Match Preview: Milton Keynes Dons v Sutton United (Saturday, 3pm)

Milton Keynes Dons host Sutton United on Saturday at Stadium mk in League Two.

In their last league match, on April 20, Milton Keynes beat Harrogate Town 5-3 away, with goals from Alex Gilbey, Ellis Harrison, Emre Tezgel, Max Dean and Stephen Wourne.

Sutton drew, 2-2 at home against Crawley Town, with Charlie Lakin and Oliver Sanderson on the scoresheet.

Sutton are 23rd in the table after 45 games, of which they have won nine and drawn 14, earning 41 points.

Milton Keynes are 19 places ahead of United in fourth, with 23 wins and eight draws putting them on 77 points.

With 79 goals in 45 games so far this season, Dons are scoring more than average in the league with 1.8 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 64 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.

The Us, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.2 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.8 goals per game.

The Dons are in mixed form in League Two, with three wins and a draw from their last six games.

With three wins and two draws over that period, the away side’s form is slightly better – they have taken 11 points from 18, compared to the hosts’ 10.

Over the last two years, Milton Keynes and Sutton have played each other twice. Milton Keynes won one of them and they drew the other.

Their last meeting was on September 23, when they played out a 1-1 draw.

Milton Keynes’s Gilbey is among the league’s most creative players, racking up 10 assists in 45 appearances so far this season, and holding fourth spot in League Two’s assist charts.

For Sutton, Josh Coley has set up the most goals, having laid on six assists in 38 games.

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Milton Keynes Dons v Sutton United
League Two | Stadium mk
Saturday, 27 April 2024 @ 3.00pm

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