Milton Keynes Dons v Salford City result

Full-time · Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Salford City

League Two · Sat, 09 Mar 2024 15:00 GMT · Stadium MK

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

Team pages: Milton Keynes Dons · Salford City

Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Salford City — Milton Keynes Dons won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Milton Keynes Dons beat Salford City 3–1 at Stadium MK in League Two on Saturday 9 March. Salford City are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

Milton Keynes Dons led 3–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Salford City: M. Smith (12’, assisted by J. Luamba) and an own goal by M. Smith (45’); Milton Keynes Dons: Kyran Lofthouse (27’, assisted by Alexander Gilbey) and Alexander Gilbey (31’, assisted by Jack Payne).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Milton Keynes Dons 0.00, Salford City 0.00, from 9 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Whitestone showed seven yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Milton Keynes Dons: Lewis Bate (74’) and Ellis Harrison (74’); Salford City: C. McLennan (20’), M. Smith (54’), C. McAleny (71’), T. Vassell (74’) and M. Lund (82’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, M. Smith (Salford City) 10.7, Alexander Gilbey (Milton Keynes Dons) 8.0 and Emre Tezgel (Milton Keynes Dons) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

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

Salford City next travel to Bristol Rovers 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 Salford City: Bristol Rovers v Salford City, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

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

Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Salford City (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

1.25 / 2

Goals

against 1.25 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.83 / 6

Corners

against 4.67 / 6.2 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.5 / 6

Shots on target

against 5 / 6.4 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.5 / 3

Cards

against 3.67 / 1.8 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 March 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 March 2024. 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	Salford City for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.83 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 6.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.83 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	16.8 for · 19 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	8 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.2 for · 11.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Whitestone.

Milton Keynes Dons

Milton Keynes Dons — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 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. Robson n 8	30.3	1.9 4/1	1.5 3/1	—
D. Kemp n 8	68.1	1.7 5/3	1.5 6/3	—
D. Harvie n 8	89	1.6 7/3	2.3 8/5	T. Vassell
M. Dennis n 8	29	1.6 2/1	1.2 3/0	—
E. Harrison n 8	24.5	1.4 2/1	2.3 3/1	—

Milton Keynes Dons — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 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	90	1.8 6/6	1.1 4/4
A. Gilbey n 8	86.8	1.8 8/4	1 5/1
E. Harrison n 8	24.5	1.8 3/1	1.8 3/1
S. Wearne n 8	46.1	1.5 4/2	1 3/1
J. Payne n 8	86.4	1.3 5/3	0.5 4/0

Milton Keynes Dons — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Wearne n 8	46.1	0.5 1/1	1 3/1
D. Kemp n 8	68.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Gilbey n 8	86.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
E. Robson n 8	30.3	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
M. Dennis n 8	29	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Milton Keynes Dons — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Robson n 8	30.3	3.3 6/2
D. Lewington n 8	65.3	2.6 7/4
D. Harvie n 8	89	2.1 8/6
L. Bate n 8	80	2 6/5
M. Williams n 8	53.8	1.7 4/3

Salford City

Salford City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 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. Ingram n 8	42.8	2.9 6/3	0.5 2/0	—
C. Morton n 8	60.1	1.9 6/3	1.9 7/3	—
K. N’Mai n 8	35.3	1.9 5/1	3.2 5/4	—
T. Vassell n 8	87.9	1.5 5/5	2.3 8/6	D. Harvie
J. Luamba n 8	67.8	1.5 5/2	1 5/1	—

Salford City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hendry n 8	41.8	3.2 5/3	1.3 3/1
M. Smith n 8	88.6	2.8 8/6	1.9 6/6
M. Lund n 8	19.3	2.3 3/1	1.2 2/0
J. Luamba n 8	67.8	2 6/4	1.3 5/2
C. McAleny n 8	65.4	1.7 7/3	0.7 3/1

Salford City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Smith n 8	88.6	0.9 4/2	0 0/0
C. Hendry n 8	41.8	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
E. Watt n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
L. Bolton n 8	38.5	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
M. Lund n 8	19.3	0 0/0	0.6 1/0

Salford City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Bolton n 8	38.5	3.5 6/3
E. Ingram n 8	42.8	2.4 5/3
M. Lund n 8	19.3	2.3 3/1
E. Watt n 8	90	2 6/4
C. Tilt n 8	90	1.9 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Milton Keynes Dons		Salford City
53%	Possession	47%
9	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	6
2	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	0
6	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	2
5	Offsides	6
10	Fouls	16
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	3
352	Passes	291
67%	Pass accuracy	63%

Milton Keynes Dons player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Kelly	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
M. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
W. O'Hora	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Harvie	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
K. Lofthouse	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
J. Tomlinson	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
L. Bate	89	0	1	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
J. Payne	81	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	7.5
E. Tezgel	63	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7
A. Gilbey	63	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	8
M. Dennis	62	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	6.7
E. Harrison sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
S. Wearne sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
D. Kemp sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
E. Robson sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Norman sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Salford City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Cairns	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Daniel Chesters	90	0	0	1	1	2	5	0	6.6
T. Vassell	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.9
C. Tilt	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Garbutt	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
C. McAleny	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	Y	6.3
M. Smith	90	1	0	5	3	0	2	Y	9
J. Luamba	86	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.3
E. Watt	77	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.9
C. McLennan	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
R. Watson	58	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Lund sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
C. Hendry sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Morton sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Kyrell Malcolm sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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 Salford City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Milton Keynes DonsWDWLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Salford CityDWLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Milton Keynes Dons 1 · 0 draws · Salford City 0 · 6 goals/game

2023-11-25 Salford City 2–4 Milton Keynes Dons

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Milton Keynes Dons#4 pos78 pts46 pl+15 GD

Salford City#20 pos51 pts46 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Milton Keynes Dons scored1.8

Salford City scored1.43

Milton Keynes Dons conceded1.48

Salford City conceded1.78

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

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