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Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham

Milton Keynes Dons
3 - 2
Gillingham
🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadium mk 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Drysdale 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Milton Keynes Dons 2 · Gillingham 17
Referee Stats
Darren Drysdale
9 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.67
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 67%
Draws 11%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-14).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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
Gillingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-7-11

Goals For / Against

24 / 36
Avg: 1.04 / 1.57

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

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
0.96
1.78
GF
1.04
0.87
GA
1.57
52%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
43%
52%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd
Gillingham rank17th
Milton Keynes Dons points86
Gillingham points53
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.
Gillingham: #17 · 53 pts · GD -19
33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
33-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.

Gillingham last 5 away

L L D D L
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-12
Record0-2-3
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%

Gillingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Milton Keynes Dons score at home83%
Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet at home43%
Gillingham score away61%
Gillingham clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%
Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first75%
Gillingham score first26%
Gillingham win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Milton Keynes Dons 50% · Gillingham 43%
Avg first goal minute: Milton Keynes Dons 19.8' · Gillingham 49.8'

Vs league average

Milton Keynes Dons score at home1.78 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons concede at home0.87 vs 1.20
Gillingham score away1.04 vs 1.20
Gillingham concede away1.57 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons score 30% above league average, while Gillingham score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Milton Keynes Dons are 28% below league average at home, and Gillingham are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Gillingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 6
61-75 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
16-30 6
46-60 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
13
14
Shots off Goal
6
8
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
8
10
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
3
4
Fouls
20
11
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
287
322
Passes Accurate
168
204
Passes %
59%
63%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
6' ⚽
⚽
6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
S. Gale
Own Goal
34'
34' A. Smith
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
N. Mendez-Laing
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Kelly
60'
60' R. Hutton
63'
63' L. Maguire
63'
63' J. Andrews
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ E. Nevitt
1st substitution · For: S. Palmer-Houlden
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ J. Andrews
2nd substitution · For: S. Vokes
69' ⚽
⚽
69' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
C. Paterson
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Collar
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ S. Ogie
3rd substitution · For: M. Clark
76' ⚽
⚽
76' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
S. Palmer-Houlden
Normal Goal
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ A. Rowe
4th substitution · For: Lenni Rae Cirino
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ L. Kelly
1st substitution · For: D. Crowley
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ W. Collar
2nd substitution · For: K. Thompson-Sommers
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ L. Maguire
3rd substitution · For: N. Thompson
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ N. Mendez-Laing
4th substitution · For: J. Leko
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
J. Williams
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Gale
90+3'
90+3' J. Leko

Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons beat Gillingham 3-2 on Saturday, 04 October 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Darren Drysdale. It was played at Stadium mk.

First half: Milton Keynes Dons took an early lead at 6' when S. Gale scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. A. Smith received a yellow card for Gillingham at 34'.

Second half: Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 57' when N. Mendez-Laing scored, with the assist credited to L. Kelly, making the score 2-0. R. Hutton received a yellow card for Gillingham at 60'. L. Maguire received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 63'. J. Andrews received a yellow card for Gillingham at 63'. Gillingham made their 1st substitution at 65', with E. Nevitt replacing S. Palmer-Houlden. Gillingham made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Andrews replacing S. Vokes. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 69' when C. Paterson scored, with the assist credited to W. Collar, making the score 3-0. Gillingham made their 3rd substitution at 76', with S. Ogie replacing M. Clark. Gillingham reduced the deficit at 76' when S. Palmer-Houlden scored, making the score 3-1. Gillingham made their 4th substitution at 76', with A. Rowe replacing Lenni Rae Cirino. Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 83', with L. Kelly replacing D. Crowley. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 83', with W. Collar replacing K. Thompson-Sommers. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 87', with L. Maguire replacing N. Thompson. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 87', with N. Mendez-Laing replacing J. Leko. Gillingham scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when J. Williams scored, with the assist credited to S. Gale, making the score 3-2. J. Leko received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 90+3'.

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

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-14).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham 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