Swindon Town vs Milton Keynes Dons

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🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Nigel Eady County Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Jamie O'Connor 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Swindon Town 9 · Milton Keynes Dons 2
Referee Stats
9 matches · 2.56 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.56
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 44%
Draws 33%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Swindon Town had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Swindon Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-6-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 27
Avg: 1.65 / 1.17

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
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

1.70
PPG
1.78
1.65
GF
1.96
1.17
GA
1.09
61%
O2.5
57%
65%
BTTS
70%
35%
Score 1st
52%

League-position context

Swindon Town rank9th
Milton Keynes Dons rank2nd
Swindon Town points75
Milton Keynes Dons points86
Swindon Town: #9 · 75 pts · GD +11
11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 34 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.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Swindon Town last 5 home

L D W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-8
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 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.

Swindon Town trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.557%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · 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

Swindon Town score at home87%
Swindon Town clean sheet at home26%
Milton Keynes Dons score away91%
Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Swindon Town score first35%
Swindon Town win after scoring first75%
Milton Keynes Dons score first52%
Milton Keynes Dons win after scoring first58%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Swindon Town 54% · Milton Keynes Dons 78%
Avg first goal minute: Swindon Town 34.8' · Milton Keynes Dons 22.5'

Vs league average

Swindon Town score at home1.65 vs 1.37
Swindon Town concede at home1.17 vs 1.20
Milton Keynes Dons score away1.96 vs 1.20
Milton Keynes Dons concede away1.09 vs 1.37
Swindon Town score 20% above league average, while Milton Keynes Dons score 62% above league average.
Defensive side: Swindon Town are 3% below league average at home, and Milton Keynes Dons are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Swindon Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4

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
5
2
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
6
12
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
332
292
Passes Accurate
196
155
Passes %
59%
53%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
30'
30' W. Wright
36'
36' Goal · 0-1
A. Gilbey
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Collins
47'
47' D. Crowley
49'
49' J. Hoilett
56'
56' Goal · 1-1
O. Clarke
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Drinan
60'
60' D. Crowley
1st substitution · For: S. Hogan
63'
63' T. Nichols
1st substitution · For: B. Bodin
63'
63' J. Hoilett
2nd substitution · For: F. Holman
68'
68' R. Tafazolli
3rd substitution · For: O. Palmer
71'
71' G. Jones
2nd substitution · For: C. Lemonheigh-Evans
71'
71' L. Kelly
3rd substitution · For: C. Nelson
78'
78' O. Clarke
4th substitution · For: Filozofe Mabete
79'
79' Goal · 1-2
M. Ekpiteta
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Hogan
88'
88' A. Collins
4th substitution · For: R. Hepburn-Murphy

Swindon Town vs Milton Keynes Dons 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons beat Swindon Town 2-1 on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Jamie O'Connor. It was played at The Nigel Eady County Ground.

First half: W. Wright received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 30'. Milton Keynes Dons took the lead at 36' when A. Gilbey scored, with the assist credited to A. Collins, making the score 0-1.

Second half: D. Crowley received a yellow card for Milton Keynes Dons at 47'. J. Hoilett received a yellow card for Swindon Town at 49'. Swindon Town leveled the score at 56' when O. Clarke scored, with the assist credited to A. Drinan, making the score 1-1. Milton Keynes Dons made their 1st substitution at 60', with D. Crowley replacing S. Hogan. Swindon Town made their 1st substitution at 63', with T. Nichols replacing B. Bodin. Swindon Town made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Hoilett replacing F. Holman. Swindon Town made their 3rd substitution at 68', with R. Tafazolli replacing O. Palmer. Milton Keynes Dons made their 2nd substitution at 71', with G. Jones replacing C. Lemonheigh-Evans. Milton Keynes Dons made their 3rd substitution at 71', with L. Kelly replacing C. Nelson. Swindon Town made their 4th substitution at 78', with O. Clarke replacing Filozofe Mabete. Milton Keynes Dons took the lead at 79' when M. Ekpiteta scored, with the assist credited to S. Hogan, making the score 1-2. Milton Keynes Dons made their 4th substitution at 88', with A. Collins replacing R. Hepburn-Murphy.

Swindon Town used 4 substitutions while Milton Keynes Dons used 4 substitutions. Swindon Town got 2 yellow cards, while Milton Keynes Dons got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Swindon Town had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Swindon Town vs Milton Keynes Dons Head-to-Head History by Season