Milton Keynes Dons v Cheltenham result

Full-time · Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Cheltenham

League Two · Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:00 GMT · Stadium MK

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Cheltenham — Milton Keynes Dons won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Milton Keynes Dons beat Cheltenham 3–2 at Stadium MK in League Two on Saturday 16 November. Cheltenham have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Milton Keynes Dons came from behind: Cheltenham led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Cheltenham: L. Young (6’, assisted by Joel Colwill) and George Miller (13’, assisted by T. Bradbury); Milton Keynes Dons: Alexander Gilbey (22’), Ellis Harrison (75’, assisted by Scott Hogan) and Laurence Maguire (86’).

What it changes

Milton Keynes Dons have scored 52 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 66 goals, the seventh-most of the 24 clubs.

Cheltenham have scored 60 goals, the 11th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2024/25 so far, after 46 games, ranked per game). Cheltenham have conceded 70 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs.

With five goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 16, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Alexander Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons) 8.9, L. Young (Cheltenham) 7.8 and Joel Colwill (Cheltenham) 6.8 led the match.

Head-to-head

Milton Keynes Dons are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Cheltenham.

Next up

Milton Keynes Dons next host Burton Albion on 14 November 2026.

Cheltenham next travel to Exeter City on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Milton Keynes Dons: Milton Keynes Dons v Burton Albion, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Cheltenham: Exeter City v Cheltenham, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Cheltenham · League Two
Venue: Stadium MK · Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Referee: J. Miles
Head-to-head (last 6): Milton Keynes Dons 2 · draws 3 · Cheltenham 1 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Milton Keynes Dons 4W 0D 1L · Cheltenham 3W 2D 0L

Milton Keynes Dons 3–2 Cheltenham (League Two): 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.57 / 2.6

Corners

against 4.86 / 2.8 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.29 / 4.2

Shots on target

against 4.57 / 3.6 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2 / 1.4

Cards

against 1.86 / 3.2 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 November 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 9 November 2024. 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	Milton Keynes Dons for / against	Line	Cheltenham for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.57 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	2.6 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.4 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6.29 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.2 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: J. Miles.

Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons Defensive

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 9 November 2024. 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. Tomlinson n 8	89.8	0.8 5/1	1.1 4/3	L. Young
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.6 5/4	1.5 7/5	E. Archer
A. Nemane n 8	82.3	0.5 4/0	1.2 6/1	L. Young
T. McGill n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
L. Offord n 8	90	1.8 6/4	0.4 3/0	S. Bennett
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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 9 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Tomlinson n 8	89.8	1.9 7/6
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.3 5/3
A. Nemane n 8	82.3	1.2 6/1
T. McGill n 8	90	0.1 1/0
L. Offord n 8	90	1.8 7/5
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Milton Keynes Dons Attacking

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 9 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Tomlinson n 8	89.8	1.6 6/4	1.1 6/2
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.6 8/4	1.3 7/3
A. Nemane n 8	82.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
T. McGill n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Offord n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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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 9 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Tomlinson n 8	89.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Gilbey n 8	90	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
A. Nemane n 8	82.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
T. McGill n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Offord n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Cheltenham

Cheltenham Defensive

Cheltenham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 9 November 2024. 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
E. Archer n 8	90	1.5 7/4	1.6 7/3	A. Gilbey
L. Young n 8	87.9	0.8 3/2	1.3 7/3	A. Nemane
S. Bennett n 8	70.5	1.1 6/1	0.6 4/0	L. Offord
J. Colwill n 8	70.9	1.6 6/3	2.1 7/5	—
S. Stubbs n 8	90	1.3 6/3	1.5 8/2	—
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Cheltenham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 9 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Archer n 8	90	2.3 7/5
L. Young n 8	87.9	1.3 7/2
S. Bennett n 8	70.5	2.2 7/3
J. Colwill n 8	70.9	1.7 6/3
S. Stubbs n 8	90	1.6 6/5
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Cheltenham Attacking

Cheltenham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 9 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Archer n 8	90	0.8 6/0	0.6 5/0
L. Young n 8	87.9	1 6/1	0.5 4/0
S. Bennett n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Colwill n 8	70.9	1.3 5/3	0.3 2/0
S. Stubbs n 8	90	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0
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Cheltenham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Cheltenham before kick-off, to 9 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Archer n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
L. Young n 8	87.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. Bennett n 8	70.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Colwill n 8	70.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
S. Stubbs n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Milton Keynes Dons Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. McGill	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Offord	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Maguire	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
A. Nemane	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5.9
J. White	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.9
A. Gilbey	90	1	0	2	2	0	3	0	7.9
S. Hogan	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
S. Wearne	69	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
M. Williams	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Kane Thompson-Sommers	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
J. Tomlinson	45	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
D. Lewington sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
L. Kelly sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
C. Hendry sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
E. Harrison sub	21	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3

Cheltenham Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Day	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.2
T. Bradbury	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	6.9
L. Kinsella	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	6.3
L. Young	90	1	0	4	3	1	3	7.6
E. Archer	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.6
I. Bakare	88	0	0	1	0	0	3	6.3
L. Payne	88	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.2
J. Thomas	88	0	0	1	0	0	3	6.9
G. Miller	79	1	0	1	1	2	0	7.3
J. Colwill	68	0	1	0	0	3	1	7.5
L. Dulson sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Lewis Shipley sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Pett sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
M. Taylor sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
R. Bowman sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

Milton Keynes DonsWWWLW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

CheltenhamWDWWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Milton Keynes Dons 2 · 3 draws · Cheltenham 1 · 2.83 goals/game

2023-04-15 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Cheltenham
2022-10-29 Cheltenham 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons
2022-03-08 Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Cheltenham
2021-09-04 Cheltenham 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons
2018-12-26 Cheltenham 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons
2018-10-06 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Cheltenham

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Milton Keynes Dons#19 pos52 pts46 pl-14 GD

Cheltenham#15 pos60 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.13

Cheltenham scored1.3

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.43

Cheltenham conceded1.52

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What is the head-to-head record between Milton Keynes Dons and Cheltenham?: In their last 6 meetings, Milton Keynes Dons won 2, Cheltenham won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Milton Keynes Dons and Cheltenham?: Recent form — Milton Keynes Dons 4W 0D 1L; Cheltenham 3W 2D 0L.

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