Mansfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons prediction

League One · Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT · One Call Stadium

Updated 6 Nov 2026, 07:34 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Mansfield Town · Milton Keynes Dons

TACTIX’s free model pick for Mansfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons, League One on Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Mansfield Town host Milton Keynes Dons in League One on Saturday 21 November (kick-off 15:00 UK).

Form and the table

10 of Mansfield Town’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in eight of Mansfield Town’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). At home, Mansfield Town have four wins, two draws and two defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 1.75 points per game, scoring 1.88 and conceding 1.75. Mansfield Town have scored 20 goals, the 10th-most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 13 games, ranked per game). Mansfield Town have conceded 18 goals, the 11th-fewest of the 24 clubs.

Eight of Milton Keynes Dons’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in 11 of Milton Keynes Dons’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). Away from home, Milton Keynes Dons have one win, four draws and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.88 points per game, scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.88. Milton Keynes Dons have scored 22 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 13 games, ranked per game). Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 20 goals, the ninth-most of the 24 clubs.

Milton Keynes Dons have won their last three matches in all competitions. Mansfield Town (11th) and Milton Keynes Dons (12th) are one point apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Mansfield Town the stronger side, 1 rating points above Milton Keynes Dons (Mansfield Town 1543, Milton Keynes Dons 1542, after at least 105 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 13 April 2024, finished Milton Keynes Dons 1–4 Mansfield Town.

Team news

Predicted Mansfield Town XI (3-1-4-2): L. Roberts, A. Oshilaja, R. Sweeney, J. Bowery, L. Reed, N. Moriah-Welsh, S. McLaughlin, J. Russell, R. Hendry, M. Smith, R. Oates — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Jonathan Russell (5.5 per match over 10 appearances, three goals and three assists) and Michael Smith (4.7 per match over 13 appearances, six goals and two assists) have been Mansfield Town’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Mansfield Town (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Jonathan Russell averages 1.8 key passes per 90 over 1127 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Michael Smith averages 2.6 shots per 90 over 998 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Milton Keynes Dons XI (3-1-4-2): W. Dennis, C. Goode, M. Ekpiteta, J. Sanders, R. Wintle, A. Gilbey, E. Campbell, S. Silvera, D. Crowley, A. Collins, S. Nombe — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Aaron Collins (6.4 per match over 14 appearances, 13 goals and three assists) and Curtis Nelson (3.7 per match over nine appearances, one goal) have been Milton Keynes Dons’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Milton Keynes Dons (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Aaron Collins averages 3.6 shots per 90 over 1018 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Curtis Nelson averages 1.3 tackles per 90 over 784 minutes, with a tackle in five of the last nine appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT · League One · One Call Stadium
Head-to-head (last 4): Mansfield Town 1 · draws 1 · Milton Keynes Dons 2 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: Mansfield Town 2W 2D 1L · Milton Keynes Dons 4W 0D 1L

Mansfield Town v Milton Keynes Dons (League One): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 6 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.5 / 1.88

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.13 / 5.38

Corners

against 4.63 / 5.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 3 / 3.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 1.88

Cards

against 2.25 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 3 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Mansfield Town for / against	Line	Milton Keynes Dons for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.13 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.38 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.63 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.88 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.63 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.88 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town Goalkeeper

Mansfield Town — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
L. Roberts	11	90990 min	262.4 /90	90.8 /90	00 /90
H. Lewis	3	90270 min	82.7 /90	82.7 /90	00 /90

Mansfield Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Roberts n 8	90	2.3 7/2
H. Lewis n 6	90	2 2/1

Mansfield Town Defensive

Mansfield Town — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Oshilaja	14	901259 min	161.1 /90	211.5 /90	60.4 /90	705 /90	161.1 /90	10.1 /90
R. Sweeney	14	841172 min	292.2 /90	201.5 /90	80.6 /90	1088.3 /90	171.3 /90	40.3 /90
E. Hewitt	11	58641 min	142 /90	71 /90	30.4 /90	385.3 /90	121.7 /90	40.6 /90
F. Blake-Tracy	11	48526 min	50.9 /90	61 /90	61 /90	264.4 /90	61 /90	40.7 /90
K. Knoyle	6	53320 min	51.4 /90	20.6 /90	00 /90	164.5 /90	82.3 /90	10.3 /90
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Mansfield Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. 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
A. Oshilaja n 8	89.9	1 5/3	0.9 5/2	—
R. Sweeney n 8	87.4	1.2 5/3	1.2 4/3	—
L. Reed n 8	85	1.5 6/2	1.1 4/2	—
R. Oates n 8	54	1.3 4/1	0.8 4/0	—
M. Smith n 8	84.5	2 6/5	1.3 5/2	—
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Mansfield Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Oshilaja n 8	89.9	1.1 7/2
R. Sweeney n 8	87.4	2.8 8/6
L. Reed n 8	85	2.6 7/6
R. Oates n 8	54	2.9 7/4
M. Smith n 8	84.5	0.5 3/1
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Mansfield Town Attacking

