Milton Keynes Dons FC
Football England - EFL League Two Stadium MK Sat 25 Apr 07:30
Tranmere Rovers FC
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  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

League Two Betting Preview: MK Dons vs Tranmere

Second-placed MK Dons meet Tranmere at Stadium MK, with kick-off set for 07:30 on Saturday 25 April.

The Underdogs Look Value for This Fixture

Tranmere +1.5 could be the real deal when it comes to the Asian Handicap. We’re able to back them at odds of -119 knowing that a one-goal defeat against MK Dons would still see us land a payout from this wager.

2-2 Draw in Most Recent H2H

Milton Keynes Dons won their previous league game 3-1. This away victory at Mornflake Stadium against Crewe Alexandra was their second League Two win on the spin.

Tranmere Rovers got the win in their previous game. A 3-1 victory occurred on the road at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium when playing Cheltenham Town.

Head-to-Head Statistics

We’ve seen three straight draws between MK Dons and Tranmere, with the last encounter finishing 2-2 at Prenton Park. The previous 7 H2H games have included three draws coupled with two victories apiece.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 MK Dons logo MK Dons 46 24 14 8 86 45 41 86:45 86
21 Tranmere logo Tranmere 46 10 11 25 54 79 -25 54:79 41
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Confirmed Lineups

MK Dons confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Craig MacGillivray (GK), Marvin Ekpiteta, Curtis Nelson, Jack Sanders, Liam Kelly, Gethin Jones, Ben Wiles, Alex Gilbey, Joe Tomlinson, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Callum Paterson.

Tranmere confirmed lineup (3-4-2-1): Marko Marosi (GK), William Tamen, Nathan Smith, Stephan Negru, Jayden Joseph, Sam Finley, Ryan Watson, James Plant, Omari Patrick, Charlie Whitaker, Kaiyne Woolery.

MK Dons vs Tranmere Prediction & Betting Tips

We’ve got your MK Dons vs Tranmere bets covered, including our expert match prediction, correct score recommendation and a hand-picked bet builder tailored for value.

Match Prediction

We’ll play Tranmere +1.5 on the Asian Handicap for this League Two encounter. There’s plenty of juice at -119 considering the away team can be defeated by one goal and we’ll still win our bet.

The form guide is always considered and it’s great to also use the League Two team news as it filters through ahead of kick-off. In our quest for the best possible football predictions, the latest stats are scrutinised so that we have the best data.

Key MK Dons vs Tranmere league stats:

  • The +1.5 line has been covered by Tranmere in 6 consecutive games.
  • The +1.5 line has been covered by Tranmere in 7 of their last 10 games.
  • The +1.5 line has been covered by Tranmere in 14 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by MK Dons in 4 consecutive games at home.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by MK Dons in 8 of their last 10 games at home.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by MK Dons in 16 of their last 20 games at home.
  • The -1.5 line hasn’t been covered by MK Dons in 7 consecutive games against Tranmere.
Tranmere +1.5 Probability

The betting apps are estimating that there is a 54.3% likelihood of this pick landing a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability close to 60%. This is why we can recommend this wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

MK Dons MK Dons logo 2 - 1 Tranmere logo Tranmere

We’ve picked out a correct score of 2-1 being landed by MK Dons. You can secure odds of +540 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Tranmere +1.5 -119
Total Goals Over 2.5 -172
Both Team To Score Yes -104

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MK Dons vs Tranmere 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 With the Betting Sites

Milton Keynes Dons have been chalked up as the convincing -263 favourites for this League Two encounter. This means that the bookmakers afford them a 72% probability of winning. Tranmere Rovers are the underdogs at +600 which implies a low percentage prospect of winning.

MK Dons can be backed alternatively on the Half-Time Result market and that means getting -118. However, Tranmere are +575 and the draw is +155 if you want to take a different option.

The Over 2.5 pick is trading as the favourite when it comes to betting on Total Goals. Providing that at least one side fails to score, then the No pick on the Both Teams to Score market will be a winner at -128.

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Past Ten MK Dons Home Games Have Yielded Six Wins

Stats: League Two matches only
MK Dons have managed six victories, three draws and one loss in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.60 goals per game and conceding 0.70.

Tranmere have recorded seven defeats, two draws and one victory in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.90 goals per game and conceding 2.00.

The last Stadium MK meeting saw MK Dons and Tranmere draw 1-1. The previous 3 H2H matches at Stadium MK have seen MK Dons winning once, one draw and a victory for Tranmere.

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 6-3-1 2.30 1.60 0.70 4 6 5 5
Tranmere logo Tranmere Away Stats 1-2-7 2.90 0.90 2.00 6 4 6 4
  • 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
Tranmere logo Tranmere League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 7 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 7 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

MK Dons vs Tranmere Lineups & Team News

Stay ahead of the game by checking the MK Dons vs Tranmere team news before betting. We’ll share both predicted and confirmed lineups for League Two along with the latest injury news.

