Milton Keynes Dons v Colchester result

Full-time · Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Colchester

League Two · Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:00 GMT · Stadium MK

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

Team pages: Milton Keynes Dons · Colchester · Head-to-head

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Colchester won 1–0 at Stadium MK in League Two on Saturday 1 March. Milton Keynes Dons are winless in their last six matches in all competitions. Colchester are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Colchester: Jack Payne (87’ pen). C. Hendry (90’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Milton Keynes Dons 0.00, Colchester 0.00, from 5 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Chilowicz showed four yellow cards and one red — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Milton Keynes Dons: Joe White (28’) and Alexander Gilbey (86’); Colchester: J. Gordon (28’) and Tyreece Simpson (90+1’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jamie Carson McDonnell (Colchester) 7.7, Jack Payne (Colchester) 6.1 and Ellis Iandolo (Colchester) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

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

Colchester next travel to Chesterfield on 20 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: Blackpool v Milton Keynes Dons, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Colchester: Chesterfield v Colchester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Colchester · League Two
Venue: Stadium MK · Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Referee: A. Chilowicz
Head-to-head (last 5): Milton Keynes Dons 2 · draws 0 · Colchester 3 · 2.2 goals/game
Recent form: Milton Keynes Dons 0W 1D 4L · Colchester 2W 3D 0L

Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.5 / 4

Corners

against 4.75 / 5.67 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

2.25 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 2.33 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3 / 3

Cards

against 1.75 / 3.33 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

3 yellows

Referee · A. Chilowicz

2 home / 1 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 February 2025. 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	0.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 5.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	10.75 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	8.67 for · 10.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	2.25 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	11 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.33 for · 15.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 3.33 against n 3 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 22 February 2025. 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. O'Reilly n 8	23	3.4 5/2	4.9 4/2	—
E. Harrison n 8	56.6	3 5/5	1.8 5/3	—
T. Patterson n 5	44.4	2.4 3/2	1.6 2/2	J. Gordon
L. Offord n 8	84.4	2 8/4	0.9 5/2	—
J. Williams n 8	78.8	2 7/5	1.1 4/2	—

Milton Keynes Dons — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Hogan n 8	80.1	1.7 8/3	1.1 5/3
D. Orsi n 8	29.5	1.5 3/1	1.5 3/1
T. O'Reilly n 8	23	1.5 3/0	1 2/0
A. Gilbey n 8	90	1.3 6/3	0.4 3/0
C. Hendry n 8	37.4	1.2 4/0	0.6 2/0

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Harrison n 8	56.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. O'Reilly n 8	23	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
J. White n 8	62.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
D. Orsi n 8	29.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
D. Crowley n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Milton Keynes Dons — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Lemonheigh-Evans n 8	55.1	4.7 6/4
Kane Thompson-Sommers n 8	39.8	3.1 5/4
N. Thompson n 8	79.1	2.6 7/3
A. Gilbey n 8	90	2.3 8/6
S. Sherring n 8	82.3	2.3 7/5

Colchester

Colchester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. 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
S. Tovide n 8	59.5	3.2 8/5	3 7/5	—
L. Taylor n 8	67	2.5 7/5	2 7/5	—
H. Anderson n 8	73.4	1.7 6/4	0.9 3/2	—
T. Simpson n 8	32.9	1.7 3/1	1.7 5/0	—
J. Gordon n 8	32.4	1.7 4/1	2.1 3/2	T. Patterson

Colchester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Tovide n 8	59.5	1.9 5/4	1.3 4/3
L. Taylor n 8	67	1.7 6/3	1.2 4/2
T. Simpson n 8	32.9	1.4 2/1	1 2/1
H. Anderson n 8	73.4	1.2 6/2	0.3 2/0
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.4 3/0

Colchester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Tovide n 8	59.5	0.6 2/1	0.2 1/0
O. Thorn n 8	37.6	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
L. Taylor n 8	67	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
O. Edwards n 8	79.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
E. Iandolo n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Colchester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Jamie Carson McDonnell n 8	90	4 8/7
A. Read n 8	20.4	2.8 3/2
O. Thorn n 8	37.6	2.4 4/3
J. Gordon n 8	32.4	2.4 4/3
J. Payne n 8	89.6	2.1 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Milton Keynes Dons		Colchester
52%	Possession	48%
5	Shots	14
0	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	8
1	Blocked shots	4
1	Shots inside the box	10
1	Corners	7
3	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
1	Saves	0
478	Passes	434
81%	Pass accuracy	79%

Milton Keynes Dons player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Trueman	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Tripp	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Offord	90	0	0	2	0	6.9
C. Waller	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Crowley	90	0	1	0	0	7
T. Patterson	90	0	0	4	0	6.9
A. Gilbey	90	2	1	1	Y	6.9
L. Kelly	83	0	1	1	0	7.2
A. Nemane	79	0	0	3	0	6.7
J. White	66	0	0	2	Y	6.6
D. Orsi	65	1	0	0	0	6.3
C. Hendry sub	26	0	0	1	R	6.2
S. Hogan sub	25	1	0	0	0	7
Kane Thompson-Sommers sub	14	0	0	0	0	5.2
T. O'Reilly sub	11	0	0	0	0	6.3

Colchester player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Macey	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
F. Kelleher	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
E. Iandolo	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.6
Jamie Carson McDonnell	90	0	1	0	0	6	0	7.3
J. Payne	90	1	2	1	2	0	0	7.5
J. Gordon	84	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.9
M. Egbo	73	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
L. Taylor	73	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.6
S. Tovide	63	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
H. Anderson	62	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
O. Thorn sub	28	0	2	0	2	0	0	6.9
T. Simpson sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
K. Vincent-Young sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Read sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Kenneth Aboh sub	13	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9

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 DonsLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

ColchesterWWDDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Milton Keynes Dons 2 · 0 draws · Colchester 3 · 2.2 goals/game

2024-08-17 Colchester 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons
2023-12-26 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Colchester
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 · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Milton Keynes Dons#19 pos52 pts46 pl-14 GD

Colchester#10 pos67 pts46 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.13

Colchester scored1.13

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.43

Colchester conceded1.02

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What is the head-to-head record between Milton Keynes Dons and Colchester?: In their last 5 meetings, Milton Keynes Dons won 2, Colchester won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Milton Keynes Dons and Colchester?: Recent form — Milton Keynes Dons 0W 1D 4L; Colchester 2W 3D 0L.

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