Mansfield Town — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
R. Oates	14	57799 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	202.3 /90	101.1 /90	80.9 /90	50.6 /90
M. Smith	13	77998 min	60.5 /90	20.2 /90	292.6 /90	141.3 /90	80.7 /90	80.7 /90
D. McGoldrick	6	59353 min	00 /90	00 /90	82 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	20.5 /90
T. Roberts	6	30182 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	73.5 /90	31.5 /90
L. Reed	14	811137 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	120.9 /90	30.2 /90	80.6 /90	70.6 /90
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Mansfield Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Oshilaja n 8	89.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
R. Sweeney n 8	87.4	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
L. Reed n 8	85	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
R. Oates n 8	54	3.1 6/4	1.5 5/2
M. Smith n 8	84.5	3.1 8/6	1.5 7/4
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Mansfield Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Mansfield Town before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Oshilaja n 8	89.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Sweeney n 8	87.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Reed n 8	85	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Oates n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Smith n 8	84.5	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
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Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons Goalkeeper

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
W. Dennis	8	90720 min	202.5 /90	81 /90	00 /90
C. MacGillivray	6	92549 min	233.8 /90	71.1 /90	00 /90

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Dennis n 8	90	2.5 7/3
C. MacGillivray n 8	91.1	3.2 7/3

Milton Keynes Dons Defensive

Milton Keynes Dons — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Goode	13	891158 min	141.1 /90	141.1 /90	80.6 /90	896.9 /90	100.8 /90	20.2 /90
M. Ekpiteta	13	781010 min	232 /90	171.5 /90	80.7 /90	726.4 /90	141.2 /90	30.3 /90
C. Nelson	9	87784 min	111.3 /90	161.8 /90	131.5 /90	465.3 /90	131.5 /90	00 /90
G. Jones	8	64511 min	101.8 /90	20.4 /90	40.7 /90	203.5 /90	81.4 /90	10.2 /90
J. Sanders	6	83495 min	101.8 /90	91.6 /90	00 /90	458.2 /90	61.1 /90	20.4 /90
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Milton Keynes Dons — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. 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. Wintle n 8	88.6	0.6 5/0	0 0/0	—
S. Nombe n 8	85.1	2.8 6/6	0.5 4/0	—
A. Collins n 8	85	1.6 5/3	0.7 3/2	—
C. Goode n 8	90	0.3 2/0	1.1 6/2	—
M. Ekpiteta n 8	80.1	1.3 5/3	1.1 4/1	—
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Milton Keynes Dons — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Wintle n 8	88.6	1.4 5/4
S. Nombe n 8	85.1	0.4 3/0
A. Collins n 8	85	1.2 5/2
C. Goode n 8	90	1.1 6/3
M. Ekpiteta n 8	80.1	2 5/4
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Milton Keynes Dons Attacking

Milton Keynes Dons — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Nombe	14	831167 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	241.9 /90	80.6 /90	110.8 /90	131 /90
A. Collins	14	731018 min	131.1 /90	30.3 /90	413.6 /90	181.6 /90	181.6 /90	141.2 /90
C. Paterson	9	53474 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	132.5 /90	40.8 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90
N. Mendez-Laing	2	3978 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.2 /90	11.2 /90	11.2 /90	00 /90
R. Wintle	14	901258 min	10.1 /90	20.1 /90	130.9 /90	40.3 /90	191.4 /90	20.1 /90
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Milton Keynes Dons — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Wintle n 8	88.6	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
S. Nombe n 8	85.1	2 6/5	0.7 5/0
A. Collins n 8	85	3.4 8/7	1.7 6/4
C. Goode n 8	90	1.4 6/2	0.4 3/0
M. Ekpiteta n 8	80.1	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
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Milton Keynes Dons — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Milton Keynes Dons before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Wintle n 8	88.6	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
S. Nombe n 8	85.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
A. Collins n 8	85	1.2 5/2	0.3 2/0
C. Goode n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Ekpiteta n 8	80.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

Mansfield TownDWWLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Milton Keynes DonsWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Mansfield Town 1 · 1 draw · Milton Keynes Dons 2 · 2.75 goals/game

2024-04-13 Milton Keynes Dons 1–4 Mansfield Town
2024-03-05 Mansfield Town 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons
2019-05-04 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Mansfield Town
2018-10-27 Mansfield Town 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons

League standing · 2026/27

Mansfield Town#11 pos19 pts13 pl+2 GD

Milton Keynes Dons#12 pos18 pts13 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Mansfield Town scored1.54

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.69

Mansfield Town conceded1.38

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.54

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Mansfield Town and Milton Keynes Dons?: In their last 4 meetings, Mansfield Town won 1, Milton Keynes Dons won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Mansfield Town and Milton Keynes Dons?: Recent form — Mansfield Town 2W 2D 1L; Milton Keynes Dons 4W 0D 1L.

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