Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Exeter City FC vs Milton Keynes Dons FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Exeter City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Milton Keynes Dons FC
Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC St. James Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Daniel Harvie
Jonathan Grounds 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Exeter City FC vs Milton Keynes Dons FC — League One at St. James Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
Exeter City FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Milton Keynes Dons FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-03 Exeter City FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC

Recent Form

Exeter City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–0 W
27 Aug Accrington Stanley FC A 0–0 D
20 Aug Cheltenham Town FC H 0–1 L
16 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–1 W
13 Aug Cambridge United FC A 1–2 L
06 Aug Port Vale FC H 4–0 W
Milton Keynes Dons FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Exeter City FC A 0–1 L
27 Aug Morecambe FC A 4–0 W
20 Aug Accrington Stanley FC H 1–1 D
16 Aug Port Vale FC H 2–1 W
13 Aug Ipswich Town FC A 0–3 L
06 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Milton Keynes Dons FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Milton Keynes Dons FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Milton Keynes Dons FC
Aaron Collins 5 G 1 A
Charlie Goode 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Exeter City FC and Milton Keynes Dons FC is underway.
  • 5' Exeter City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Pierce Sweeney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 198 appearances.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Warren O'Hora has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Sam Nombe, a England , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Exeter City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Exeter City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Milton Keynes Dons FC backline.
  • 45' Milton Keynes Dons FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Milton Keynes Dons FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matthew Dennis is hanging Will Grigg on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising Exeter City FC does not make any changes. Joshua Kayode has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Conor Grant made 386 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' Matthew Smith is replacing Conor Grant for the Milton Keynes Dons FC side.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Exeter City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Timothee Dieng as he leaves the pitch. Rekeem Harper steps in for Exeter City FC.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Cheick Diabate makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 70' Daniel Harvie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' Milton Keynes Dons FC make a change. Henry Lawrence trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Oyegoke on 75 minutes.
  • 79' The whistle greets Sam Nombe as he departs to be replaced by Jay Stansfield.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Grounds argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Milton Keynes Dons FC that had 184 games and scored 248 goals.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Milton Keynes Dons FC.

Lineups

Exeter City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Taylor

Milton Keynes Dons FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jevani Brown 2
Cheick Diabate 1

Head to Head

2022-09-03 Exeter City FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC

Exeter City FC Form

2022-09-03 Exeter City FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2022-08-27 Accrington Stanley FC 0–0 Exeter City FC D 2022-08-20 Exeter City FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC L 2022-08-16 Exeter City FC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2022-08-13 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Exeter City FC L 2022-08-06 Exeter City FC 4–0 Port Vale FC W

Milton Keynes Dons FC Form

2022-09-03 Exeter City FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2022-08-27 Morecambe FC 0–4 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2022-08-20 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Accrington Stanley FC D 2022-08-16 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–1 Port Vale FC W 2022-08-13 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2022-08-06 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.29 Exeter City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Milton Keynes Dons FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Exeter City FC49% Draw29% Milton Keynes Dons FC22%
Actual: Exeter City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Exeter City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Milton Keynes Dons FC
51%
Exeter City FC or Milton Keynes Dons FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Exeter City FC31% Draw53% Milton Keynes Dons FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Exeter City FC

Handicap Exeter City FC covers Push Milton Keynes Dons FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Exeter City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Milton Keynes Dons FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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