Gillingham vs Milton Keynes Dons

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Priestfield Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Drysdale 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Gillingham 12 · Milton Keynes Dons 4

Referee Stats

Darren Drysdale

15 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	47%
Draws	27%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Milton Keynes Dons outshot their opponent (16-27).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Milton Keynes Dons had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Gillingham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-9-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 23

Avg: 1.09 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Milton Keynes Dons (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-11

Goals For / Against

35 / 44

Avg: 1.46 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.29

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

1.57

PPG

1.29

1.09

1.46

1.00

1.83

35%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Gillingham rank12th

Milton Keynes Dons rank4th

Gillingham points64

Milton Keynes Dons points78

Gillingham: #12 · 64 pts · GD -11

24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Milton Keynes Dons: #4 · 78 pts · GD +15

10 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Gillingham last 5 home

D W D D D

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Milton Keynes Dons last 5 away

W W D L L

Points7/15

Weighted index67

Goals10-12

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Milton Keynes Dons trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Gillingham score at home74%

Gillingham clean sheet at home35%

Milton Keynes Dons score away61%

Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Gillingham score first0%

Gillingham win after scoring first0%

Milton Keynes Dons score first0%

Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Gillingham 0% · Milton Keynes Dons 0%

Vs league average

Gillingham score at home1.09 vs 1.63

Gillingham concede at home1.00 vs 1.35

Milton Keynes Dons score away1.46 vs 1.35

Milton Keynes Dons concede away1.83 vs 1.63

Gillingham score 33% below league average, while Milton Keynes Dons score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: Gillingham are 26% below league average at home, and Milton Keynes Dons are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Gillingham goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Milton Keynes Dons goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

378

414

Passes Accurate

253

295

Passes %

67%

71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

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

2025-2026 Season

10 Mar 2026 Gillingham vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 5 04 Oct 2025 Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham 3 - 2

2024-2025 Season

12 Apr 2025 Gillingham vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 0 14 Dec 2024 Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham 0 - 1

2023-2024 Season

27 Jan 2024 Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham 2 - 1 07 Oct 2023 Gillingham vs Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 1