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
    Main
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Bromley ✔ 462415771:462587
    2MK Dons ✔ 462414886:454186
    3Cambridge Utd462216866:333382
    4Salford462561561:511081
    5Notts Co462481474:522280
    6Chesterfield462116971:561579
    7Grimsby4622121274:502478
    8Barnet4621131270:531776
    9Swindon462291570:591175
    10Oldham4618141460:441668
    11Crewe4619101764:58667
    12Colchester4618121662:491366
    13Walsall4618111756:56065
    14Bristol Rovers461952256:65-962
    15Fleetwood4615161557:58-161
    16Accrington4614112147:58-1153
    17Gillingham4613141953:72-1953
    18Cheltenham4614102253:79-2652
    19Shrewsbury4613102342:69-2749
    20Newport461272748:77-2943
    21Tranmere4610112554:79-2541
    22Crawley468162244:68-2440
    23Harrogate461092739:68-2939
    24Barrow46992845:78-3336

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

    Clinched Spots for Teams
    Bromley is Qualified for League One
    MK Dons is Qualified for League One