England - EFL League OneThe DW StadiumData current as of August 31, 2026

Wigan Athletic vs Milton Keynes Dons: match statistics

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Wigan Athletic vs Milton Keynes Dons: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Wigan Athletic plays Milton Keynes Dons in EFL League One (England). The game is scheduled for September 2, 2026. Venue: The DW Stadium.

Recent form

Wigan Athletic has 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. Milton Keynes Dons has 0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Wigan Athletic scores 0.67 goals per game and allows 2.00. Milton Keynes Dons scores 1.00 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 3.03 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Wigan Athletic's games and 67% of Milton Keynes Dons's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 33%, compared with league averages of 69% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Wigan Athletic has the higher season xG average, 1.67 to 1.52 per game. Wigan Athletic takes 16.0 shots per game, while Milton Keynes Dons takes 15.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Wigan Athletic leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Milton Keynes Dons leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Wigan Athletic's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (2 goals). For Milton Keynes Dons, it is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 3.03 goals. Both teams score in 69% of games, and 57% 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

(2.75)
(3.35)
(2.33)

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.

Wigan AthleticMilton Keynes Dons
0.67Goals scored / game1
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2Goals allowed / game1
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61%Average possession38%
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3.67Shots on target / game3.33
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16Shots per game15.33
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3.67Shots on target3.33
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4.2%Shot conversion6.5%
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61%Possession38%
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1.67xG for1.52
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1.4xG against2.03
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Shooting quality

Wigan Athletic: DominantMilton Keynes Dons: Attacking
Wigan AthleticMilton Keynes Dons
Accuracy (shots on target)23%22%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.180.30

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.

Wigan Athletic
LLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-3
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%
Milton Keynes Dons
DDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W100% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-0
1.00 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-0
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 2.03BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 33%

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 49% better for: goals scored per game.

0.67 goals / game - Wigan Athletic · 1 goals / game - Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons is 100% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Wigan Athletic · 1 goals / game - Milton Keynes Dons

Wigan Athletic scoring profile: mixed

Wigan Athletic scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while Milton Keynes Dons keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

Milton Keynes Dons scoring profile: very strong

Milton Keynes Dons scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Wigan Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

2Goals scored (season)3
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6Goals conceded (season)3
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2.67Average goals per game2
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2Goals scored (last 5)3
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6Goals conceded (last 5)3
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How often they score at least...

33%1 goal67%
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33%2 goals33%
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0%3 goals0%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal67%
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67%2 goals33%
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33%3 goals0%
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0%4 goals0%
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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.

67%
Milton Keynes Dons - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.2 of 3 meczów
69%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time33%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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0%Scored in both halves0%
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BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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33%BTTS - last 567%
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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.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
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33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
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2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
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33%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
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33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
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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 303% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.33 pts / game - Wigan Athletic · 1.33 pts / game - Milton Keynes Dons

Wigan Athletic - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing
Milton Keynes Dons - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.33Points per game (1st half)1.33
Wigan AthleticMilton Keynes Dons
0Goals scored (1st half)0.67
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1Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
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1Average goals (1st half)1.33
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33%Clean sheet before half-time33%
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100%No goal before half-time67%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.33
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0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
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1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
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1.67Average goals (2nd half)0.67
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0%Clean sheet after half-time67%
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67%No goal after half-time67%
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Wigan Athletic - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Milton Keynes Dons - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Wigan Athletic - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.331.00
Goals scored / game0.00.7
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.01.7
1 goal67%100%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet33%0%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Milton Keynes Dons - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.331.33
Goals scored / game0.70.3
Goals allowed / game0.70.3
Average goals per game1.30.7
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%0%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal67%67%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Wigan Athletic
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
2
46-60
2
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
77%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
22%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Wigan Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.60
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
39%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
153%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Milton Keynes Dons

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+1.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
58%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 One).

Teams vs league

Wigan AthleticLigaMilton Keynes Dons
Average goals per game 2.673.03 2.00
Both teams scored 33%69% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%57% 33%
Clean sheets 0%20% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%60% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%89% 67%

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

3.03
Average goals per game
69%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / game
1.31
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Wigan Athletic and Milton Keynes Dons play?

Wigan Athletic face Milton Keynes Dons on September 2, 2026 in EFL League One at The DW Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

Wigan Athletic score 0.67 goals per game on average and Milton Keynes Dons 1.00. The EFL League One average is 3.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Wigan Athletic's matches and 67% of Milton Keynes Dons's.

What form are Wigan Athletic and Milton Keynes Dons in?

Over the last 5 games Wigan Athletic have a 0-0-3 record (0.00 points per game) and Milton Keynes Dons 0-3-0 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Wigan Athletic vs Milton Keynes Dons — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.