League One: Milton Keynes Dons vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 3 match between Milton Keynes Dons and Leicester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Milton Keynes Dons hope to live up to their early billing as the League One title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Leicester over to the Stadium MK for a round 3 match.

Placed 14th in the table Milton Keynes Dons have amassed two points after two matches. On one point, Leicester rank 18th with two matches played this season.

Form: Milton Keynes Dons vs Leicester

Milton Keynes Dons Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for Milton Keynes Dons, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 4-1 defeat against Norwich, followed by a 2-2 draw against Oxford. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Huddersfield. Milton Keynes Dons just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Stadium MK. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Leicester Form

In their previous three games, Leicester drew 1-1 with Notts Co., then lost 1-2 against Burton and 3-1 against Ipswich. Leicester claimed 13 points in their last six League One matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded four and scored ten goals themselves.

Betting stats for Milton Keynes Dons and Leicester

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Milton Keynes Dons and Leicester. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Milton Keynes Dons vs Leicester

Aaron Collins found the target zero times in his previous six matches, whereas Wes Burns just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Milton Keynes Dons vs Leicester

Full-time result

Milton Keynes Dons claimed six wins, drew three and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Leicester won one, drew seven and lost two of their last 10 games away. Leicester scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Leicester have not lost to Milton Keynes Dons in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Milton Keynes Dons scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Leicester scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Milton Keynes Dons managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Leicester kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Milton Keynes Dons’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Leicester’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Leicester scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.