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Milton Keynes Dons FC vs Rotherham United FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Milton Keynes Dons FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stadium mk HT 45' · FT 45'
David Kasumu 68' Y
Y 87' Oliver Rathbone

Overview

Match Preview

Milton Keynes Dons FC vs Rotherham United FC — League One at Stadium mk.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Milton Keynes Dons FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–3 Rotherham United FC 2020-02-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2019-11-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–3 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Milton Keynes Dons FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Rotherham United FC H 0–3 L
19 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
16 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–1 L
02 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L
28 Sep Fleetwood Town FC H 3–3 D
25 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Milton Keynes Dons FC A 3–0 W
19 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
16 Oct Portsmouth FC H 4–1 W
02 Oct Cheltenham Town FC A 2–0 W
28 Sep AFC Wimbledon H 3–0 W
25 Sep Crewe Alexandra FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Milton Keynes Dons FC and Rotherham United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Milton Keynes Dons FC is showing some good football. However, Milton Keynes Dons FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 27' Michael Ihiekwe puts Rotherham United FC on the lead.
  • 32' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Milton Keynes Dons FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Oliver Rathbone made 140 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' Peter Kioso needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 52' It looks surprising Milton Keynes Dons FC does not make any changes. David Kasumu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Milton Keynes Dons FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tennai Watson is hanging Zak Jules on the field on 60 minute.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Milton Keynes Dons FC. Hiram Boateng is replaced by Troy Parrott.
  • 66' What a strike from Daniel Barlaser! The score is 0-2.
  • 68' David Kasumu was booked on 68.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Mikel Miller. He replaces Shane Ferguson on 71 minute.
  • 72' Goal! Freddie Ladapo scores his 74 goal in 331 matches.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 82' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Daniel Barlaser by Hakeem Odoffin on 82 minute.
  • 87' Oliver Rathbone was booked on 87.
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

Milton Keynes Dons FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Freddie Ladapo 4
Daniel Barlaser 3
Joseph Mason 1
Alex Gilbey 1
Rhys Healey 1
Michael Ihiekwe 1
Mohamed Eisa 1
Harry Darling 1

Head to Head

2021-10-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–3 Rotherham United FC 2020-02-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2019-11-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–3 Rotherham United FC

Milton Keynes Dons FC Form

2021-10-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–3 Rotherham United FC L 2021-10-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2021-10-16 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2021-10-02 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2021-09-28 Milton Keynes Dons FC 3–3 Fleetwood Town FC D 2021-09-25 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2021-10-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–3 Rotherham United FC W 2021-10-19 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-10-16 Rotherham United FC 4–1 Portsmouth FC W 2021-10-02 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC W 2021-09-28 Rotherham United FC 3–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2021-09-25 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Crewe Alexandra FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.02 Milton Keynes Dons FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Milton Keynes Dons FC24% Draw26% Rotherham United FC50%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Milton Keynes Dons FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
76%
Milton Keynes Dons FC or Rotherham United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Milton Keynes Dons FC17% Draw45% Rotherham United FC38%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 1
10.1%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.4%
1 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Milton Keynes Dons FC

Handicap Milton Keynes Dons FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 23% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Milton Keynes Dons FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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