Match Report
75 points for Swindon Town (9th), 86 for Milton Keynes Dons (2nd): an 11-point gap. On recent form Swindon Town sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Swindon Town 1.52 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Milton Keynes Dons 1.87 and 0.98, with the league averaging 1.29.
Milton Keynes Dons carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this. From the last five rounds, Swindon Town held 5 points of 15 and Milton Keynes Dons 11.
23 meetings are on record — 4 won by Swindon Town, 14 by Milton Keynes Dons, 5 drawn, at 2.91 goals per meeting. 61% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 61%.
J. O'Connor officiated: 73 games logged, averaging 2.3 yellow cards each. The Nigel Eady County Ground Stadium, capacity 15,728, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Milton Keynes Dons led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Swindon Town: Ollie Clarke (56') · Milton Keynes Dons: Alex Gilbey (36'), Marvin Ekpiteta (79')
Key stats
Possession: Swindon Town 54% · Milton Keynes Dons 46% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-6