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Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby

Milton Keynes Dons
2 - 3
Grimsby
🕒 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium mk 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Mackey 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Milton Keynes Dons 2 · Grimsby 7
Referee Stats
Oliver Mackey
11 matches · 3.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.45
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.09
Over 4.5 cards 18%
Home wins 27%
Draws 18%
Away wins 55%
How the match was won
  • Grimsby outshot their opponent (8-13).
  • Grimsby controlled possession (71%).
  • Grimsby had the sharper finishing (2-8 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
Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29
Avg: 1.46 / 1.21

Points

40
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

4

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
1.67
1.78
GF
1.46
0.87
GA
1.21
52%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
52%
52%
Score 1st
61%

League-position context

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd
Grimsby rank7th
Milton Keynes Dons points86
Grimsby points78
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.
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.
8-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.

Grimsby last 5 away

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals10-5
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%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Milton Keynes Dons score at home83%
Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet at home43%
Grimsby score away83%
Grimsby clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%
Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first75%
Grimsby score first61%
Grimsby win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Milton Keynes Dons 50% · Grimsby 33%
Avg first goal minute: Milton Keynes Dons 19.8' · Grimsby 33.1'

Vs league average

Milton Keynes Dons score at home1.78 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons concede at home0.87 vs 1.20
Grimsby score away1.46 vs 1.20
Grimsby concede away1.21 vs 1.37
Milton Keynes Dons score 30% above league average, while Grimsby score 21% above league average.
Defensive side: Milton Keynes Dons are 28% below league average at home, and Grimsby are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.25 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

Grimsby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 6
61-75 4
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
8
Total Shots
8
13
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
5
10
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
29%
71%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
11
11
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
5
1
Total Passes
243
651
Passes Accurate
146
551
Passes %
60%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
8'
8' L. Offord
9' ⚽
⚽
9' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
K. Green
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Vernam
23' ⚽
⚽
23' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
J. Kabia
Normal Goal
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
C. Vernam
Normal Goal · Assist: G. McEachran
35' ↑↓
↑↓
35' ⇄ L. Offord
1st substitution · For: A. Nemane
36'
36' J. Mellish
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Hogan
2nd substitution · For: C. Lemonheigh-Evans
47' ⚽
⚽
47' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
G. McEachran
Own Goal
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ K. Wilson
3rd substitution · For: W. Collar
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ C. Vernam
1st substitution · For: Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell
74'
74' L. Kelly
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ R. Hepburn-Murphy
4th substitution · For: J. Leko
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ L. Kelly
5th substitution · For: D. Crowley
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ J. Kabia
2nd substitution · For: D. Rose
86'
86' G. McEachran
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ D. Burns
3rd substitution · For: Neo Eccleston
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 2-3
C. Lemonheigh-Evans
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Paterson

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

Grimsby beat Milton Keynes Dons 3-2 on Saturday, 06 September 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Oliver Mackey. It was played at Stadium mk.

First half: L. Offord received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 8'. Grimsby took an early lead at 9' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to C. Vernam, making the score 0-1. Grimsby extended the lead at 23' when J. Kabia scored, making the score 0-2. Grimsby extended the lead at 29' when C. Vernam scored, with the assist credited to G. McEachran, making the score 0-3. Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 35', with L. Offord replacing A. Nemane. J. Mellish received a red card for Milton Keynes Dons at 36'.

Second half: Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Hogan replacing C. Lemonheigh-Evans. Milton Keynes Dons reduced the deficit at 47' when G. McEachran scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-3. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 72', with K. Wilson replacing W. Collar. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 72', with C. Vernam replacing Jude Jacob Soonsup-Bell. L. Kelly received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 74'. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 79', with R. Hepburn-Murphy replacing J. Leko. Milton Keynes Dons made their 5th substitution at 80', with L. Kelly replacing D. Crowley. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 84', with J. Kabia replacing D. Rose. G. McEachran received a yellow card for Grimsby at 86'. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 89', with D. Burns replacing Neo Eccleston. Milton Keynes Dons scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when C. Lemonheigh-Evans scored, with the assist credited to C. Paterson, making the score 2-3.

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

How the match was won

  • Grimsby outshot their opponent (8-13).
  • Grimsby controlled possession (71%).
  • Grimsby had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws4
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season
31 Jan 2026 Grimsby vs Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 2 06 Sep 2025 Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby 2 - 3
2024-2025 Season
26 Apr 2025 Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby 0 - 0 26 Oct 2024 Grimsby vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 3
2023-2024 Season
12 Mar 2024 Grimsby vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 0 28 Nov 2023 Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby 1 - 1
2018-2019 Season
26 Jan 2019 Grimsby vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 0 21 Aug 2018 Milton Keynes Dons vs Grimsby 1 - 1