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

League One · 2019-20
Southend United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Milton Keynes Dons FC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Roots Hall Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Lee Nicholls
Y 34' Jordan Houghton
Timothee Dieng 41' Y
Y 56' Alex Gilbey
Sam Mantom 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Southend United FC vs Milton Keynes Dons FC — League One at Roots Hall Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Da Costa
  • Referee Neil Hair
  • Referee Chris O'Donnell
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Southend United FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Milton Keynes Dons FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 Southend United FC 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2019-09-21 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Milton Keynes Dons FC H 2–2 D
21 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–3 L
14 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
07 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 2–4 L
03 Dec Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Oxford United FC H 0–4 L
Milton Keynes Dons FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Southend United FC A 2–2 D
21 Dec Gillingham FC A 1–3 L
14 Dec Oxford United FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Rotherham United FC H 2–3 L
16 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Milton Keynes Dons FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Roots Hall Stadium as Southend United FC face off against Milton Keynes Dons FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Jordan Houghton, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' Joseph Mason doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 18' Timothee Dieng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Southend United FC in their trying to find a way past Milton Keynes Dons FC's compact .
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lee Nicholls.
  • 32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jason Demetriou makes it 1-1.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Jordan Houghton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' 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.
  • 41' The referee shows Southend United FC player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sol Campbell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Alex Gilbey catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 59' Rhys Healey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Nombe at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' Rhys Healey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 66' Against the run of play, Robert Kiernan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 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.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Mantom is booked for Southend United FC — Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Ben Reeves as he leaves the pitch. David Kasumu steps in for Milton Keynes Dons FC.
  • 80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 82' Charlie Kelman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stephen Humphrys at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Southend United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brandon Goodship is hanging Stephen McLaughlin on the field on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Southend United FC and Milton Keynes Dons FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sol Campbell

Milton Keynes Dons FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-12-26 Southend United FC 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2019-09-21 Milton Keynes Dons FC 0–1 Southend United FC

Southend United FC Form

2019-12-26 Southend United FC 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2019-12-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Southend United FC L 2019-12-14 Southend United FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2019-12-07 Bristol Rovers FC 4–2 Southend United FC L 2019-12-03 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Southend United FC D 2019-11-23 Southend United FC 0–4 Oxford United FC L

Milton Keynes Dons FC Form

2019-12-26 Southend United FC 2–2 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2019-12-21 Gillingham FC 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC L 2019-12-14 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2019-12-07 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2019-11-23 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–3 Rotherham United FC L 2019-11-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Southend United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Milton Keynes Dons FC xG
I would bet for: Southend United FC or Milton Keynes Dons FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Southend United FC42% Draw27% Milton Keynes Dons FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Southend United FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Milton Keynes Dons FC
58%
Southend United FC or Milton Keynes Dons FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southend United FC30% Draw46% Milton Keynes Dons FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Southend United FC

Handicap Southend United FC covers Push Milton Keynes Dons FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Milton Keynes Dons FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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