Milton Keynes Dons FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2026-27

Milton Keynes Dons FC

3 – 1

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Wigan Athletic FC

Wed 2 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

1–0 36' Jensen Weir

2–0 48' Max Power

3–0 74' Jensen Weir

Aaron Collins 82' 3–1

Y 8' Finley Burns

Jack Sanders 18' Y

Alex Gilbey 62' Y

Y 72' Dara Costelloe

Overview

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Milton Keynes Dons FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at DW Stadium.

Milton Keynes Dons FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul Howard
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Steve Durnall (England)

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Milton Keynes Dons FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-02 Milton Keynes Dons FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-03-12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-10-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2021-03-06 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2020-10-27 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Milton Keynes Dons FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–1	W
29 Aug	Leicester City FC	H	0–0	D
22 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Oxford United FC	A	2–2	D
09 Jan	Oxford United FC	H	4–5	L
06 Dec	Oldham Athletic AFC	H	3–1	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Milton Keynes Dons FC	A	1–3	L
30 Aug	AFC Wimbledon	A	0–1	L
22 Aug	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–2	L
15 Aug	Cambridge United FC	A	2–3	L
02 May	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
25 Apr	AFC Wimbledon	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Milton Keynes Dons FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#19	Position	#24
4	Points	3
5	Played	5
0 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 4
7	Scored	5
9	Conceded	11
-2	GD	-6
0.80	PPG	0.60
0%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Milton Keynes Dons FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Milton Keynes Dons FC are 19th (4 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Milton Keynes Dons FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/–

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Milton Keynes Dons FC

Aaron Collins	4 G	1 A
Charlie Goode	1 G

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at DW Stadium. Milton Keynes Dons FC are looking to make home advantage count against Wigan Athletic FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Milton Keynes Dons FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Callum Paterson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Milton Keynes Dons FC tonight.
15' Wigan Athletic 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.
20' 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.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Milton Keynes Dons FC in their trying to find a way past Wigan Athletic FC's compact .
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Milton Keynes Dons FC and Wigan Athletic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' 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.
40' Wigan Athletic FC have won 407 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' James Carragher has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Milton Keynes Dons FC winning 100% of all matches.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
65' Curtis Nelson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sonny Perkins made 345 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Milton Keynes Dons FC and Wigan Athletic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' A quiet spell here at DW Stadium. Milton Keynes Dons FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Milton Keynes Dons FC players.

Lineups

Milton Keynes Dons FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Max Power
3
Morgan Fox
6
Jensen Weir
7
Fraser Murray
23
James Carragher
9
Sonny Perkins
5
Finley Burns ↓ Connor Barrett 66'
11
Dara Costelloe ↓ Bradley Burrowes 74'
41
Joe Whitworth
13
Luke Harris ↓ Reggie Walsh 22'
18
Charlie Gray ↓ Jon Mellish 66'

Bench

22
Jon Mellish ↑ 66'
1
Joe Walsh
19
Chris Sze
2
Connor Barrett ↑ 66'
27
Bradley Burrowes ↑ 74'
10
Reggie Walsh ↑ 22'
16
Archie Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jensen Weir	2
Tendayi Darikwa	1
Peter Kioso	1
Tom Naylor	1
Harry Darling	1
Scott Fraser	1
Max Power	1
Stephen Walker	1

Head to Head

Milton Keynes Dons FC Form

2026-09-02 Milton Keynes Dons FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-08-29 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-08-22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2026-08-15 Oxford United FC 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2026-01-09 Milton Keynes Dons FC 4–5 Oxford United FC L 2025-12-06 Milton Keynes Dons FC 3–1 Oldham Athletic AFC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-09-02 Milton Keynes Dons FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-08-30 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-08-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2026-08-15 Cambridge United FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-05-02 Stevenage FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.1 Milton Keynes Dons FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Milton Keynes Dons FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Milton Keynes Dons FC60% Draw22% Wigan Athletic FC18%

Actual: Milton Keynes Dons FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Milton Keynes Dons FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

40%

Milton Keynes Dons FC or Wigan Athletic FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Milton Keynes Dons FC42% Draw41% Wigan Athletic FC17%

Actual: Milton Keynes Dons FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Milton Keynes Dons FC

Handicap	Milton Keynes Dons FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Milton Keynes Dons FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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