Stevenage vs Milton Keynes Dons Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different runs

Stevenage's league form this season reads two wins, three draws and two losses from seven games, with wins over Luton at home and a big 5-1 success away at Barnsley standing out. They've lost at home to Oxford and away to Leyton Orient, so it's not been flawless, but there's enough there to suggest a team capable of winning games outright.

Stevenage: 20 completed matches; Milton Keynes Dons: 20 completed matches.

Stevenage

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

24

Difference

+2

Milton Keynes Dons

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

25

Difference

+5

MK Dons have gone the other way. They haven't won a single league match yet, but they've also lost only once, drawing the other six. Home or away hasn't seemed to matter much, they drew 0-0 with Leicester at home, 1-1 with Huddersfield at home, and away draws at Wycombe (3-3), Oxford (2-2) and AFC Wimbledon (0-0). Their only defeat came at home to Wigan. Alfie Collins has been a rare bright spot, scoring five goals in seven appearances despite the team's struggles to win.

MK Dons' inability to convert draws into wins is the clearest theme in their season so far.

Comparative Team Statistics: Stevenage vs Milton Keynes Dons

A history stretching back years

These two have met plenty of times down the years, mostly in League One, League Two and cup competitions, with results swinging in both directions. The most recent meeting was a pre-season friendly last July, which Stevenage won 2-1. Beyond that, the head-to-head record dates back over a decade and doesn't tell us much about either side's current form.

A big gap in the table

Stevenage sit 11th with nine points from seven games, while MK Dons are down in 22nd on six points from the same number of matches. Both have scored and conceded roughly similar numbers of goals, but Stevenage have turned more of their games into wins rather than draws, which explains most of the gap between them.

Will MK Dons draw again?

Given how often MK Dons have drawn this season, it wouldn't be a shock to see something similar here. They've shown they can compete for large spells without quite finding a way to win, and Stevenage's home form, one win, two draws and a loss in four games, hasn't been dominant enough to suggest an easy afternoon either.

Key player statistics: Stevenage vs Milton Keynes Dons

Stevenage:

Best scorers:

D. Kemp - 3

Penalty cards:

L. Freestone x 3

Milton Keynes Dons:

Best scorers:

A. Collins - 5