Milton Keynes Dons FC
Football England - EFL League Two Stadium MK Sat 14 Feb 10:00
Newport County AFC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

League Two Betting Preview: MK Dons vs Newport

Fifth-placed MK Dons square off against second-from-bottom Newport at Stadium MK, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 14 February.

Fancy Dons on the Asian Handicap?

We’re expecting MK Dons to overcome Newport. Our Asian Handicap wager at -1.25 will produce a nice return at odds of -132 if the favourites win by two goals. Alternatively, half our stake is returned if they win by one.

MK Dons Beat Newport Last Time Out

Milton Keynes Dons have secured two League Two home victories in a row. In their last league clash, they beat Cheltenham Town on the road by a 3-2 scoreline at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Newport County have suffered a defeat in their previous five road games including a recent 2-0 loss. This occurred at County Ground against Swindon Town.

Head-to-Head Statistics

MK Dons triumphed in the last clash between these teams. A 2-1 away win was recorded against Newport at Rodney Parade. The previous 7 H2H meetings have involved four MK Dons wins, one Newport victory and two draws.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 MK Dons logo MK Dons 40 21 11 8 76 41 35 76:41 74
22 Newport logo Newport 40 9 7 24 40 67 -27 40:67 34
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Confirmed Lineups

MK Dons confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Craig MacGillivray (GK), Marvin Ekpiteta, Curtis Nelson, Luke Offord, Liam Kelly, Gethin Jones, Ben Wiles, Alex Gilbey, Jon Mellish, Aaron Collins, Callum Paterson.

Newport confirmed lineup (4-1-4-1): Jordan Wright (GK), Joe Thomas, Ciaran Brennan, Matthew Baker, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Sven Sprangler, Bobby Kamwa, Cole Jarvis, Gerard Garner, Michael Spellman, James Crole.

MK Dons vs Newport Prediction & Betting Tips

We’ve lined up expert MK Dons vs Newport betting tips, from our main match prediction and correct score call to bet builder advice. Read on for the full breakdown.

Match Prediction

We think MK Dons will win this League Two game by two goals or more. This leads us to back them -1.25 on the Asian Handicap at odds of -132, with plenty of juice in the available price.

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Key MK Dons vs Newport league stats:

  • The +1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Newport in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • The +1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Newport in 2 consecutive games on the road.
MK Dons -1.25 Probability

According to the top bookmakers, our pick has a 56.8% chance of landing a return. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

MK Dons MK Dons logo 2 - 0 Newport logo Newport

There are odds of +480 available that MK Dons land a 2-0 win. We like the correct score option as there’s a nice reward if you can accurately predict the outcome.

Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap MK Dons -1.25 -132
Both Team To Score No -115
Total Goals Under 2.5 +118

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MK Dons vs Newport Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

MK Dons Heavy Favourites to Win

According to the betting odds, Milton Keynes Dons are major -278 favourites with the bookies to triumph and that means a 74% chance of winning this League Two clash. Newport County are the underdogs at +650 which implies a low percentage prospect of winning.

MK Dons can be backed at -122 on the Half-Time Result and you’ll need them to have their noses in front by the break. Newport can be chanced at +550 and the draw is +160.

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MK Dons Tough to Defeat in Recent Home Games

MK Dons have not tasted defeat at Stadium MK in ten straight matches. Paul Warne's side have managed six victories and four draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.90 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

Newport have been defeated in five straight away matches. The Exiles have managed seven losses, two victories and one draw in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 1.00 goals per game and conceding 2.00.

It was a 0-0 draw when MK Dons last faced Newport at Stadium MK. Aside from one draw, MK Dons have dominated the past 3 H2H meetings at Stadium MK with two victories.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
MK Dons logo MK Dons Home Stats 6-4-0 2.70 1.90 0.80 4 6 7 3
Newport logo Newport Away Stats 2-1-7 3.00 1.00 2.00 7 3 4 6
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
MK Dons logo MK Dons League Stats
Newport logo Newport League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 7 wins and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

MK Dons vs Newport Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the MK Dons vs Newport team news. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for League Two along with up-to-date injury news.

