Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons

Newport County

1 - 2

Milton Keynes Dons

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Stuart Morland 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Milton Keynes Dons 2

Referee Stats

Stuart Morland

1 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Milton Keynes Dons outshot their opponent (10-17).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

24 / 37

Avg: 1.04 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Milton Keynes Dons (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-8-4

Goals For / Against

45 / 25

Avg: 1.96 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 1.78

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

0.96

PPG

1.78

1.04

1.96

1.61

1.09

48%

O2.5

57%

52%

BTTS

70%

43%

Score 1st

52%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd

Newport County points43

Milton Keynes Dons points86

Newport County: #20 · 43 pts · GD -29

43 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newport County last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals6-6

Record3-0-2

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 last 5 away

D W D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-5

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Milton Keynes Dons trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Milton Keynes Dons score away91%

Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Milton Keynes Dons score first52%

Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first58%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Milton Keynes Dons 78%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Milton Keynes Dons 22.5'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Milton Keynes Dons score away1.96 vs 1.20

Milton Keynes Dons concede away1.09 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Milton Keynes Dons score 62% above league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Milton Keynes Dons are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Newport County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 8

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

Milton Keynes Dons goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 7

31-45 7

16-30 6

61-75 6

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

341

367

Passes Accurate

236

258

Passes %

69%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Ogunneye

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Lloyd

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Mendez-Laing

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Spellman

1st substitution · For: Joe Thomas

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Paterson

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Kelly

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ G. Jones

1st substitution · For: N. Thompson

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ C. Antwi

2nd substitution · For: G. Garner

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Nemane

2nd substitution · For: R. Hepburn-Murphy

77'

77' N. Thompson

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ N. Mendez-Laing

3rd substitution · For: S. Hogan

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ W. Collar

4th substitution · For: K. Thompson-Sommers

83'

83' T. Davies

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. Davies

3rd substitution · For: A. Driscoll-Glennon

90+2'

90+2' J. Leko

Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons beat Newport County 2-1 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Stuart Morland.

First half: Newport County took an early lead at 6' when H. Ogunneye scored, with the assist credited to B. Lloyd, making the score 1-0. Milton Keynes Dons leveled the score at 45' when N. Mendez-Laing scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Spellman replacing Joe Thomas. Milton Keynes Dons took the lead at 51' when C. Paterson scored, with the assist credited to L. Kelly, making the score 1-2. Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 61', with G. Jones replacing N. Thompson. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 67', with C. Antwi replacing G. Garner. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 72', with A. Nemane replacing R. Hepburn-Murphy. N. Thompson received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 77'. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 78', with N. Mendez-Laing replacing S. Hogan. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 78', with W. Collar replacing K. Thompson-Sommers. T. Davies received a yellow card for Newport County at 83'. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 89', with T. Davies replacing A. Driscoll-Glennon. J. Leko received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 90+2'.

Newport County used 3 substitutions while Milton Keynes Dons used 4 substitutions. Newport County got 1 yellow card, while Milton Keynes Dons got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Milton Keynes Dons outshot their opponent (10-17).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	2 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Feb 2026 Milton Keynes Dons vs Newport County 1 - 0 23 Aug 2025 Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

18 Apr 2025 Milton Keynes Dons vs Newport County 0 - 0 21 Dec 2024 Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons 6 - 3

2023-2024 Season

24 Feb 2024 Milton Keynes Dons vs Newport County 3 - 0 11 Nov 2023 Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons 0 - 0

2018-2019 Season

23 Feb 2019 Milton Keynes Dons vs Newport County 2 - 0 12 Feb 2019 Newport County vs Milton Keynes Dons 0 - 1