Milton Keynes Dons vs Cambridge United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Milton Keynes Dons played against Cambridge United in EFL League Two (England). The game was played on December 13, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Milton Keynes Dons has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Cambridge United has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Milton Keynes Dons scores 1.95 goals per game and allows 1.21. Cambridge United scores 1.11 and allows 0.89. Games in this league average 2.69 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 68% of Milton Keynes Dons's games and 47% of Cambridge United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 68% and 32%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cambridge United has the higher season xG average, 1.38 to 1.33 per game. Milton Keynes Dons takes 11.4 shots per game, while Cambridge United takes 11.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Milton Keynes Dons leads at halftime in 47% of its games and scores 1.05 goals per game after halftime. Cambridge United leads at halftime in 37% and scores 0.58 after halftime.

When the teams score

Milton Keynes Dons's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Cambridge United, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.69 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

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

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

48Possession (%)52
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
13Shots12
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
4Shots on target3
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.3xG1.24
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
7Corners4
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
26Dangerous attacks37
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
11Fouls13
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
2Cards1
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.95Goals scored / game1.11
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.21Goals allowed / game0.89
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
51%Average possession50%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
4.26Shots on target / game3.47
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.42Shots per game11.68
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
4.26Shots on target3.47
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
17.1%Shot conversion9.5%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
51%Possession50%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.33xG for1.38
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.24xG against0.99
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

Shooting quality

Milton Keynes Dons: Efficient finishingCambridge United: Balanced
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
Accuracy (shots on target)37%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.460.32

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Cambridge United is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Milton Keynes Dons · 1.8 pts / game - Cambridge United

Milton Keynes Dons
DWDWL
Season result split
47% W26% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-5
1.68 pts / game · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Cambridge United
DDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
42% W32% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-6-5
1.58 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow 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.

Milton Keynes Dons is 76% better for: goals scored per game.

1.95 goals / game - Milton Keynes Dons · 1.11 goals / game - Cambridge United

Cambridge United is 36% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.21 goals / game - Milton Keynes Dons · 0.89 goals / game - Cambridge United

Milton Keynes Dons scoring profile: very strong

Milton Keynes Dons scores in 89% of games (17 of 19 meczów), while Cambridge United keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

Cambridge United scoring profile: strong

Cambridge United scores in 63% of games (12 of 19 meczów), while Milton Keynes Dons keeps a clean sheet in 26% (5 of 19 meczów).

37Goals scored (season)21
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
23Goals conceded (season)17
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
3.16Average goals per game2
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
10Goals scored (last 5)5
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
8Goals conceded (last 5)2
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal63%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
68%2 goals42%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
21%3 goals5%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
11%4 goals0%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal68%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
37%2 goals16%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
11%3 goals5%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
0%4 goals0%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

* 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.

68%
Milton Keynes Dons - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 19 meczów
57%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time11%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
42%Scored in both halves16%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

BTTS and goal count

58%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
80%BTTS - last 540%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

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.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

84%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

2nd half

95%Min. 1 goal after half-time63%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Milton Keynes Dons is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.68 pts / game - Milton Keynes Dons · 1.53 pts / game - Cambridge United

Milton Keynes Dons - half-time state
47% leading26% draw26% trailing
Cambridge United - half-time state
37% leading42% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.68Points per game (1st half)1.53
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
0.89Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.53Average goals (1st half)0.89
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
63%Clean sheet before half-time74%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
37%No goal before half-time58%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.68Points per game (2nd half)1.37
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.05Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.63Average goals (2nd half)1.11
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
53%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
32%No goal after half-time63%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

Milton Keynes Dons - second-half results

47% W26% D26% L
32
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cambridge United - second-half results

32% W42% D26% L
29
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 42%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Milton Keynes Dons - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game1.20.4
Average goals per game2.21.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
Cambridge United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.00.4
Average goals per game0.21.2
1 goal20%60%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Milton Keynes Dons
ScoredConceded
8
5
0-15
3
6
16-30
6
1
31-45
6
1
46-60
5
3
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Milton Keynes Dons

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Cambridge United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Milton Keynes DonsLigaCambridge United
Average goals per game 3.162.69 2.00
Both teams scored 68%57% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%50% 32%
Clean sheets 26%24% 32%
Goal before half-time 84%71% 58%
Goal after half-time 95%76% 63%

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

2.69
Average goals per game
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Milton Keynes DonsYellow cardLaurence Maguire
  2. Milton Keynes DonsSubstitutionOn: Aaron Graham John CollinsOff: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
  3. Milton Keynes DonsSubstitutionOn: Aaron Evans NemaneOff: Laurence Maguire
  4. Milton Keynes DonsGoalCallum Thomas Owen PatersonAssist: Liam Anthony Kelly
  5. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Pelly Ruddock MpanzuOff: Korey Smith
  6. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: James Andrew GibbonsOff: Ben Purrington
  7. Milton Keynes DonsYellow cardKane Thompson-Sommers
  8. Cambridge UnitedYellow cardBenjamin Leo Knight
  9. Cambridge UnitedGoalSulaiman Borbor KaikaiAssist: James Andrew Gibbons
  10. Cambridge UnitedSubstitutionOn: Zeno Ibsen RossiOff: Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

James OldhamMatches officiated: 9
3.78Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins33%Draws22%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Milton Keynes Dons vs Cambridge United?

The EFL League Two match finished Milton Keynes Dons 1:1 Cambridge United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Milton Keynes Dons score 1.95 goals per game on average and Cambridge United 1.11. The EFL League Two average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Milton Keynes Dons's matches and 47% of Cambridge United's.

What form are Milton Keynes Dons and Cambridge United in?

Over the last 5 games Milton Keynes Dons have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Cambridge United 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Milton Keynes Dons vs Cambridge United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.