Grimsby vs Milton Keynes Dons

Grimsby

2 - 2

Milton Keynes Dons

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ Kirsty Dowle 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 7 · Milton Keynes Dons 2

Referee Stats

Kirsty Dowle

9 matches · 2.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.56
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	11%
Home wins	22%
Draws	44%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (12-8).
Grimsby controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-7

Goals For / Against

42 / 24

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

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

1.71

PPG

1.78

1.75

1.96

1.00

1.09

52%

O2.5

57%

48%

BTTS

70%

48%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd

Grimsby points78

Milton Keynes Dons points86

Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Grimsby last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals14-5

Record4-0-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

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

Grimsby score at home83%

Grimsby clean sheet at home39%

Milton Keynes Dons score away91%

Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%

Grimsby win after scoring first82%

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%

Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first58%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Grimsby 60% · Milton Keynes Dons 78%

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Milton Keynes Dons 22.5'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37

Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Milton Keynes Dons score away1.96 vs 1.20

Milton Keynes Dons concede away1.09 vs 1.37

Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Milton Keynes Dons score 62% above league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Milton Keynes Dons are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Grimsby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

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

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

360

228

Passes Accurate

216

103

Passes %

60%

45%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Paterson

Penalty

27' ↑↓

↑↓

27' ⇄ J. Sweeney

1st substitution · For: R. Staunton

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

M. Ekpiteta

Normal Goal

35'

35' C. Vernam

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Kabia

Normal Goal

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Paterson

1st substitution · For: R. Hepburn-Murphy

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Kelly

2nd substitution · For: C. Lemonheigh-Evans

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

J. Kabia

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Staunton

75'

75' L. Offord

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Lavelle

2nd substitution · For: T. Warren

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Lemonheigh-Evans

3rd substitution · For: J. Matete

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Cook

3rd substitution · For: J. Amaluzor

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Walker

4th substitution · For: G. Turi

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ C. Vernam

5th substitution · For: T. Sellars-Fleming

90+8'

90+8' J. Matete

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

Grimsby drew 2-2 with Milton Keynes Dons on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Kirsty Dowle. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: Milton Keynes Dons took the lead at 22' when C. Paterson scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 27', with J. Sweeney replacing R. Staunton. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 28' when M. Ekpiteta scored, making the score 0-2. C. Vernam received a yellow card for Grimsby at 35'.

Second half: Grimsby reduced the deficit at 64' when J. Kabia scored, making the score 1-2. Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 71', with C. Paterson replacing R. Hepburn-Murphy. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 71', with L. Kelly replacing C. Lemonheigh-Evans. Grimsby leveled the score at 72' when J. Kabia scored, with the assist credited to R. Staunton, making the score 2-2. L. Offord received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 75'. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 79', with S. Lavelle replacing T. Warren. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 84', with C. Lemonheigh-Evans replacing J. Matete. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 86', with A. Cook replacing J. Amaluzor. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 87', with J. Walker replacing G. Turi. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 90', with C. Vernam replacing T. Sellars-Fleming. J. Matete received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 90+8'.

Grimsby used 5 substitutions while Milton Keynes Dons used 3 substitutions. Grimsby got 1 yellow card, while Milton Keynes Dons got 2 yellow cards.