Cheltenham Town vs Milton Keynes Dons – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:3
07/02/2026 at 10:01 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • League Two - Round 31
  • Referee: Brook C. (Eng)

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.683.48
Ball possession
56%44%
Total shots
1419
Shots on target
29
Big chances
15
Corner kicks
78
Passes
69% (220/321)52% (128/247)
Yellow cards
14
Expected goals (xG)
0.683.48
xG on target (xGOT)
0.504.66
Total shots
1419
Shots on target
29
Shots off target
64
Blocked shots
66
Shots inside the box
615
Shots outside the box
84
Hit the woodwork
00
Headed goals
01
Big chances
15
Corner kicks
78
Touches in opposition box
1126
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
12
Free kicks
124
Passes
69% (220/321)52% (128/247)
Long passes
41% (30/74)25% (21/83)
Passes in final third
61% (59/97)39% (39/100)
Crosses
13% (3/23)24% (6/25)
Expected assists (xA)
0.551.26
Throw ins
3931
Fouls
412
Tackles
41% (7/17)63% (12/19)
Duels won
7657
Clearances
4638
Interceptions
712
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper saves
60
xGOT faced
4.660.50
Goals prevented
1.66-1.50

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 2)
  • 19', Offord L. 🟨,
  • 32', 0 - 1, Nelson C. , Kelly L. (A),
  • 37', 0 - 2, Paterson C. ,
  • 45+2', 1 - 2, Bickerstaff J. ,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 60', Collins A. , Hepburn-Murphy R. ,
  • 60', Nemane A. , Jones G. ,
  • 61', Tomlinson J. , Mellish J. ,
  • 64', 1 - 3, Ekpiteta M. ,
  • 72', Jude-Boyd A. , Martin J. ,
  • 72', Davison J. , Miller G. ,
  • 73', Bickerstaff J. , Ashfield H. ,
  • 73', Young L. , Deeming C. ,
  • 81', Gilbey A. 🟨,
  • 81', Thomas J. , Nurse G. ,
  • 84', Ekpiteta M. , Sanders J. ,
  • 85', Mellish J. 🟨,
  • 87', 2 - 3, Hutchinson I. , Deeming C. (A),
  • 89', Kelly L. 🟨,
  • 90+5', Nurse G. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Cheltenham Town
20.8%
Draw
24.8%
Milton Keynes Dons
54.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
21.6% 25.8% 52.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

21.2% 25.3% 53.7%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Cheltenham Town has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.8%)
  • Milton Keynes Dons has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.8%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Cheltenham Town than the current prediction. (+0.4%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Milton Keynes Dons than the current prediction. (-0.7%)
  • Cheltenham Town - Milton Keynes Dons Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    4.48
    (4.27)
    3.75
    (3.57)
    1.72
    (1.75)
    7%
    (8.5%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
    What is the prediction for Cheltenham Town - Milton Keynes Dons?
  • Users Predictions: 4 users predict this event. Cheltenham will win (votes: 1 - 25%). MK Dons will win (votes: 2 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • O/U 2 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 18 and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Cheltenham won 0.
    • Cheltenham is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
    • MK Dons is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Cheltenham may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • In this match, MK Dons is a strong favorite.
    • There will not play in Cheltenham: Broom R. (Injury) King T. (Inactive)
    • There will not play in MK Dons: Collar W. (Inactive) Mendez-Laing N. (Inactive) Wilson K. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in MK Dons: Maguire L. (Inactive)
    • In the last 10 head-to-head matches, Cheltenham won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 11:20. (average 1.1:2).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Cheltenham won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 4:3. (average 1:0.8).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Cheltenham Town - Milton Keynes Dons were as follows:
    16.08.2025 Milton Keynes Dons - Cheltenham Town 5:0
    22.03.2025 Cheltenham Town - Milton Keynes Dons 0:1
    16.11.2024 Milton Keynes Dons - Cheltenham Town 3:2
    15.04.2023 Milton Keynes Dons - Cheltenham Town 2:2
    29.10.2022 Cheltenham Town - Milton Keynes Dons 0:0
    Latest results of Cheltenham Town
    Latest results of Milton Keynes Dons
    English League Two Table
    2025/26
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    1Bromley432314668:432583
    2MK Dons432213879:433679
    3Cambridge Utd422114762:313177
    4Notts Co432371371:492276
    5Swindon432281367:511674
    6Salford432351557:50774
    7Chesterfield421815964:531169
    8Grimsby4119111162:451768
    9Barnet4318131260:491167
    10Crewe431991563:531066
    11Oldham4217141152:361665
    12Walsall4317111552:50262
    13Colchester4216121456:451160
    14Fleetwood4315131553:54-158
    15Bristol Rovers431742249:63-1455
    16Accrington421491941:48-751
    17Gillingham4212141648:60-1250
    18Shrewsbury431382240:66-2647
    19Cheltenham4112101948:67-1946
    20Tranmere429102349:72-2337
    21Crawley438132241:65-2437
    22Newport431072643:73-3037
    23Barrow42892540:68-2833
    24Harrogate43892635:66-3133

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