MK Dons Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Newport Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

MK Dons Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Craig MacGillivray
21 Marvin Ekpiteta 25 Curtis Nelson 15 Luke Offord 6 Liam Kelly
2 Gethin Jones 26 Ben Wiles 8 Alex Gilbey 22 Jon Mellish
10 Aaron Collins 13 Callum Paterson
28 Jordan Wright
12 Joe Thomas 6 Ciaran Brennan 4 Matthew Baker 3 A. Driscoll-Glennon
5 Sven Sprangler
7 Bobby Kamwa 40 Cole Jarvis 19 Gerard Garner 21 Michael Spellman
16 James Crole

Newport Confirmed Lineup 4-1-4-1

MK Dons Substitutes

  • 7Daniel Crowley
  • 9Scott Hogan
  • 14Joe Tomlinson
  • 16Aaron Nemane
  • 27Connal Trueman
  • 28Jay Matete
  • 29R. Hepburn-Murphy

Newport Substitutes

  • 2Cameron Evans
  • 10Harrison Biggins
  • 13Shaun MacDonald
  • 20Ben Lloyd
  • 22Lewis Jamieson
  • 23Ryan Delaney
  • 24Nathaniel Opoku

Previous MK Dons Lineups

07 Feb League Two
Cheltenham 2-3 MK Dons
31 Jan League Two
Grimsby 2-2 MK Dons
27 Jan League Two
MK Dons 1-0 Bristol Rovers
24 Jan League Two
MK Dons 5-1 Shrewsbury
17 Jan League Two
Accr. Stanley 0-2 MK Dons
09 Jan FA Cup
MK Dons 4-5 Oxford

Previous Newport Lineups

11 Feb League Two
Swindon 2-0 Newport
07 Feb League Two
Newport 0-0 Grimsby
31 Jan League Two
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Newport
27 Jan League Two
Newport 1-4 Accr. Stanley
24 Jan League Two
Newport 2-1 Chesterfield
17 Jan League Two
Gillingham 3-2 Newport
Team Squads

MK Dons Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Paul Warne

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Luke Offord 15 D 29 2550 29 0 2 1 9 1
Craig MacGillivray 1 G 29 2543 29 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Gilbey 8 M 28 2493 28 0 8 3 6 0
Liam Kelly 6 M 30 2359 28 2 0 5 6 0
Callum Paterson 13 F 29 2306 26 3 14 8 5 0

Newport Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Christian Fuchs

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Lee Jenkins 15 D 28 2347 26 2 0 2 4 0
Matthew Baker 18 D 22 1908 21 1 1 1 4 0
Bobby Kamwa 7 F 27 1760 18 10 0 1 0 0
Jordan Wright 28 G 19 1710 19 11 0 0 1 0
Thomas Davies 17 D 19 1298 14 6 0 0 1 0
England FlagLeague Two Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bromley 40 22 13 5 63:38 79
2 MK Dons 40 21 11 8 76:41 74
3 Notts County 40 22 7 11 67:42 73
4 Cambridge 39 20 12 7 56:29 72
5 Swindon 40 21 7 12 64:46 70
6 Salford 40 22 4 14 55:48 70
7 Crewe 40 18 9 13 60:48 63
8 Grimsby 38 17 11 10 56:40 62
9 Chesterfield 39 16 14 9 61:52 62
10 Oldham 39 16 13 10 48:33 61
11 Walsall 40 17 10 13 49:42 61
12 Barnet 40 16 12 12 50:43 60
13 Fleetwood 40 14 13 13 49:47 55
14 Colchester 39 14 12 13 51:42 54
15 Accr. Stanley 39 13 9 17 38:44 48
16 Bristol Rovers 40 14 4 22 42:60 46
17 Gillingham 39 11 12 16 44:58 45
18 Cheltenham 38 11 9 18 43:65 42
19 Shrewsbury 40 11 8 21 37:64 41
20 Tranmere 39 9 9 21 48:69 36
21 Crawley 40 7 13 20 38:60 34
22 Newport 40 9 7 24 40:67 34
23 Barrow 39 8 8 23 38:64 32
24 Harrogate 40 7 9 24 29:60 30
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Cambridge 19 13 5 1 34:12 44
2 Bromley 20 12 8 0 36:19 44
3 Notts County 20 12 3 5 40:21 39
4 Salford 20 12 3 5 30:23 39
5 MK Dons 20 11 5 4 36:19 38
6 Crewe 20 11 4 5 32:25 37
7 Grimsby 20 10 5 5 33:17 35
8 Swindon 20 10 5 5 33:22 35
9 Oldham 20 9 7 4 25:15 34
10 Chesterfield 19 8 7 4 32:22 31
11 Fleetwood 20 8 7 5 30:27 31
12 Colchester 19 8 6 5 29:18 30
13 Barnet 20 8 5 7 27:23 29
14 Walsall 20 8 4 8 21:22 28
15 Accr. Stanley 20 8 4 8 21:22 28
16 Bristol Rovers 20 9 1 10 23:27 28
17 Shrewsbury 20 7 5 8 18:25 26
18 Gillingham 20 6 7 7 25:32 25
19 Cheltenham 18 7 3 8 22:24 24
20 Crawley 20 5 8 7 26:26 23
21 Tranmere 20 4 5 11 20:33 17
22 Newport 20 4 4 12 19:32 16
23 Barrow 19 4 4 11 13:26 16
24 Harrogate 20 3 3 14 12:33 12