MK Dons Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Tranmere Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

MK Dons Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

1 Craig MacGillivray
21 Marvin Ekpiteta 25 Curtis Nelson 32 Jack Sanders 6 Liam Kelly
2 Gethin Jones 26 Ben Wiles 8 Alex Gilbey 14 Joe Tomlinson
11 N. Mendez-Laing 13 Callum Paterson
33 Marko Marosi
15 William Tamen 5 Nathan Smith 28 Stephan Negru
14 Jayden Joseph 8 Sam Finley 44 Ryan Watson 26 James Plant
11 Omari Patrick 7 Charlie Whitaker
41 Kaiyne Woolery

Tranmere Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

MK Dons Substitutes

  • 7Daniel Crowley
  • 10Aaron Collins
  • 15Luke Offord
  • 16Aaron Nemane
  • 24C. Lemonheigh-Evans
  • 27Connal Trueman
  • 29R. Hepburn-Murphy

Tranmere Substitutes

  • 2Cameron Norman
  • 9Kristian Dennis
  • 12Jack Barrett
  • 23Ethan Bristow
  • 29Joe Ironside
  • 42Nohan Kenneh

Previous MK Dons Lineups

18 Apr League Two
Crewe 1-3 MK Dons
11 Apr League Two
MK Dons 2-1 Bromley
06 Apr League Two
Oldham 1-1 MK Dons
03 Apr League Two
MK Dons 0-0 Barrow
28 Mar League Two
Salford 1-0 MK Dons
21 Mar League Two
MK Dons 1-3 Barnet

Previous Tranmere Lineups

21 Apr League Two
Cheltenham 1-3 Tranmere
18 Apr League Two
Tranmere 1-2 Bristol Rovers
11 Apr League Two
Chesterfield 1-1 Tranmere
06 Apr League Two
Tranmere 0-1 Colchester
03 Apr League Two
Shrewsbury 1-0 Tranmere
21 Mar League Two
Tranmere 0-1 Swindon
Team Squads

MK Dons Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Paul Warne

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Craig MacGillivray 1 G 43 3803 43 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Gilbey 8 M 42 3753 42 0 11 4 9 0
Luke Offord 15 D 39 3414 39 0 3 1 10 2
Liam Kelly 6 M 43 3347 40 3 1 8 6 0
Marvin Ekpiteta 21 D 39 3190 36 6 6 3 3 0

Tranmere Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Peter Wild

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Nathan Smith 5 D 44 3941 44 0 4 0 7 0
Patrick Brough 3 D 42 3421 38 4 1 2 7 0
Charlie Whitaker 7 - 39 2750 32 8 10 2 4 0
Omari Patrick 11 F 35 2663 31 4 7 5 1 0
Cameron Norman 2 D 38 2364 25 15 3 2 5 0
England FlagLeague Two Table
League Two Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bromley 46 24 15 7 71:46 87
2 MK Dons 46 24 14 8 86:45 86
3 Cambridge 46 22 16 8 66:33 82
4 Salford 46 25 6 15 61:51 81
5 Notts County 46 24 8 14 74:52 80
6 Chesterfield 46 21 16 9 71:56 79
7 Grimsby 46 22 12 12 74:50 78
8 Barnet 46 21 13 12 70:53 76
9 Swindon 46 22 9 15 70:59 75
10 Oldham 46 18 14 14 60:44 68
11 Crewe 46 19 10 17 64:58 67
12 Colchester 46 18 12 16 62:49 66
13 Walsall 46 18 11 17 56:56 65
14 Bristol Rovers 46 19 5 22 56:65 62
15 Fleetwood 46 15 16 15 57:58 61
16 Accr. Stanley 46 14 11 21 47:58 53
17 Gillingham 46 13 14 19 53:72 53
18 Cheltenham 46 14 10 22 53:79 52
19 Shrewsbury 46 13 10 23 42:69 49
20 Newport 46 12 7 27 48:77 43
21 Tranmere 46 10 11 25 54:79 41
22 Crawley 46 8 16 22 44:68 40
23 Harrogate 46 10 9 27 39:68 39
24 Barrow 46 9 9 28 45:78 36
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Cambridge 23 15 6 2 43:15 51
2 Bromley 23 14 9 0 41:21 51
3 Salford 23 14 4 5 34:24 46
4 MK Dons 23 13 6 4 41:20 45
5 Notts County 23 13 4 6 45:25 43
6 Grimsby 23 12 5 6 41:22 41
7 Chesterfield 23 11 8 4 38:24 41
8 Crewe 23 12 5 6 34:28 41
9 Swindon 23 11 6 6 38:27 39
10 Oldham 23 10 8 5 30:18 38
11 Bristol Rovers 23 12 1 10 31:28 37
12 Colchester 23 10 6 7 35:23 36
13 Barnet 23 10 6 7 38:29 36
14 Fleetwood 23 8 9 6 34:34 33
15 Shrewsbury 23 9 6 8 22:27 33
16 Accr. Stanley 23 9 5 9 27:27 32
17 Cheltenham 23 9 4 10 28:33 31
18 Gillingham 23 8 7 8 29:36 31
19 Walsall 23 8 5 10 23:30 29
20 Crawley 23 5 10 8 26:28 25
21 Newport 23 6 4 13 24:37 22
22 Barrow 23 5 4 14 18:34 19
23 Tranmere 23 4 6 13 22:37 18
24 Harrogate 23 4 3 16 16:38 15

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