England - EFL League OneBloomfield RoadData current as of October 17, 2026

Blackpool vs Milton Keynes Dons: match statistics

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Blackpool vs Milton Keynes Dons: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Blackpool plays Milton Keynes Dons in EFL League One (England). The game is scheduled for October 20, 2026. Venue: Bloomfield Road.

Recent form

Blackpool has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.20 points per game. Milton Keynes Dons has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Blackpool scores 1.63 goals per game and allows 1.75. Milton Keynes Dons scores 1.13 and allows 1.88. Games in this league average 2.87 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 75% of Blackpool's games and 75% of Milton Keynes Dons's. The Over 2.5 rates are 75% and 50%, compared with league averages of 61% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Blackpool has the higher season xG average, 1.44 to 1.42 per game. Blackpool takes 13.4 shots per game, while Milton Keynes Dons takes 14.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Blackpool leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Milton Keynes Dons leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.75 after halftime.

When the teams score

Blackpool's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). For Milton Keynes Dons, it is minutes 46-60 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.87 goals. Both teams score in 61% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.27)
(3.55)
(2.70)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
1.63Goals scored / game1.13
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
1.75Goals allowed / game1.88
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
46%Average possession45%
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
4.38Shots on target / game3.38
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Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.38Shots per game14
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4.38Shots on target3.38
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
12.1%Shot conversion8%
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46%Possession45%
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
1.44xG for1.42
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2.15xG against1.72
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Shooting quality

Blackpool: Counter-attackingMilton Keynes Dons: Attacking
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
Accuracy (shots on target)33%24%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Milton Keynes Dons is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / game - Blackpool · 0.6 pts / game - Milton Keynes Dons

Blackpool
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-4
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-1
Last 5 at home
1-2-1
DWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 2.21BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Milton Keynes Dons
LDDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W75% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-6-2
0.75 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-1
Last 5 away
0-3-1
DLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Blackpool is 44% better for: goals scored per game.

1.63 goals / game - Blackpool · 1.13 goals / game - Milton Keynes Dons

Blackpool is 7% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.75 goals / game - Blackpool · 1.88 goals / game - Milton Keynes Dons

Blackpool scoring profile: very strong

Blackpool scores in 88% of games (7 of 8 games), while Milton Keynes Dons keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 games).

Milton Keynes Dons scoring profile: very strong

Milton Keynes Dons scores in 75% of games (6 of 8 games), while Blackpool keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 games).

13Goals scored (season)9
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14Goals conceded (season)15
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3.38Average goals per game3
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6Goals scored (last 5)6
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12Goals conceded (last 5)12
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How often they score at least...

88%1 goal75%
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50%2 goals25%
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13%3 goals13%
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13%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal75%
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50%2 goals50%
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25%3 goals38%
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13%4 goals13%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time13%
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13%BTTS in both halves0%
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25%Scored in both halves0%
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BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
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13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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80%BTTS - last 580%
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Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
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50%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
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13%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
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2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
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50%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
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Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Blackpool is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Blackpool · 1 pts / game - Milton Keynes Dons

Blackpool - half-time state
38% leading38% draw25% trailing
Milton Keynes Dons - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.38
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0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
1.38Average goals (1st half)1.13
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50%Clean sheet before half-time38%
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50%No goal before half-time75%
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After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per game (2nd half)1
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0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
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1.25Goals conceded (2nd half)1.13
BlackpoolMilton Keynes Dons
2Average goals (2nd half)1.88
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25%Clean sheet after half-time38%
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38%No goal after half-time50%
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Blackpool - second-half results

25% W0% D75% L
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 25%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Milton Keynes Dons - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
8
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Blackpool - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.8
Average goals per game1.22.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-6
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Milton Keynes Dons - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.81.6
Average goals per game1.02.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-3-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Blackpool
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
4
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
1
4
46-60
3
1
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Milton Keynes Dons
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
4
2
46-60
0
3
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.19
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Blackpool

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.71
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Milton Keynes Dons

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

BlackpoolLigaMilton Keynes Dons
Average goals per game▲ 3.382.87▲ 3.00
Both teams scored▲ 75%61%▲ 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 75%54%▼ 50%
Clean sheets▼ 13%24%• 25%
Goal before half-time▲ 75%65%▲ 75%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%83%▼ 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.87
Average goals per game
61%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / game
1.40
Away goals / game
+6%
Home attack advantage
+5%
Home defensive advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Blackpool and Milton Keynes Dons play?

Blackpool face Milton Keynes Dons on October 20, 2026 in EFL League One at Bloomfield Road. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Blackpool vs Milton Keynes Dons?

Blackpool score 1.63 goals per game on average and Milton Keynes Dons 1.13. The EFL League One average is 2.87 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Blackpool's matches and 75% of Milton Keynes Dons's.

What form are Blackpool and Milton Keynes Dons in?

Over the last 5 games Blackpool have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Milton Keynes Dons 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Blackpool vs Milton Keynes Dons?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.