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Bristol Rovers FC vs Milton Keynes Dons FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Bristol Rovers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Milton Keynes Dons FC
Sat 12 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Y 20' Russell Martin
Alex Rodman 30' Y
Y 60' Baily Cargill

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol Rovers FC vs Milton Keynes Dons FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Referee Savvas Yianni
  • Referee Hristo Karaivanov
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
Bristol Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Milton Keynes Dons FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC

Recent Form

Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
21 Sep AFC Wimbledon A 3–1 W
17 Sep Gillingham FC H 1–1 D
14 Sep Lincoln City FC A 1–0 W
07 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 3–3 D
Milton Keynes Dons FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Oct Bristol Rovers FC A 0–1 L
05 Oct Burton Albion FC H 0–3 L
28 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
21 Sep Southend United FC H 0–1 L
17 Sep Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
14 Sep Blackpool FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Milton Keynes Dons FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Milton Keynes Dons FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Bristol Rovers FC and Milton Keynes Dons FC get this one started.
  • 5' Milton Keynes Dons FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' It’s high time Paul Tisdale made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Dylan Asonganyi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Russell Martin on 20 minutes.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Rodman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 35' England international Luke Leahy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol Rovers FC in their trying to find a way past Milton Keynes Dons FC's compact .
  • 45' Brennan Dickenson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' Tom Davies is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 54' Bristol Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Milton Keynes Dons FC team. Russell Martin is replaced by Brennan Dickenson on 56 minute.
  • 60' Baily Cargill picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Milton Keynes Dons FC! Ben Reeves comes on to replace Hiram Boateng.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' Another change for Bristol Rovers FC made on 75 minute. Edward Upson leaves to be changed by Cameron Hargreaves.
  • 77' The whistle greets Jordan Bowery as he departs to be replaced by Dylan Asonganyi.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Bristol Rovers FC! Victor Adeboyejo comes on to replace Tom Nichols.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at . Bristol Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' Milton Keynes Dons FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Milton Keynes Dons FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Tisdale

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Fraser 2
Mohamed Eisa 2
Rhys Healey 1
Sam Nombe 1
Kieran Agard 1
Ben Gladwin 1
Will Grigg 1
Antony Evans 1

Head to Head

2019-10-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2019-10-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2019-09-28 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2019-09-21 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC W 2019-09-17 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Gillingham FC D 2019-09-14 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2019-09-07 Bristol Rovers FC 3–3 Accrington Stanley FC D

Milton Keynes Dons FC Form

2019-10-12 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2019-10-05 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–3 Burton Albion FC L 2019-09-28 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2019-09-21 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Southend United FC L 2019-09-17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2019-09-14 Blackpool FC 0–3 Milton Keynes Dons FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.24 Bristol Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Milton Keynes Dons FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC51% Draw29% Milton Keynes Dons FC20%
Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Bristol Rovers FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Milton Keynes Dons FC
49%
Bristol Rovers FC or Milton Keynes Dons FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol Rovers FC30% Draw54% Milton Keynes Dons FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol Rovers FC

Handicap Bristol Rovers FC covers Push Milton Keynes Dons FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Milton Keynes Dons FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.