Milton Keynes Dons host Doncaster in League One. Both sides have had a stop-start season so far, with neither side finding much rhythm. They sit close together in the table and both could do with a lift.
Recent weeks have thrown up some big scorelines for both sides, home and away. Whether that pattern continues here remains to be seen.
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Form has been patchy for both clubs
Over their last 20 fixtures across all competitions, MK Dons have won six, drawn seven and lost seven, scoring 31 and conceding 30. Doncaster's log shows five wins, six draws and nine losses, with 20 scored and 25 conceded. Both samples mix league games with cup and friendly matches, so they're more a guide to general rhythm than a pure league form book.
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Milton Keynes Dons: 20 completed matches; Doncaster: 20 completed matches.
Milton Keynes Dons
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +1
Doncaster
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Stevenage | Milton Keynes Dons | 24.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| League One | Blackpool | Milton Keynes Dons | 20.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons | Luton | 17.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons | Reading | 10.10.2026 | 1-5 |
| EFL Trophy | Milton Keynes Dons | Brentford U21 | 06.10.2026 | 7-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Milton Keynes Dons | Crawley Town | 22.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon | Milton Keynes Dons | 17.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons | Peterborough | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League One | Wycombe | Milton Keynes Dons | 05.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| League One | Wigan | Milton Keynes Dons | 02.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Doncaster | Sheffield Wednesday | 24.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| League One | Doncaster | Stockport County | 20.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| League One | Leicester | Doncaster | 17.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Doncaster | Burton Albion | 10.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| EFL Trophy | Doncaster | Liverpool U21 | 06.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| League One | Peterborough | Doncaster | 19.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| League One | AFC Wimbledon | Doncaster | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| EFL Trophy | Doncaster | Huddersfield | 08.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| League One | Doncaster | Plymouth | 05.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| League One | Doncaster | Notts County | 01.09.2026 | 1-1 |
In their most recent league outings, MK Dons beat Blackpool and Luton but were hit for five by Reading. Doncaster beat Sheffield Wednesday but lost at home to Stockport and away at Leicester. Neither side looks settled defensively right now.
Comparative Team Statistics: Milton Keynes Dons vs Doncaster

A fixture with plenty of history, rarely one-sided
These two have met regularly down the divisions, and the head-to-head list stretches back over a decade. Doncaster won the most recent meeting, a friendly last summer, and also won the previous League Two clash 2-1. Scores have often been close, with several draws scattered through the record. None of that tells us much about the current sides, given how long some of these results go back and how many different competitions are involved.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies Clubs | Doncaster | Milton Keynes Dons | 19.07.2025 | 3-1 |
| League Two | Doncaster | Milton Keynes Dons | 01.02.2025 | 2-1 |
| League Two | Milton Keynes Dons | Doncaster | 21.09.2024 | 1-1 |
| League Two | Doncaster | Milton Keynes Dons | 01.01.2024 | 3-0 |
| League Two | Milton Keynes Dons | Doncaster | 26.08.2023 | 2-1 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons | Doncaster | 22.01.2022 | 0-1 |
| League One | Doncaster | Milton Keynes Dons | 02.10.2021 | 2-1 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons | Doncaster | 27.03.2021 | 1-0 |
| League One | Doncaster | Milton Keynes Dons | 12.09.2020 | 1-1 |
| League One | Milton Keynes Dons | Doncaster | 07.03.2020 | 0-1 |
Both teams level on points near the foot of the table
Milton Keynes Dons and Doncaster both have nine points from nine League One games, with MK Dons 18th and Doncaster 17th. It's just a snapshot of these two sides rather than the full division, but it shows how tightly matched they are right now.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Luton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17/17 | 11 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10/11 | 9 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11/16 | 9 |
| 19 | Peterborough | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9/16 | 9 |
Men to keep an eye on
A. Collins has been MK Dons' most productive forward recently, with five goals in seven matches. For Doncaster, J. Senior has picked up four yellow cards in his last seven games, so referees may be keeping tabs on him. These are partial snapshots rather than full squad pictures, and neither point confirms who actually starts this one.

