Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester

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🕒 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium mk 🧑‍⚖️ Sam Mulhall 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Milton Keynes Dons 2 · Colchester 12
Referee Stats
9 matches · 4.11 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.11
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 44%
Draws 33%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Milton Keynes Dons outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Milton Keynes Dons had the sharper finishing (3-0 shots on target).

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
Colchester (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 26
Avg: 1.17 / 1.13

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

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
1.30
1.78
GF
1.17
0.87
GA
1.13
52%
O2.5
30%
52%
BTTS
48%
52%
Score 1st
48%

League-position context

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd
Colchester rank12th
Milton Keynes Dons points86
Colchester points66
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.
Colchester: #12 · 66 pts · GD +13
20 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-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.

Colchester last 5 away

W L W L L
Points6/15
Weighted index53
Goals5-4
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 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%

Colchester trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Milton Keynes Dons score at home83%
Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet at home43%
Colchester score away65%
Colchester clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%
Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first75%
Colchester score first48%
Colchester win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Milton Keynes Dons 50% · Colchester 40%
Avg first goal minute: Milton Keynes Dons 19.8' · Colchester 30.4'

Vs league average

Milton Keynes Dons score at home1.78 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons concede at home0.87 vs 1.20
Colchester score away1.17 vs 1.20
Colchester concede away1.13 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons score 30% above league average, while Colchester score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Milton Keynes Dons are 28% below league average at home, and Colchester are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.20
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Colchester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
0
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
9
4
Blocked Shots
4
4
Shots Inside Box
13
4
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
3
4
Fouls
15
8
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
431
409
Passes Accurate
328
309
Passes %
76%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals1 (12.5%)
BTTS1 (12.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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