Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

01/01/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Colchester Community Stadium (Colchester).

League Two - Round 24
Referee: Parkinson S. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.32	1.01
Ball Possession
60%	40%
Total shots
10	9
Shots on target
3	4
Big Chances
2	2
Corner Kicks
6	3
Passes
73% (316/433)	60% (176/293)
Yellow Cards
1	2
Expected Goals (xG)
1.32	1.01
xG on target (xGOT)
0.93	1.31
Total shots
10	9
Shots on target
3	4
Shots off target
4	4
Blocked Shots
3	1
Shots inside the Box
4	8
Shots outside the Box
6	1
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
2	2
Corner Kicks
6	3
Touches in opposition box
21	23
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	1
Free Kicks
14	9
Passes
73% (316/433)	60% (176/293)
Long passes
34% (28/83)	30% (26/87)
Passes in final third
66% (100/152)	46% (50/108)
Crosses
4% (1/26)	31% (4/13)
Expected assists (xA)
0.63	0.97
Throw-ins
28	31
Fouls
9	14
Tackles
70% (7/10)	71% (15/21)
Duels won
58	64
Clearances
47	54
Interceptions
6	6
Errors leading to shot
1	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	1
xGOT faced
1.31	0.93
Goals prevented
1.31	-0.07

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
20', Bishop T. ↓, Hunt R. ↑,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
60', Offord L. 🟨,
61', Paterson C. ↓, Hogan S. ↑,
61', Crowley D. ↓, Lemonheigh-Evans C. ↑,
61', Collins A. ↓, Thompson-Sommers K. ↑,
64', Tovide S. ↓, Lisbie K. ↑,
64', Goodwin W. ↓, Mbick M. ↑,
83', Ekpiteta M. ↓, Nemane A. ↑,
87', Hepburn-Murphy R. ↓, Leko J. ↑,
90', Leko J. 🟨,
90+4', 1 - 0, Payne J. (Penalty Awarded),
90+5', Edwards O. ↓, Terry F. ↑,
90+5', Payne J. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Colchester United
36%

Draw
28.9%

Milton Keynes Dons
35.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

36.2%

28.7%

35.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.3%

28.8%

35%

Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.58 ↑ (2.52)	3.22 ↑ (3.18)	2.65 ↑ (2.6)	7.6% (9.6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons?

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Colchester will win (votes: 2 - 18.2%). MK Dons will win (votes: 3 - 27.3%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 54.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 25.1% – 83.9%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Tie (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 1.5, 1st Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 2.25 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

A mid-table team takes on a leader in this match (ranked 10 and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 3.
Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.
In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
There will not play in Colchester: Baldwin J. (Inactive) Flanagan T. (Knee Injury) Perry B. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in MK Dons: Mendez-Laing N. (Inactive) Tomlinson J. (Inactive) Wilson K. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in Colchester: Akande A. (Knee Injury)
There are questionable in MK Dons: Collar W. (Inactive) Maguire L. (Inactive)
In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Colchester won 6 matches, drew 1 match, lost 7 matches, and goals 16:23. (average 1.1:1.6).
Including home matches between the teams, Colchester won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 13:11. (average 1.6:1.4).

How many head-to-head matches has Colchester United won against Milton Keynes Dons?

Colchester United has won 3 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Milton Keynes Dons won against Colchester United?

Milton Keynes Dons has won 3 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons were as follows:

01.11.2025 Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons 2:3

01.03.2025 Milton Keynes Dons - Colchester United 0:1

17.09.2024 Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons 2:1

17.08.2024 Colchester United - Milton Keynes Dons 2:0

26.12.2023 Milton Keynes Dons - Colchester United 1:0

Latest results of Colchester United

29.12.2025 Gillingham - Colchester United 1:1 ✺

26.12.2025 Crawley Town - Colchester United 1:1 ✺

20.12.2025 Colchester United - Newport County 4:1 ✺

13.12.2025 Salford City - Colchester United 4:3 ✺

09.12.2025 Colchester United - West Ham United U21 0:1 ✺

Latest results of Milton Keynes Dons

29.12.2025 Milton Keynes Dons - Notts County 1:1 ✺

26.12.2025 Milton Keynes Dons - Swindon Town 1:0 ✺

20.12.2025 Harrogate Town - Milton Keynes Dons 0:4 ✺

13.12.2025 Milton Keynes Dons - Cambridge United 1:1 ✺

09.12.2025 Notts County - Milton Keynes Dons 3:2 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	26	15	7	4	44:27	17	52
2	Swindon	25	14	4	7	41:29	12	46
3	Walsall	25	14	4	7	35:24	11	46
4	Salford	25	14	4	7	38:33	5	46
5	MK Dons	26	12	8	6	48:28	20	44
6	Cambridge Utd	25	12	8	5	30:20	10	44
7	Notts Co	25	12	6	7	38:27	11	42
8	Chesterfield	26	10	11	5	42:35	7	41
9	Colchester	25	10	9	6	39:28	11	39
10	Crewe	26	11	6	9	42:34	8	39
11	Grimsby	25	10	7	8	36:30	6	37
12	Oldham	25	8	11	6	26:20	6	35
13	Barnet	25	9	8	8	32:27	5	35
14	Gillingham	25	8	11	6	34:30	4	35
15	Fleetwood	25	9	7	9	33:32	1	34
16	Accrington	25	9	6	10	27:28	-1	33
17	Tranmere	26	8	8	10	40:42	-2	32
18	Cheltenham	26	9	3	14	26:43	-17	30
19	Barrow	25	6	6	13	27:38	-11	24
20	Shrewsbury	25	5	7	13	22:41	-19	22
21	Bristol Rovers	25	6	3	16	21:45	-24	21
22	Crawley	26	4	7	15	29:47	-18	19
23	Harrogate	26	4	6	16	19:41	-22	18
24	Newport	25	4	5	16	26:46	-20	17

      Promotion ~ League One
      Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ National League