Milton Keynes Dons vs Tranmere

Milton Keynes Dons

3 - 0

Tranmere

🕒 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadium mk 🧑‍⚖️ Tom Reeves 🔁 Regular Season - 45 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 45

Regular Season Table

Milton Keynes Dons 2 · Tranmere 21

Referee Stats

Tom Reeves

11 matches · 2.55 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.55
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	55%
Draws	18%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Milton Keynes Dons outshot their opponent (18-11).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Milton Keynes Dons had the sharper finishing (7-1 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

Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-5-12

Goals For / Against

32 / 42

Avg: 1.39 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

1.78

1.39

0.87

1.83

52%

O2.5

65%

52%

BTTS

65%

52%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd

Tranmere rank21st

Milton Keynes Dons points86

Tranmere points41

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.

Tranmere: #21 · 41 pts · GD -25

45 pts off the top 2. 35 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

45-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.

Tranmere last 5 away

L W D L D

Points5/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Tranmere trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Milton Keynes Dons score at home83%

Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet at home43%

Tranmere score away78%

Tranmere clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%

Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first75%

Tranmere score first43%

Tranmere win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Milton Keynes Dons 50% · Tranmere 36%

Avg first goal minute: Milton Keynes Dons 19.8' · Tranmere 35.5'

Vs league average

Milton Keynes Dons score at home1.78 vs 1.37

Milton Keynes Dons concede at home0.87 vs 1.20

Tranmere score away1.39 vs 1.20

Tranmere concede away1.83 vs 1.37

Milton Keynes Dons score 30% above league average, while Tranmere score 15% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 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

Tranmere goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 7

61-75 7

31-45 5

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 6

16-30 5

0-15 1

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

361

321

Passes Accurate

294

228

Passes %

81%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Mendez-Laing

Normal Goal

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Gilbey

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Mendez-Laing

38' ↑↓

↑↓

38' ⇄ O. Patrick

1st substitution · For: J. Ironside

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Woolery

2nd substitution · For: K. Dennis

66'

66' S. Finley

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Plant

3rd substitution · For: E. Bristow

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ G. Jones

1st substitution · For: A. Nemane

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Mendez-Laing

2nd substitution · For: A. Collins

77'

77' E. Bristow

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

C. Paterson

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Kelly

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Finley

4th substitution · For: N. Kenneh

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ L. Kelly

3rd substitution · For: D. Crowley

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Paterson

4th substitution · For: R. Hepburn-Murphy

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ B. Wiles

5th substitution · For: L. Offord

Milton Keynes Dons vs Tranmere 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons beat Tranmere 3-0 on Saturday, 25 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Tom Reeves. It was played at Stadium mk.

First half: Milton Keynes Dons took the lead at 18' when N. Mendez-Laing scored, making the score 1-0. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 21' when A. Gilbey scored, with the assist credited to N. Mendez-Laing, making the score 2-0. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 38', with O. Patrick replacing J. Ironside.

Second half: Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Woolery replacing K. Dennis. S. Finley received a yellow card for Tranmere at 66'. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. Plant replacing E. Bristow. Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 72', with G. Jones replacing A. Nemane. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 73', with N. Mendez-Laing replacing A. Collins. E. Bristow received a yellow card for Tranmere at 77'. Milton Keynes Dons extended the lead at 78' when C. Paterson scored, with the assist credited to L. Kelly, making the score 3-0. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 79', with S. Finley replacing N. Kenneh. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 80', with L. Kelly replacing D. Crowley. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 88', with C. Paterson replacing R. Hepburn-Murphy. Milton Keynes Dons made their 5th substitution at 88', with B. Wiles replacing L. Offord.

Milton Keynes Dons used 5 substitutions while Tranmere used 4 substitutions. Tranmere got 2 yellow cards.