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

Key match information

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

Current form

Milton Keynes Dons: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Cambridge United: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Milton Keynes Dons scores 1.95 and concedes 1.21 goals per match. Cambridge United scores 1.11 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.69 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Milton Keynes Dons 68%, Cambridge United 47%. Over 2.5: Milton Keynes Dons 68%, Cambridge United 32%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Cambridge United has higher xG: 1.38 vs 1.33. Milton Keynes Dons: 11.4 shots per match, Cambridge United: 11.7.

Match halves

Milton Keynes Dons: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 1.05. Cambridge United: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

Milton Keynes Dons: 76-90+ (9 goals). Cambridge United: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.69 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.95Goals scored / match1.11
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
1.21Goals conceded / match0.89
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
51%Average possession50%
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
4.26Shots on target / match3.47
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.42Shots per match11.68
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Milton Keynes Dons
DWDWL
Season result split
47% W26% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-5
1.68 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
42% W32% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-6-5
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Cambridge United is 36% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Milton Keynes Dons scoring profile: very strong

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

Cambridge United scoring profile: strong

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

37Goals scored (season)21
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
23Goals conceded (season)17
Milton Keynes DonsCambridge United
3.16Average goals in match2
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

68%
Milton Keynes Dons - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.13 of 19 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - 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

Match 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 / match - Milton Keynes Dons · 1.53 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 47% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 37% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Milton Keynes Dons - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match2.21.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match0.21.2
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
61%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.24
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence 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.