Milton Keynes Dons vs Bristol Rovers

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🕒 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadium mk 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Hicks 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Milton Keynes Dons 2 · Bristol Rovers 14
Referee Stats
9 matches · 2.22 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.22
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 56%
Draws 22%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-13).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Milton Keynes Dons (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

41 / 20
Avg: 1.78 / 0.87

Points

45
Avg: 1.96

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

4
Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 37
Avg: 1.09 / 1.61

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.96
PPG
1.09
1.78
GF
1.09
0.87
GA
1.61
52%
O2.5
52%
52%
BTTS
57%
52%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd
Bristol Rovers rank14th
Milton Keynes Dons points86
Bristol Rovers points62
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.
Bristol Rovers: #14 · 62 pts · GD -9
24 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Milton Keynes Dons last 5 home

W W D L W
Points10/15
Weighted index73
Goals7-4
Record3-1-1
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.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

D W W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index71
Goals8-6
Record3-1-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Milton Keynes Dons score at home83%
Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet at home43%
Bristol Rovers score away70%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%
Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first75%
Bristol Rovers score first35%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Milton Keynes Dons 50% · Bristol Rovers 31%
Avg first goal minute: Milton Keynes Dons 19.8' · Bristol Rovers 45.3'

Vs league average

Milton Keynes Dons score at home1.78 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons concede at home0.87 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers score away1.09 vs 1.20
Bristol Rovers concede away1.61 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons score 30% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Milton Keynes Dons are 28% below league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.50
BTTS0%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Milton Keynes Dons goal timing (home)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
0-15 7
31-45 6
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 2
31-45 1

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 6
46-60 6
0-15 5
61-75 5
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
3
Total Shots
12
13
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
10
18
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
300
261
Passes Accurate
201
159
Passes %
67%
61%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Milton Keynes Dons vs Bristol Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season