Saturday , 17 October 2026

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

League One · 2026-27
Milton Keynes Dons FC
3 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
  • Assistant 2 Steve Durnall (England)
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
1
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#18 Position #24
9 Points 7
9 Played 9
1 / 6 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 6
11 Scored 6
16 Conceded 13
-5 GD -7
1.00 PPG 0.78
11% Win % 22%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Milton Keynes Dons FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Milton Keynes Dons FC are 18th (9 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Milton Keynes Dons FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
–/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
4/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Milton Keynes Dons FC
Aaron Collins 6 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at DW Stadium!
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 8' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 8.
  • 13' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Jack Sanders. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 22' Fresh legs for Wigan Athletic FC! Reggie Walsh comes on to replace Luke Harris.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' Dara Costelloe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' Jensen Weir doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 41' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' Max Power makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked 24 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' That is a card for Milton Keynes Dons FC. Alex Gilbey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' Milton Keynes Dons FC make a change. Sam Nombe trudges off to be replaced by Sam Silvera on 64 minutes.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Connor Barrett. He replaces Finley Burns on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' The referee shows Wigan Athletic FC player a card on 72.
  • 74' What composure from Jensen Weir! The England international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 74' Dara Costelloe makes way for Bradley Burrowes at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 79' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' GOAL! Aaron Collins scores on 82.
  • 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Finley Burns made 391 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • It finishes all square. Milton Keynes Dons FC and Wigan Athletic FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Milton Keynes Dons FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jensen Weir 2
Max Power 1
Stephen Walker 1
Joe Dodoo 1
Aaron Collins 1
Callum Lang 1
George Johnston 1
Charlie Wyke 1

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
1.69 Milton Keynes Dons FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Milton Keynes Dons FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Milton Keynes Dons FC56% Draw25% Wigan Athletic FC19%
Actual: Milton Keynes Dons FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Milton Keynes Dons FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
44%
Milton Keynes Dons FC or Wigan Athletic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Milton Keynes Dons FC37% Draw46% Wigan Athletic FC17%
Actual: Milton Keynes Dons FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Milton Keynes Dons FC

Handicap Milton Keynes Dons FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Milton Keynes Dons FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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