FootyMAD's Milton Keynes Dons FC match preview

History of the Milton Keynes Dons FC v Bristol Rovers fixture

Bristol Rvs. travel to take on Milton Keynes Dons FC at The National Hockey Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The last time the two teams met at Milton Keynes was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1983, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Third Division match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
1983/1984	Sat 17 Mar	Bristol Rvs.	1 - 1	Wimbledon	LGE1
1983/1984	Sat 08 Oct	Wimbledon	1 - 1	Bristol Rvs.	LGE1
1981/1982	Sat 20 Feb	Wimbledon	1 - 0	Bristol Rvs.	LGE1
1981/1982	Tue 29 Sep	Bristol Rvs.	2 - 2	Wimbledon	LGE1
1967/1968	Sat 06 Jan	Wimbledon	0 - 4	Bristol Rvs.	FAC

Recent respective form guides

Milton Keynes Dons FC have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Bristol Rvs. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pirates have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Milton Keynes lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 6 points from their 3 games so far. Bristol Rvs. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Milton Keynes	6	3	1	2	8	7	10
Bristol Rvs.	6	2	0	4	8	12	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Dons, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Milton Keynes	11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Bristol Rvs.	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago.