Predicted Edge

Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town

Milton Keynes Dons won 4 of the last 512th2–1Swindon Town won 2 of the last 513th

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Milton Keynes Dons Swindon Town
10Shots5
6Shots on target4
3Corners4
6Fouls11
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Offsides1
—Passes—
54%Possession %46%
—xG—
Over 1.5
85%
Over 2.5
64%
Over 3.5
42%
Both score
64%
Model pick
Milton Keynes Dons 50%
Likely score
1-1 10%
Expected goals
1.93 – 1.38

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

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).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultMilton Keynes Dons49.8%2.011.53 Betfair65.4%-15.6
Match resultDraw23.1%4.334.80 Dafabet20.8%+2.3
Match resultSwindon Town27.1%3.696.00 Bet36516.7%+10.4
Total goalsOver 1.584.7%1.181.19 Betano84.0%+0.7
Total goalsUnder 1.515.3%6.565.50 Betfair18.2%-2.9
Total goalsOver 2.564.3%1.561.60 Betano62.5%+1.8
Total goalsUnder 2.535.7%2.802.55 Betfair39.2%-3.5
Total goalsOver 3.542.2%2.372.45 Betfair40.8%+1.4
Total goalsUnder 3.557.8%1.731.57 Bet36563.7%-5.9
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes64.5%1.551.72 Betano58.1%+6.4
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No35.5%2.822.15 Betfair46.5%-11.0

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 Swindon Town

Our model makes Milton Keynes Dons 50% to win this FA Cup fixture, with the draw at 23% and Swindon Town at 27%. The goal projection is 1.93 for Milton Keynes Dons against 1.38 for Swindon Town — a substantial edge to Milton Keynes Dons on expected output. A combined 3.31 goals points to a high-tempo game with chances at both ends, which puts over 2.5 at 64% and both teams to score at 65%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 10%, 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 10%
2-1 9%
2-0 7%
1-2 7%
1-0 7%

This season

Season records for Milton Keynes Dons and Swindon Town
Milton Keynes Dons Swindon Town
13Played14
4-6-3W-D-L5-4-5
1.38Pts / game1.36
1.69Goals for / game1.07
1.54Goals against / game1.21
54%Over 2.550%
69%BTTS50%
23%Clean sheets14%
23%Failed to score50%
3-3-1Home record4-2-1
1-3-2Away record1-2-4
W3StreakW1

2026 league matches only, computed from results on record. Milton Keynes Dons · Swindon Town

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
14.9Shots11.5
5.1Shots on target3.6
4.9Corners4.5
1.86Cards1.25
12.6Fouls9.4
49Possession %48
1.93xG1.41
7 matchessample8 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
11.9Shots14.1
4.0Shots on target6.0
4.9Corners6.1
1.71Cards1.13
11.4Fouls7.8
51Possession %52
1.35xG1.78
7 matchessample8 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Milton Keynes DonsMetricSwindon Town
1.60 (better)Goals scored0.80
1.80Goals conceded0.80 (better)
1.43Expected goals (xG)1.60 (better)
Big chances
3.60 (better)Shots on target3.20
13.80 (better)Total shots12.00
Touches in opp. box
5.40 (better)Corners3.80
49.2 (better)Possession %41.0
332 (better)Passes297
Tackles
13.00Fouls9.60 (better)
1.00 (better)Offsides1.60
Throw-ins
1.80Yellow cards1.60 (better)
0.00 (better)Red cards0.25

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
3
Draws
0
Swindon Town wins
0
Goals / game
2.33
Over 2.5
67%
Both score
67%