Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster

12th6–120th

15:00 UTC

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Milton Keynes Dons		Doncaster
25	Shots	12
11	Shots on target	3
4	Corners	5
17	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	2
319	Passes	349
47%	Possession %	53%
4.00	xG	0.72

Over 1.5: 77%
Over 2.5: 53%
Over 3.5: 31%
Both score: 56%

Model pick: Milton Keynes Dons 47%
Likely score: 1-1 12%
Expected goals: 1.63 – 1.17

Advised bets

WonMembers’ pick, published now the day is over.

★ Members’ pick

Milton Keynes Dons -0.25

2.08Bet365 · fair 1.86 · qualifies at 1.91+ · 2.00u

Why this price?

Back Milton Keynes Dons -0.25 on the Asian handicap at 2.08 with Bet365 — Milton Keynes Dons must win by more than 0.25 goals.

Our model puts the chance at 54% and the bookmakers' own consensus, margin removed, at 53%; we judge it at 54%, weighting the market more than the model, which is a fair price of 1.86. The offered 2.08 implies only 48%, so the price is 11.9% better than our estimate says it should be. That gap is the edge.

Stake 2.00 units of a 100-unit bank: the size follows the edge (a quarter-Kelly fraction), never more than 2 units.

Projected goals: Milton Keynes Dons 1.63, Doncaster 1.17.

The edge is an estimate and carries model error; it can be wrong, and a losing run is normal.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
Market	Selection	Ours	Fair	Best price	Implied	Gap
Match result	Milton Keynes Dons	47.4%	2.11	2.40 William Hill	41.7%	+5.7
Match result	Draw	25.7%	3.89	3.75 Betfair	26.7%	-0.9
Match result	Doncaster	26.9%	3.72	3.50 Bet365	28.6%	-1.7
Total goals	Over 1.5	77.4%	1.29	1.24 Betano	80.6%	-3.3
Total goals	Under 1.5	22.6%	4.42	4.50 Betfair	22.2%	+0.4
Total goals	Over 2.5	52.9%	1.89	1.75 Betano	57.1%	-4.2
Total goals	Under 2.5	47.1%	2.12	2.20 Betfair	45.5%	+1.6
Total goals	Over 3.5	30.7%	3.26	2.75 Bet365	36.4%	-5.7
Total goals	Under 3.5	69.3%	1.44	1.47 Betano	68.0%	+1.3
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — Yes	56.0%	1.79	1.62 William Hill	61.7%	-5.8
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — No	44.0%	2.27	2.38 Betfair	42.0%	+2.0

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Milton Keynes Dons favoured against Doncaster

Our model makes Milton Keynes Dons 47% to win this League One fixture, with the draw at 26% and Doncaster at 27%. The goal projection is 1.63 for Milton Keynes Dons against 1.17 for Doncaster — a clear edge to Milton Keynes Dons on expected output. A combined 2.79 goals points to an open game around the league average, which puts over 2.5 at 53% and both teams to score at 56%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 12%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 1-1 12%; 2-1 9%; 1-0 9%; 2-0 8%; 1-2 7%

This season

Season records for Milton Keynes Dons and Doncaster
Milton Keynes Dons		Doncaster
13	Played	13
4-6-3	W-D-L	3-3-7
1.38	Pts / game	0.92
1.69	Goals for / game	1.08
1.54	Goals against / game	1.69
54%	Over 2.5	46%
69%	BTTS	54%
23%	Clean sheets	31%
23%	Failed to score	23%
3-3-1	Home record	2-2-2
1-3-2	Away record	1-1-5
W3	Streak	L2

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Milton Keynes Dons · Doncaster

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
15.7	Shots	12.8
5.0	Shots on target	2.7
5.2	Corners	5.2
1.83	Cards	2.50
13.7	Fouls	10.0
49	Possession %	43
1.93	xG	0.77
6 matches	sample	6 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
13.0	Shots	18.2
4.0	Shots on target	7.3
5.0	Corners	6.3
1.67	Cards	1.67
11.5	Fouls	12.8
51	Possession %	57
1.35	xG	2.29
6 matches	sample	6 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (4 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Milton Keynes Dons	Metric	Doncaster
2.50 (better)	Goals scored	0.75
2.25	Goals conceded	1.00 (better)
0.95 (better)	Expected goals (xG)	0.48
	Big chances
6.25 (better)	Shots on target	2.50
17.50 (better)	Total shots	12.50
	Touches in opp. box
6.25 (better)	Corners	4.75
51.3 (better)	Possession %	42.8
389 (better)	Passes	363
	Tackles
13.00	Fouls	9.50 (better)
1.00	Offsides	1.00
	Throw-ins
1.25 (better)	Yellow cards	2.25
0.00	Red cards	0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →

Milton Keynes Dons wins: 1
Draws: 0
Doncaster wins: 0
Goals / game: 7.00
Over 2.5: 100%
Both score: 100%

Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster6–12026-10-31

League One table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Huddersfield	14	8	5	1	+16	29	Huddersfield won 4 of the last 5
2	Stockport County	14	8	2	4	+12	26	Stockport County won 3 of the last 5
3	Oxford United	13	7	5	1	+11	26	Oxford United won 3 of the last 5
4	Luton	14	7	3	4	+6	24	Luton won 4 of the last 5
5	Plymouth	14	7	2	5	+2	23	Plymouth won 2 of the last 5
6	Reading	14	6	4	4	+10	22	Reading won 2 of the last 5
7	Bradford	13	6	4	3	+2	22	Bradford won 1 of the last 5
8	Cambridge United	14	5	6	3	0	21	Cambridge United won 1 of the last 5
9	Sheffield Wednesday	13	5	5	3	+8	20	Sheffield Wednesday won 1 of the last 5
10	Leicester	13	5	4	4	+3	19	Leicester won 3 of the last 5
11	Mansfield Town	13	5	4	4	+2	19	Mansfield Town won 2 of the last 5
12	Milton Keynes Dons	13	4	6	3	+2	18	Milton Keynes Dons won 4 of the last 5
13	Wycombe	13	4	6	3	-2	18	Wycombe won 2 of the last 5
14	Leyton Orient	13	5	2	6	+5	17	Leyton Orient won 2 of the last 5
15	Burton Albion	14	4	5	5	-3	17	Burton Albion won 1 of the last 5
16	Stevenage	12	4	4	4	+4	16	Stevenage won 2 of the last 5
17	Notts County	12	3	5	4	-1	14	Notts County won 2 of the last 5
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	3	4	6	-12	13	AFC Wimbledon won 0 of the last 5
19	Blackpool	12	3	3	6	-4	12	Blackpool won 1 of the last 5
20	Doncaster	13	3	3	7	-8	12	Doncaster won 1 of the last 5
21	Wigan	14	3	2	9	-11	11	Wigan won 1 of the last 5
22	Peterborough	13	2	4	7	-12	10	Peterborough won 1 of the last 5
23	Barnsley	12	2	3	7	-10	9	Barnsley won 0 of the last 5
24	Bromley	13	2	3	8	-20	9	Bromley won 0 of the last 5