Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Scunthorpe United 5th with 74 points, Milton Keynes Dons 23rd with 45, 29 apart. On the form table Scunthorpe United stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.93/1.5 for Milton Keynes Dons and 1.41/1.09 for Scunthorpe United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Milton Keynes Dons. Scunthorpe United carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Milton Keynes Dons 0/15, Scunthorpe United 9/15.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Milton Keynes Dons have 3 wins to Scunthorpe United's 3, with 3 draws, at 2.11 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won.
The match was played at Stadium mk in Milton Keynes (capacity 30,500). Scunthorpe United led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.