Salford City vs Milton Keynes Dons

1 - 0
๐Ÿ•’ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ The Peninsula Stadium ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Thomas Parsons ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 40 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 40
Regular Season Table
Salford City 4 ยท Milton Keynes Dons 2
Referee Stats
10 matches ยท 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.30
Penalties avg 0.30
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 20%
Draws 30%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Salford City (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-4-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 26
Avg: 1.46 / 1.08

Points

46
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

5
Milton Keynes Dons (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-8-4

Goals For / Against

45 / 25
Avg: 1.96 / 1.09

Points

41
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
1.78
1.46
GF
1.96
1.08
GA
1.09
43%
O2.5
57%
48%
BTTS
70%
57%
Score 1st
52%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th
Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd
Salford City points81
Milton Keynes Dons points86
Salford City: #4 ยท 81 pts ยท GD +10
5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Milton Keynes Dons: #2 ยท 86 pts ยท GD +41
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Salford City last 5 home

W D W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index82
Goals8-2
Record4-1-0
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.

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% ยท Over 1.5 61% ยท Over 3.5 30% ยท 1H BTTS 4%

Milton Keynes Dons trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% ยท Over 1.5 91% ยท Over 3.5 39% ยท 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Salford City score at home78%
Salford City clean sheet at home43%
Milton Keynes Dons score away91%
Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%
Salford City win after scoring first92%
Milton Keynes Dons score first52%
Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first58%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% ยท Milton Keynes Dons 78%
Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' ยท Milton Keynes Dons 22.5'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37
Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20
Milton Keynes Dons score away1.96 vs 1.20
Milton Keynes Dons concede away1.09 vs 1.37
Salford City score 6% above league average, while Milton Keynes Dons score 62% above league average.
Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Milton Keynes Dons are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Salford City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
0-15 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 2
16-30 0

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
3
1
Total Shots
11
10
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
5
8
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
11
14
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
331
294
Passes Accurate
196
149
Passes %
59%
51%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
7
59' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
59' โ‡„ D. Crowley
1st substitution ยท For: R. Hepburn-Murphy
59' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
59' โ‡„ L. Kelly
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Sanders
59' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
59' โ‡„ L. Kelly
3rd substitution ยท For: J. Sanders
59' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
59' โ‡„ D. Crowley
4th substitution ยท For: R. Hepburn-Murphy
66' โšฝ
โšฝ
66' โšฝ Goal ยท 1-0
M. Butcher
Normal Goal ยท Assist: D. Udoh
69' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
69' โ‡„ D. Udoh
1st substitution ยท For: F. Borini
78' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
78' โ‡„ A. Collins
5th substitution ยท For: S. Hogan
79' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
79' โ‡„ M. Ekpiteta
6th substitution ยท For: N. Mendez-Laing
85'
85' L. Offord
86'
86' J. Mellish
86'
86' R. Graydon
87' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
87' โ‡„ G. Jones
7th substitution ยท For: A. Nemane
90+1' โ†‘โ†“
โ†‘โ†“
90+1' โ‡„ J. Grant
2nd substitution ยท For: C. Stockton
90+2'
90+2' A. Gilbey

Salford City vs Milton Keynes Dons 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 on Saturday, 28 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Thomas Parsons. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Crowley replacing R. Hepburn-Murphy. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 59', with L. Kelly replacing J. Sanders. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 59', with L. Kelly replacing J. Sanders. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 59', with D. Crowley replacing R. Hepburn-Murphy. Salford City took the lead at 66' when M. Butcher scored, with the assist credited to D. Udoh, making the score 1-0. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 69', with D. Udoh replacing F. Borini. Milton Keynes Dons made their 5th substitution at 78', with A. Collins replacing S. Hogan. Milton Keynes Dons made their 6th substitution at 79', with M. Ekpiteta replacing N. Mendez-Laing. L. Offord received a red card for Milton Keynes Dons at 85'. J. Mellish received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 86'. R. Graydon received a yellow card for Salford City at 86'. Milton Keynes Dons made their 7th substitution at 87', with G. Jones replacing A. Nemane. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 90+1', with J. Grant replacing C. Stockton. A. Gilbey received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 90+2'.

Salford City used 2 substitutions while Milton Keynes Dons used 7 substitutions. Salford City got 1 yellow card, while Milton Keynes Dons got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Salford City had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Salford City vs Milton Keynes Dons Head-to-Head History by Season