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Milton Keynes Dons FC vs Southend United FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Milton Keynes Dons FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Southend United FC
Sat 21 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Regan Poole 28' Y
Y 42' Stephen McLaughlin
Y 54' Ethan Hamilton
Y 64' Harry Lennon
Y 85' Simon Cox

Overview

Match Preview

Milton Keynes Dons FC vs Southend United FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Mike Desborough
  • Referee Marvyn Amphlett
  • Referee Anthony Coggins
  • Referee Lisa Rashid

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
Milton Keynes Dons FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Southend United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-21 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Milton Keynes Dons FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Sep AFC Wimbledon H 2–1 W
31 Aug Accrington Stanley FC A 1–2 L
24 Aug Peterborough United FC H 0–4 L
Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Milton Keynes Dons FC A 1–0 W
17 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–4 L
14 Sep Fleetwood Town FC H 3–3 D
31 Aug Rochdale AFC H 0–3 L
24 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC A 3–4 L
20 Aug Peterborough United FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Milton Keynes Dons FC to score. At the same time, Southend United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' Southend United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Charlie Kelman on 4.
  • 9' The travelling Southend United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
  • 19' Southend United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Russell Martin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Regan Poole on 28.
  • 33' Regan Poole needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Elvis Bwomono, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Stephen McLaughlin is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 46' Another substitution for Milton Keynes Dons FC to replace Jordan Houghton by Kieran Agard on 46 minute.
  • 51' Southend United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Southend United FC player. Ethan Hamilton gets a Yellow card.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harry Lennon.
  • 65' The Milton Keynes Dons FC manager makes a substitution. Dean Lewington departs to be replaced by Brennan Dickenson.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for John White. He replaces Brandon Goodship on 69 minute.
  • 74' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 78' Another change for Milton Keynes Dons FC made on 78 minute. Hiram Boateng leaves to be changed by Alex Gilbey.
  • 83' It’s high time Gary Waddock made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Simon Cox was booked on 85.
  • 90' Southend United FC is showing some good football. However, Southend United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Milton Keynes Dons FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Tisdale

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Waddock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Charlie Kelman 1
Jason Demetriou 1
Robert Kiernan 1
Joseph Mason 1
Rhys Healey 1

Head to Head

2019-09-21 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Southend United FC

Milton Keynes Dons FC Form

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 2019-09-07 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2019-08-31 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2019-08-24 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–4 Peterborough United FC L

Southend United FC Form

2019-09-21 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Southend United FC W 2019-09-17 Shrewsbury Town FC 4–3 Southend United FC L 2019-09-14 Southend United FC 3–3 Fleetwood Town FC D 2019-08-31 Southend United FC 0–3 Rochdale AFC L 2019-08-24 Wycombe Wanderers FC 4–3 Southend United FC L 2019-08-20 Southend United FC 0–2 Peterborough United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 Milton Keynes Dons FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Southend United FC xG
I would bet for: Milton Keynes Dons FC or Southend United FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Milton Keynes Dons FC32% Draw30% Southend United FC38%
Actual: Southend United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Milton Keynes Dons FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Southend United FC
68%
Milton Keynes Dons FC or Southend United FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Milton Keynes Dons FC22% Draw50% Southend United FC28%
Actual: Southend United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Milton Keynes Dons FC

Handicap Milton Keynes Dons FC covers Push Southend United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Milton Keynes Dons FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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