Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester result

Full-time · Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Colchester

League Two · Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:00 GMT · Stadium MK

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Milton Keynes Dons · Colchester

Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Colchester — Milton Keynes Dons won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Milton Keynes Dons beat Colchester 1–0 at Stadium MK in League Two on Tuesday 26 December. Milton Keynes Dons are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Milton Keynes Dons: Ellis Harrison (89’, assisted by Jack Payne).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Milton Keynes Dons 0.00, Colchester 0.00, from 27 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Chilowicz showed four yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Milton Keynes Dons: M. Williams (48’), Jack Payne (55’) and M. Dean (83’); Colchester: Arthur Read (66’).

What it changes

Milton Keynes Dons have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jack Payne (Milton Keynes Dons) 5.5, E. Robson (Milton Keynes Dons) 5.3 and Zach Mitchell (Colchester) 4.6 led the match.

Next up

Milton Keynes Dons next travel to Stevenage on 24 October 2026.

Colchester next travel to Northampton on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Milton Keynes Dons: Stevenage v Milton Keynes Dons, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Colchester: Northampton v Colchester, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Colchester · League Two
Venue: Stadium MK · Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Referee: A. Chilowicz
Head-to-head (last 3): Milton Keynes Dons 1 · draws 0 · Colchester 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Milton Keynes Dons 3W 2D 0L · Colchester 1W 0D 4L

Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Colchester (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.25 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.6 / 5.4

Corners

against 2.8 / 5.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.2 / 4.2 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.6 / 3

Cards

against 3 / 3 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3 yellows

Referee · A. Chilowicz

2 home / 1 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2023. 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	Colchester for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.6 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.4 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.6 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.2 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.4 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.6 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: A. Chilowicz — 3 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.8 fouls over 5 matches (2 to the home side, 1 to the away side).

Home 2Away 1

Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. 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. Harrison n 8	56.4	2 6/2	1.4 5/2	—
C. Norman n 8	90	1.8 8/4	1.8 8/3	N. Chilvers
D. Harvie n 8	90	1.6 7/4	1.9 8/5	—
E. Robson n 8	76.6	1.6 6/2	0.4 2/1	N. Chilvers
C. Grant n 8	64	1.4 7/1	1.1 5/1	—

Milton Keynes Dons — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Mohamed Eisa n 8	46.6	3.6 5/4	1.2 2/2
E. Harrison n 8	56.4	3.2 6/5	1.4 4/1
M. Dean n 8	82.6	3.1 8/6	2 6/3
J. Tomlinson n 8	90	1.6 6/4	1.1 6/3
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.4 5/3	1.1 4/3

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. 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	90	0.5 3/1	0.4 2/1
J. Payne n 8	88.1	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
M. Dean n 8	82.6	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
A. Gilbey n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
C. Grant n 8	64	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Milton Keynes Dons — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Grant n 8	64	3 6/5
D. Harvie n 8	90	2.8 7/6
J. Tomlinson n 8	90	2.6 7/7
D. Lewington n 8	87.8	2.6 7/6
M. Williams n 8	75.3	2.1 7/5

Colchester

Colchester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. 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
T. Hopper n 8	31.4	2.5 4/2	0.7 2/0	—
J. Mingi n 8	49.8	2.3 5/3	3.4 6/5	—
J. Akinde n 8	32.4	1.4 3/1	0 0/0	—
C. McGeehan n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.5 3/1	—
N. Chilvers n 8	68.3	1.3 5/2	1.2 5/2	E. Robson

Colchester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Ihionvien n 8	22.6	3 4/2	2 3/1
C. Cooper n 8	35.5	2.5 5/2	1.6 3/1
J. Taylor n 8	81.6	2.1 7/5	1.5 6/3
C. McGeehan n 8	90	1.6 6/4	1 5/2
J. Akinde n 8	32.4	1.4 2/1	1 2/1

Colchester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Ihionvien n 8	22.6	0 0/0	1 2/0
C. Cooper n 8	35.5	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
J. Taylor n 8	81.6	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
J. Akinde n 8	32.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
C. McGeehan n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Colchester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Greenidge n 8	63	3.4 7/5
A. Read n 8	90	2.9 7/5
A. Kazeem n 8	73.8	2.7 7/6
N. Chilvers n 8	68.3	2.5 7/5
Z. Mitchell n 8	90	2 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Milton Keynes Dons		Colchester
65%	Possession	35%
27	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	3
10	Shots off target	2
13	Blocked shots	2
15	Shots inside the box	1
11	Corners	1
0	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
759	Passes	405
90%	Pass accuracy	80%

Milton Keynes Dons player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. MacGillivray	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Williams	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	Y	7.6
W. O'Hora	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
D. Lewington	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	8
J. Payne	90	0	1	1	0	3	1	Y	8.2
E. Robson	90	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	7.7
J. Tomlinson	90	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	8
A. Gilbey	90	0	0	3	2	1	2	0	7.3
M. Dean	90	0	0	4	1	1	1	Y	7
C. Norman	78	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	6.9
J. Leko	69	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
Mohamed Eisa sub	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
E. Harrison sub	12	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2

Colchester player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
O. Goodman	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Z. Mitchell	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.5
N. Chilvers	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
A. Read	90	0	0	3	0	Y	7.2
J. Fevrier	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. McGeehan	90	0	0	1	4	0	6.6
C. Hall	84	0	0	0	1	0	7
C. Cooper	84	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
E. Iandolo	69	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Taylor	69	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
M. Egbo	24	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Dallison-Lisbon sub	66	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Kazeem sub	21	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Akinde sub	21	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
W. Greenidge sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Hopper sub	11	1	0	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 Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Milton Keynes DonsDWDWW

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

ColchesterLLLLW

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1.2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Milton Keynes Dons 1 · 0 draws · Colchester 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-08-19 Colchester 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons
2019-04-27 Colchester 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons
2018-12-22 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Colchester

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Milton Keynes Dons#4 pos78 pts46 pl+15 GD

Colchester#22 pos45 pts46 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.8

Colchester scored1.28

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.48

Colchester conceded1.74

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Milton Keynes Dons and Colchester?: In their last 3 meetings, Milton Keynes Dons won 1, Colchester won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Milton Keynes Dons and Colchester?: Recent form — Milton Keynes Dons 3W 2D 0L; Colchester 1W 0D 4L.

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