Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons result

Full-time · Bristol Rovers 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons

League One · Sat, 12 Oct 2019 15:00 BST · Memorial Stadium

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bristol Rovers 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons — Bristol Rovers won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bristol Rovers beat Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 at Memorial Stadium in League One on Saturday 12 October. Bristol Rovers are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Milton Keynes Dons have lost their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Bristol Rovers: T. Davies (49’, assisted by Luke Leahy).

Discipline

A. Backhouse showed three yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Bristol Rovers: A. Rodman (30’); Milton Keynes Dons: R. Martin (20’) and B. Cargill (60’).

What it changes

Bristol Rovers have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, T. Davies (Bristol Rovers) 7.2, Luke Leahy (Bristol Rovers) 4.9 and J. van Stappershoef (Bristol Rovers) 3.4 led the match.

Next up

Bristol Rovers next host Salford City on 20 October 2026.

Milton Keynes Dons next travel to Blackpool on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Salford City, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Milton Keynes Dons: Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bristol Rovers 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons · League One
Venue: Memorial Stadium · Bristol, Gloucestershire
Referee: A. Backhouse
Head-to-head (last 2): Bristol Rovers 2 · draws 0 · Milton Keynes Dons 0 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol Rovers 3W 2D 0L · Milton Keynes Dons 0W 0D 5L

Bristol Rovers 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 6.5

Corners

against 6 / 4.83 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.75 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 5 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.25 / 2.17 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bristol Rovers for / against	Line	Milton Keynes Dons for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.25 for · 11.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 15.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.25 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	9.33 for · 12.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Bennett n 5	42.6	2.5 4/2	2.5 3/1	—
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	84.5	2.3 6/5	4.8 7/7	—
O. Clarke n 8	84.8	1.9 6/4	1.6 6/3	—
J. Hare n 8	77	1.6 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
V. Adeboyejo n 8	32	1.4 4/0	0.7 1/1	—

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Smith n 8	56.4	3.6 7/6	1.2 5/1
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	84.5	3.2 8/7	1.6 8/3
T. Nichols n 8	36	2.8 6/2	1.3 4/0
L. Sercombe n 8	83.1	2.4 7/7	0.8 4/2
O. Clarke n 8	84.8	2.1 7/4	0.3 1/1

Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Clarke-Harris n 8	84.5	0.9 6/1	0 0/0
T. Nichols n 8	36	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
L. Sercombe n 8	83.1	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
T. Smith n 8	56.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
O. Clarke n 8	84.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Little n 8	59.4	3 7/6
A. Ogogo n 8	87.8	1.8 7/3
J. Hare n 8	77	1.3 5/4
K. Bennett n 5	42.6	1.3 1/1
T. Nichols n 8	36	1.3 3/1

Bristol Rovers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	2.5 5/4

Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Healey n 8	37.8	2.4 5/1	2.4 4/2	—
K. Agard n 8	50.5	2 4/2	1.1 4/1	—
S. Nombe n 8	81.1	1.8 6/4	1.1 6/2	—
B. Dickenson n 4	33	1.4 2/0	1.4 1/1	—
J. Walsh n 8	84.4	1.2 7/1	0.5 3/1	—

Milton Keynes Dons — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Healey n 8	37.8	3.3 5/3	0.9 2/1
A. Gilbey n 8	53.8	2.5 6/2	0.6 2/1
J. Bowery n 8	63.6	2.3 5/4	0.9 3/2
K. Agard n 8	50.5	2 5/4	0.4 2/0
G. Williams n 8	90	1.5 7/3	0.6 3/1

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Healey n 8	37.8	0.6 2/0	0.6 2/0
G. Williams n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
D. Kasumu n 7	80.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
K. Agard n 8	50.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
B. Cargill n 6	67	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Milton Keynes Dons — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. McGrandles n 8	80.6	2.8 7/6
D. Kasumu n 7	80.9	1.4 4/3
C. Brittain n 8	74.8	1.4 5/3
R. Healey n 8	37.8	1.2 3/1
D. Lewington n 8	73	1.1 4/1

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Nicholls n 8	90	4.1 8/7

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bristol Rovers		Milton Keynes Dons
43%	Possession	57%
17	Shots	5
5	Shots on target	1
7	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	3
5	Corners	5
2	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	4
336	Passes	430
68%	Pass accuracy	72%

Bristol Rovers player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. van Stappershoef	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
T. Davies	90	1	0	4	2	1	2	0	8.1
T. Craig	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
A. Kilgour	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.7
A. Rodman	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
A. Ogogo	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Leahy	90	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
T. Smith	90	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	6.8
T. Nichols	79	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	7
E. Upson	75	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.4
L. Sercombe	56	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	7.3
K. Bennett sub	34	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7
C. Hargreaves sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
V. Adeboyejo sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Milton Keynes Dons player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Nicholls	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Walsh	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Cargill	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.3
G. Williams	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.1
D. Kasumu	90	0	0	1	4	0	7
C. McGrandles	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. Lewington	90	1	0	0	2	0	6.8
C. Brittain	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
J. Bowery	77	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
H. Boateng	65	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
R. Martin	56	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
B. Dickenson	34	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
B. Reeves	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Asonganyi	13	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Bristol RoversDWDWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Milton Keynes DonsLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Bristol Rovers 2 · 0 draws · Milton Keynes Dons 0 · 1.5 goals/game

2018-03-03 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Bristol Rovers
2017-10-28 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bristol Rovers#14 pos45 pts35 pl-11 GD

Milton Keynes Dons#19 pos37 pts35 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Bristol Rovers scored1.09

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.03

Bristol Rovers conceded1.4

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.34

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Bristol Rovers and Milton Keynes Dons?: In their last 2 meetings, Bristol Rovers won 2, Milton Keynes Dons won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bristol Rovers and Milton Keynes Dons?: Recent form — Bristol Rovers 3W 2D 0L; Milton Keynes Dons 0W 0D 5L.

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