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Milton Keynes Dons

🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 SO Legal Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Barlow 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Barrow 24 · Milton Keynes Dons 2

Referee Stats

Michael Barlow

10 matches · 4.20 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.20
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.10
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	40%
Draws	30%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Milton Keynes Dons outshot their opponent (7-12).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Milton Keynes Dons had the sharper finishing (0-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Barrow (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 34

Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Milton Keynes Dons (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-8-4

Goals For / Against

45 / 25

Avg: 1.96 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.83

PPG

1.78

0.78

1.96

1.48

1.09

48%

O2.5

57%

43%

BTTS

70%

22%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Barrow rank24th

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd

Barrow points36

Milton Keynes Dons points86

Barrow: #24 · 36 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 40 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Milton Keynes Dons: #2 · 86 pts · GD +41

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.

50-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Barrow last 5 home

L L W L W

Points6/15

Weighted index27

Goals7-9

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Milton Keynes Dons last 5 away

D W D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Barrow trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Milton Keynes Dons trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Barrow score at home52%

Barrow clean sheet at home17%

Milton Keynes Dons score away91%

Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Barrow score first22%

Barrow win after scoring first60%

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%

Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first58%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Barrow 14% · Milton Keynes Dons 78%

Avg first goal minute: Barrow 38.8' · Milton Keynes Dons 22.5'

Vs league average

Barrow score at home0.78 vs 1.37

Barrow concede at home1.48 vs 1.20

Milton Keynes Dons score away1.96 vs 1.20

Milton Keynes Dons concede away1.09 vs 1.37

Barrow score 43% below league average, while Milton Keynes Dons score 62% above league average.

Defensive side: Barrow are 23% above league average at home, and Milton Keynes Dons are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Barrow goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

0-15 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 0

Milton Keynes Dons goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 6

61-75 6

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

302

353

Passes Accurate

193

244

Passes %

64%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26'

26' N. Mendez-Laing

29' ↑↓

↑↓

29' ⇄ K. Thompson-Sommers

1st substitution · For: W. Collar

35'

35' B. Jackson

56'

56' G. Jones

58'

58' T. Barkhuizen

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ R. Hepburn-Murphy

2nd substitution · For: A. Nemane

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. Harper

1st substitution · For: I. Fletcher

63'

63' Isaac Andrew Fletcher

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Gilbey

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Paterson

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Newby

2nd substitution · For: T. Walker

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ N. Mendez-Laing

3rd substitution · For: M. Ekpiteta

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Kelly

4th substitution · For: C. Lemonheigh-Evans

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

C. Paterson

Normal Goal

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ S. Smith

3rd substitution · For: J. Earing

Barrow vs Milton Keynes Dons 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons beat Barrow 2-0 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Michael Barlow. It was played at SO Legal Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. N. Mendez-Laing received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 26'. Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 29', with K. Thompson-Sommers replacing W. Collar. B. Jackson received a yellow card for Barrow at 35'.

Second half: G. Jones received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 56'. T. Barkhuizen received a yellow card for Barrow at 58'. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 59', with R. Hepburn-Murphy replacing A. Nemane. Barrow made their 1st substitution at 62', with R. Harper replacing I. Fletcher. Isaac Andrew Fletcher received a yellow card for Barrow at 63'. Milton Keynes Dons took the lead at 73' when A. Gilbey scored, with the assist credited to C. Paterson, making the score 0-1. Barrow made their 2nd substitution at 77', with E. Newby replacing T. Walker. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 78', with N. Mendez-Laing replacing M. Ekpiteta. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 79', with L. Kelly replacing C. Lemonheigh-Evans. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 81' when C. Paterson scored, making the score 0-2. Barrow made their 3rd substitution at 87', with S. Smith replacing J. Earing.

Barrow used 3 substitutions while Milton Keynes Dons used 4 substitutions. Barrow got 3 yellow cards, while Milton Keynes Dons got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Milton Keynes Dons outshot their opponent (7-12).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Milton Keynes Dons had the sharper finishing (0-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Barrow vs Milton Keynes Dons Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

03 Apr 2026 Milton Keynes Dons vs Barrow 0 - 0 09 Aug 2025 Barrow vs Milton Keynes Dons 0 - 2

2024-2025 Season

05 Apr 2025 Milton Keynes Dons vs Barrow 0 - 3 11 Feb 2025 Barrow vs Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 1

2023-2024 Season

03 Feb 2024 Barrow vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 0 14 Oct 2023 Milton Keynes Dons vs Barrow 2 - 2