Portsmouth v Milton Keynes Dons result

Full-time · Portsmouth 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons

League One · Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:45 GMT · Fratton Park

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

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Portsmouth 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons — Portsmouth won this League One match.

Next for Portsmouth: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Milton Keynes Dons: Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Portsmouth 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons · League One
Venue: Fratton Park · Portsmouth
Referee: K. Johnson
Head-to-head (last 3): Portsmouth 2 · draws 0 · Milton Keynes Dons 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Portsmouth 3W 0D 2L · Milton Keynes Dons 3W 2D 0L

Portsmouth 3–1 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

1.63 / 0.88

Goals

against 0.5 / 0.63 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.33 / 6.75

Corners

against 1.67 / 5.5 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

2.33 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 2.33 / 4.25 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2 / 2.25

Cards

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

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Portsmouth for / against	Line	Milton Keynes Dons for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.33 for · 1.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	6.75 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 8 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	14.75 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.33 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.67 for · 8.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	12.5 for · 15.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5

Portsmouth

Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. 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
J. Marquis n 8	55.4	3 6/5	0.8 4/0	—
R. Curtis n 8	89.9	2.9 8/6	1.8 6/5	—
E. Harrison n 8	65.8	2.9 6/4	2.9 6/5	—
G. Evans n 8	59.6	2.8 7/4	0.4 2/0	—
A. Cannon n 8	60.1	2.6 6/4	1.9 5/4	—

Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Evans n 8	59.6	3 6/5	1.1 4/2
E. Harrison n 8	65.8	2.7 7/6	1.2 5/2
R. Curtis n 8	89.9	2.3 8/4	0.6 4/1
M. Harness n 8	74.6	2.3 5/4	0.6 4/0
J. Marquis n 8	55.4	2.2 7/2	0.8 3/1

Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Curtis n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.6 3/2
M. Harness n 8	74.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
G. Evans n 8	59.6	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
J. Marquis n 8	55.4	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
C. Burgess n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Curtis n 8	89.9	3.4 8/7
J. Bolton n 8	79.5	2.8 8/5
B. Close n 8	78.9	2.1 6/3
T. Naylor n 8	90	1.9 8/5
C. McGeehan n 8	80.5	1.8 6/4

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Bass n 8	90	2 6/3

Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. 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
B. Gladwin n 6	13	3.5 3/0	1.2 1/0	—
L. Thompson n 8	52.6	2.1 5/3	3.2 8/6	—
J. Houghton n 8	88.8	2 7/5	2.3 7/4	—
C. McGrandles n 8	52.3	1.9 5/2	2.2 5/3	—
S. Nombe n 8	46.4	1.9 6/1	0.2 1/0	—

Milton Keynes Dons — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. 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	88.6	4.3 8/8	1.8 7/3
B. Gladwin n 6	13	3.5 2/1	1.2 1/0
C. Morris n 8	81.4	2.8 8/6	0.7 5/0
A. Gilbey n 8	85.8	2.6 8/5	0.7 4/1
J. Mason n 8	75.8	2.5 7/4	0.9 4/1

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Gladwin n 6	13	1.2 1/0	0 0/0
R. Healey n 8	88.6	0.6 5/0	0 0/0
J. Houghton n 8	88.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Morris n 8	81.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Mason n 8	75.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Milton Keynes Dons — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Thompson n 8	52.6	3 6/4
C. McGrandles n 8	52.3	2.4 6/4
B. Gladwin n 6	13	2.3 2/0
R. Poole n 8	81.1	2.1 7/4
D. Lewington n 8	90	1.9 6/3

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Nicholls n 8	90	2.9 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Portsmouth player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Bass	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
R. McCrorie	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	6.1
C. Burgess	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	Y	7
S. Raggett	90	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.1
L. Brown	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7
T. Naylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
B. Close	90	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	7
J. Marquis	90	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	7.1
R. Curtis	89	0	0	3	1	0	5	0	7.2
Ryan Williams	77	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	7
A. Cannon	77	1	0	2	1	2	3	Y	7.8
C. McGeehan sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
M. Harness sub	13	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.5
S. Seddon sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Milton Keynes Dons player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Nicholls	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
R. Poole	90	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.7
G. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
J. Moore-Taylor	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.1
D. Lewington	90	0	0	0	2	3	Y	6.9
A. Gilbey	90	1	3	3	1	0	0	5.9
R. Healey	90	0	4	2	0	0	0	7.6
C. Morris	86	0	1	0	1	2	R	6.5
J. Houghton	83	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
L. Thompson	78	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. McGrandles	62	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
B. Gladwin	28	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
B. Reeves	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
S. Nombe	12	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.6

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

Recent form

PortsmouthWWLWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Milton Keynes DonsWWDDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Portsmouth 2 · 0 draws · Milton Keynes Dons 1 · 3 goals/game

2019-12-29 Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Portsmouth
2018-02-10 Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Portsmouth
2017-10-14 Portsmouth 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Portsmouth#5 pos60 pts35 pl+17 GD

Milton Keynes Dons#19 pos37 pts35 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Portsmouth scored1.51

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.03

Portsmouth conceded1.03

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Portsmouth and Milton Keynes Dons?: In their last 3 meetings, Portsmouth won 2, Milton Keynes Dons won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Portsmouth and Milton Keynes Dons?: Recent form — Portsmouth 3W 0D 2L; Milton Keynes Dons 3W 2D 0L.

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