Goals have followed both sides around
Between them, MK Dons and Doncaster have been involved in a string of high-scoring matches recently, from a 1-5 defeat to Reading to a 2-3 home loss for Doncaster against Plymouth. There have also been low-scoring draws and 1-0 wins mixed in, so this isn't a guaranteed shootout, but the recent pattern leans towards goals at both ends.
It's the kind of matchup where games have tended to open up rather than stay tight.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Gilbey | England | 31 | Midfielder | 183 | 73 |
| G. Jones | Wales | 31 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| A. Collins | Wales | 29 | Attacker | 178 | 74 |
| R. Wintle | England | 29 | Midfielder | 165 | 64 |
| C. Goode | England | 31 | Defender | 196 | 89 |
| R. Hepburn-Murphy | England | 28 | Attacker | 173 | 59 |
| M. Ekpiteta | England | 31 | Defender | 193 | 85 |
| S. Nombe | England | 28 | Attacker | 180 | 70 |
| C. Paterson | Scotland | 32 | Attacker | 183 | 76 |
| N. Mendez-Laing | Guatemala | 34 | Attacker | 180 | 77 |
| L. Kelly | Republic of Ireland | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 74 |
| B. Wiles | England | 27 | Midfielder | 172 | 66 |
| C. MacGillivray | Scotland | 33 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 78 |
| C. Nelson | England | 33 | Defender | 183 | 74 |
| D. Barlaser | England | 29 | Midfielder | 184 | 62 |
| R. Barnett | England | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| D. Crowley | England | 29 | Midfielder | 174 | 71 |
| C. Bramall | England | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| S. Silvera | Australia | 26 | Attacker | 173 | 75 |
| W. Dennis | England | 26 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 84 |
| J. Matete | England | 25 | Midfielder | 176 | 61 |
| J. Sanders | England | 27 | Defender | 193 | 83 |
| Elijah Xavier Campbell | England | 22 | Defender | 182 | 63 |
| S. Stacey | England | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| I. Fullah | England | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Keon Lewis-Burgess | England | 19 | Midfielder | 178 | 74 |
| S. Troso | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Clifton | Wales | 28 | Midfielder | 180 | 88 |
| N. Byrne | Republic of Ireland | 33 | Defender | 190 | 74 |
| J. Senior | England | 29 | Midfielder | 174 | 63 |
| R. Gotts | England | 26 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 71 kg |
| H. Adelakun | England | 30 | Attacker | 190 cm | 75 kg |
| W. Keane | Republic of Ireland | 33 | Attacker | 188 | 78 |
| M. Pearson | England | 33 | Defender | 190 | 72 |
| A. May | England | 33 | Attacker | 176 cm | 72 kg |
| J. Husband | England | 32 | Defender | 179 | 65 |
| B. Hanlan | England | 29 | Attacker | 182 | 73 |
| I. Hutchinson | England | 26 | Attacker | 178 | 70 |
| J. Sterry | England | 30 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| O. Bailey | England | 27 | Attacker | 183 | 77 |
| G. Broadbent | England | 26 | Midfielder | 188 | 79 |
| T. Nixon | England | 23 | Defender | 185 | 83 |
| T. O'Reilly | England | 22 | Midfielder | 170 | 63 |
| J. McGrath | England | 23 | Defender | 190 | n/a |
| S. Grehan | Republic of Ireland | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Tommy Simkin | England | 21 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| D. Robinson | Northern Ireland | 21 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| J. Clarke | Northern Ireland | 22 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| B. McCann | Northern Ireland | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Thomas | England | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Ayinde | England | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. McCann | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Ethan Hodgett | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Ashton Sizer | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Swales | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| P. Lincoln | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Given how open both sides have been in recent weeks, goals look the more likely outcome than a repeat of their tighter meetings. Over 2.5 goals captures that lean without having to pick a winner between two teams who are level on points and form.
Neither MK Dons nor Doncaster have shown enough defensive solidity lately to make a low-scoring match the safer bet.
