Milton Keynes Dons vs Shrewsbury

Milton Keynes Dons

5 - 1

Shrewsbury

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadium mk 🧑‍⚖️ Alan Dale 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Milton Keynes Dons 2 · Shrewsbury 19

Referee Stats

Alan Dale

5 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.60
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	40%
Draws	20%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-9).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Milton Keynes Dons had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Milton Keynes Dons (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

41 / 20

Avg: 1.78 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 1.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Shrewsbury (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-15

Goals For / Against

20 / 42

Avg: 0.87 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 0.70

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

1.96

PPG

0.70

1.78

0.87

1.83

52%

O2.5

52%

BTTS

52%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd

Shrewsbury rank19th

Milton Keynes Dons points86

Shrewsbury points49

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.

Shrewsbury: #19 · 49 pts · GD -27

37 pts off the top 2. 27 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

37-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.

Shrewsbury last 5 away

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals1-5

Record0-1-4

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%

Shrewsbury trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Milton Keynes Dons score at home83%

Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet at home43%

Shrewsbury score away57%

Shrewsbury clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%

Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first75%

Shrewsbury score first13%

Shrewsbury win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Milton Keynes Dons 50% · Shrewsbury 19%

Avg first goal minute: Milton Keynes Dons 19.8' · Shrewsbury 31.3'

Vs league average

Milton Keynes Dons score at home1.78 vs 1.37

Milton Keynes Dons concede at home0.87 vs 1.20

Shrewsbury score away0.87 vs 1.20

Shrewsbury concede away1.83 vs 1.37

Milton Keynes Dons score 30% above league average, while Shrewsbury score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Milton Keynes Dons are 28% below league average at home, and Shrewsbury are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 6.00 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

Shrewsbury goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 9

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

422

386

Passes Accurate

332

276

Passes %

79%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' Iwan Morgan

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Paterson

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Wiles

10'

10' L. Hoole

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Paterson

Penalty

31'

31' A. Nemane

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

C. Paterson

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Wiles

40'

40' T. Perry

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Nemane

1st substitution · For: J. Mellish

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Jones

2nd substitution · For: C. Lemonheigh-Evans

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Gilbey

3rd substitution · For: J. Matete

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Perry

1st substitution · For: G. Lloyd

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Iwan Morgan

2nd substitution · For: T. Sang

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Ogunsuyi

3rd substitution · For: Temple Ojinnaka

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Paterson

4th substitution · For: S. Hogan

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

L. Offord

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ L. Kelly

5th substitution · For: D. Crowley

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

T. Sang

Normal Goal

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

D. Crowley

Normal Goal

90+3'

90+3' S. Clucas

Milton Keynes Dons vs Shrewsbury 5-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons beat Shrewsbury 5-1 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Alan Dale. It was played at Stadium mk.

First half: Iwan Morgan received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 7'. Milton Keynes Dons took an early lead at 8' when C. Paterson scored, with the assist credited to B. Wiles, making the score 1-0. L. Hoole received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 10'. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 11' when C. Paterson scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. A. Nemane received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 31'. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 34' when C. Paterson scored, with the assist credited to B. Wiles, making the score 3-0. T. Perry received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 40'.

Second half: Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Nemane replacing J. Mellish. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 69', with G. Jones replacing C. Lemonheigh-Evans. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 69', with A. Gilbey replacing J. Matete. Shrewsbury made their 1st substitution at 72', with T. Perry replacing G. Lloyd. Shrewsbury made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Iwan Morgan replacing T. Sang. Shrewsbury made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. Ogunsuyi replacing Temple Ojinnaka. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Paterson replacing S. Hogan. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 81' when L. Offord scored, making the score 4-0. Milton Keynes Dons made their 5th substitution at 82', with L. Kelly replacing D. Crowley. Shrewsbury reduced the deficit at 83' when T. Sang scored, making the score 4-1. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 88' when D. Crowley scored, making the score 5-1. S. Clucas received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 90+3'.

Milton Keynes Dons used 5 substitutions while Shrewsbury used 3 substitutions. Milton Keynes Dons got 1 yellow card, while Shrewsbury got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-9).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Milton Keynes Dons had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

24 Jan 2026 Milton Keynes Dons vs Shrewsbury 5 - 1 27 Sep 2025 Shrewsbury vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 2