MK Dons make the trip to The County Ground to take on Swindon Town this Saturday in League Two. Swindon find themselves stuck in the bottom half of the table whereas MK Dons are in the thick of the battle for the Play-offs.
Swindon Town currently sit 17th in League Two after 32 games. The Robins have ten wins, nine draws and 13 losses, leaving them on 39 points, a comfortable ten points from the relegation zone and six points from the top half of the table.
In their last five games in all competitions, Swindon have one win, two draws and two losses.
Elliott Nevitt opened the scoring for Crewe Alexandra in the 13th minute but Charlie Austin equalised for Swindon before halftime. Swindon could only manage three shots on target, as Courtney Baker-Richardson grabbed a second half goal to give Crewe the 2 - 1 win. Swindon bounced back against Bradford City. A penalty from Austin and a goal from Dawson Devoy gave Swindon the 2 - 0 win, despite having just two shots on target.
Swindon took the lead against Newport County in the first minute of the second half, but goals from Will Evans and Seb Palmer-Houlden gave Newport the 2 - 1 win. Both goals were left late in the clash against Salford City. Despite having 25 shots with seven of them on target, Swindon only found the back of the net in the 82nd minute through George McEachran. However, a 92nd minute goal from Callum Hendry grabbed a 1 - 1 draw for Salford.
The last time out for Swindon was against Gillingham. Sean McGurk gave Swindon the lead but a goal from Oliver Hawkins and a penalty from Connor Mahoney gave Gillingham the 2 - 1 lead. But, Harry McKirdy grabbed a goal in the 94th minute to force a 2 - 2 draw.
MK Dons, on the other hand, currently sit sixth in League Two. In 31 games, The Dons have 15 wins, six draws and ten losses which leaves them on 51 points, four points above seventh place Notts County and two points from fifth place Barrow.
In their last five games in all competitions, MK Dons have three wins and two losses.
Goals from Dan Kemp and Warren O’Hora along with an own goal from Ryan Johnson gave MK Dons the 3 - 0 lead over Wimbledon at halftime. Armani Little did get Wimbledon in the game, but red cards to Huseyin Biler and Paul Kalambayi meant MK Dons held on for the 3 - 1 win over nine-man Wimbledon. MJ Williams and Alex Gilbey gave MK Dons the 2 - 0 lead late on and despite a goal from Josh Walker, The Dons held on for the 2 - 1 win over Gillingham.
The one loss came against Barrow. Cole Stockton scored the only goal of the game late on for the 1 - 0 win for Barrow. Jack Nolan gave Accrington Stanley the lead in the 11th minute. However, goals from Jack Payne and Joe Tomlinson late on gave MK Dons the 2 - 1 win.
The most recent outing for MK Dons was against Bradford. Matthew Platt, Calum Kavanaugh, Andy Cook and Clarke Oduor gave Bradford the 4 - 0 win.
Swindon and MK Dons have met 26 times in their histories, the first meeting coming in 2004. MK Dons have the better record in the fixture with 13 wins in comparison to Swindon’s seven wins, the other six games ending in a draw.
