England - EFL League OneThe Lamex StadiumData current as of 21 October 2026

Stevenage vs Milton Keynes Dons: match statistics

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

Key match information

Stevenage play Milton Keynes Dons in EFL League One (England). The match date is 24 October 2026. Venue: The Lamex Stadium.

Current form

Stevenage: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Milton Keynes Dons: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stevenage scores 1.50 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Milton Keynes Dons scores 1.10 and concedes 1.80. League average: 2.84 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stevenage 50%, Milton Keynes Dons 70%. Over 2.5: Stevenage 50%, Milton Keynes Dons 50%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Milton Keynes Dons has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.33. Stevenage: 11.7 shots per match, Milton Keynes Dons: 13.8.

Match halves

Stevenage: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 1.10. Milton Keynes Dons: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.70.

Goals by minute

Stevenage: 76-90+ (5 goals). Milton Keynes Dons: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.84 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

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

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.34)
(3.10)
(2.94)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

StevenageMilton Keynes Dons
1.5Goals scored / match1.1
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1Goals conceded / match1.8
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44%Average possession45%
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4.1Shots on target / match3.3
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Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

11.7Shots per match13.8
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4.1Shots on target3.3
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12.8%Shot conversion8%
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44%Possession45%
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1.33xG for1.42
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1.16xG against1.74
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Shooting quality

Stevenage: Counter-attackingMilton Keynes Dons: Balanced
StevenageMilton Keynes Dons
Accuracy (shots on target)35%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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Stevenage is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Stevenage · 1 pts / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Stevenage
WLWLW
Season result split
40% W30% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-3
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Milton Keynes Dons
DDLWL
Season result split
10% W60% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-6-3
0.90 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-2
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Stevenage is 36% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Stevenage · 1.1 goals / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Stevenage is 80% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Stevenage · 1.8 goals / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Stevenage scoring profile: very strong

Stevenage scores in 70% of matches (7 of 10 matches), while Milton Keynes Dons keeps a clean sheet in 20% (2 of 10 matches).

Milton Keynes Dons scoring profile: strong

Milton Keynes Dons scores in 70% of matches (7 of 10 matches), while Stevenage keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 matches).

15Goals scored (season)11
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10Goals conceded (season)18
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2.5Average goals in match2.9
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6Goals scored (last 5)4
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4Goals conceded (last 5)9
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How often they score at least...

70%1 goal70%
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40%2 goals30%
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20%3 goals10%
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10%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal80%
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30%2 goals50%
StevenageMilton Keynes Dons
0%3 goals30%
StevenageMilton Keynes Dons
0%4 goals10%
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* 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.

70%
Milton Keynes Dons - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 10 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time10%
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0%BTTS in both halves0%
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30%Scored in both halves10%
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BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
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10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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20%BTTS - last 560%
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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.

1st half

30%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
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20%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
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2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
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60%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
StevenageMilton Keynes Dons
30%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
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Match 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.

Stevenage is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.4 pts / match - Stevenage · 1.2 pts / match - Milton Keynes Dons

Stevenage - half-time state
20% leading80% draw0% trailing
Milton Keynes Dons - half-time state
30% leading30% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.4Points per match (1st half)1.2
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0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.4
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0.1Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
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0.5Average goals (1st half)1
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90%Clean sheet before half-time50%
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70%No goal before half-time70%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per match (2nd half)0.9
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1.1Goals scored (2nd half)0.7
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0.9Goals conceded (2nd half)1.2
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2Average goals (2nd half)1.9
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40%Clean sheet after half-time30%
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30%No goal after half-time50%
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Stevenage - second-half results

30% W40% D30% L
14
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Milton Keynes Dons - second-half results

20% W30% D50% L
12
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding33%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 10%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Stevenage - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Milton Keynes Dons - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.40
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.6
Average goals in match0.62.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Stevenage

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Milton Keynes Dons

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

StevenageLigaMilton Keynes Dons
Average goals in match▼ 2.502.84• 2.90
Both teams scored▼ 50%57%▲ 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 50%54%▼ 50%
Clean sheets▲ 30%26%▼ 20%
Goal before half-time▼ 30%67%▲ 70%
Goal after half-time▲ 90%84%▼ 80%

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

2.84
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Stevenage and Milton Keynes Dons play?

Stevenage face Milton Keynes Dons on 24 October 2026 in EFL League One at The Lamex 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 Stevenage vs Milton Keynes Dons?

Stevenage score 1.50 goals per game on average and Milton Keynes Dons 1.10. The EFL League One average is 2.84 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Stevenage's matches and 70% of Milton Keynes Dons's.

What form are Stevenage and Milton Keynes Dons in?

Over the last 5 games Stevenage have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Milton Keynes Dons 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

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