only four days ago in the League One. That game was an away game at Shrewsbury Town, so at least Rotherham United are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Rotherham United form and stats

Rotherham United have performed here at AESSEAL New York Stadium this season with 12 wins from 17 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. The Rotherham fans aren't used to losing league-games here at AESSEAL New York Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Rotherham United has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

The Rotherham United goalkeeper Josh Vickers is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 332 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

The Rotherham United manager Warne and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Shrewsbury Town (placed 17th). Vickers, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.25 out of 10 in that game. Vickers topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Plymouth Argyle.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rotherham handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, two draws and one defeat.

Rotherham United are traveling soon after this match as the EFL Trophy match at Hartlepool United awaits in four days.

Goals decide football matches and Rotherham United are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rotherham have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

The visitors are W10-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League One. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sheffield Wednesday game have they lost an away game, meaning Milton Keynes Dons has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

The Milton Keynes Dons goalkeeper Jamie Cumming is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 211 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Impressive finishing from Eisa and Twine secured the home win 2-0 against Bolton Wanderers in their previous game. Twine, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.21. Twine scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).

Prior to that result Keynes won their away game at Charlton Athletic. The scoreline was 2-0.

Milton Keynes Dons 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, one draw and zero defeats. From a total of four matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Keynes are hosting Cheltenham Town in the League One only three days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Milton Keynes Dons's attacking play in away games, having scored 35 goals in 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Milton Keynes Dons have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Milton Keynes Dons - Rotherham 0-3 was the score in these teams' previous h2h game, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Rotherham United wins - draws - Milton Keynes Dons wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedM. Smith
M. Smith
17 goals
Milton Keynes DonsS. Twine
S. Twine
14 goals
Rotherham UnitedF. Ladapo
F. Ladapo
11 goals

Rotherham United missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotherham United Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 4 18 35
23 12 2 Won W 3 10 19
7 3 2 Drew D 0 5 9
5 2 1 Lost L 1 3 7
61 37 8 Scored S 6 35 57
19 14 4 Conceded C 4 20 35
91% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
66% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 71%
29% 47% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 61% 51%
20% 35% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 23%
14% 24% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 17%
31% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 72% 57%
57% 41% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 22% 34%
20% 12% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 14%
 
6.7 6.4 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.9 4.6
3.6 2.9 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 5.1 5.3
1.5 1.4 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 1.6 1.5
3 3 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.7 15.3 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 13.1 13.5
4.7 5.3 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.1 5
37% 41% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 33%
 
8.9 7.9 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 10.7 9.9
3.1 2.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.7 3.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Milton Keynes Dons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most points from losing position (20) in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons have the most scored goals (35) away in League One
  • Milton Keynes Dons haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rotherham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (20) in League One
  • Rotherham United have the most points (39) at home in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in League One
  • Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+42) in League One
  • Rotherham United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 Rotherham United 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 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 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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