Milton Keynes Dons
Model pick
43%
Fair odds 2.35
Burton
30%
Fair odds 3.29
Share of the pitch
Who wins
| Milton Keynes Dons | Draw | Burton | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals model | 43% | 27% | 30% |
| Elo model | 45% | 28% | 28% |
Why this prediction
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Overall strength Neutral
Milton Keynes Dons and Burton are rated almost level (1306 and 1311).
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Home advantage Favours Milton Keynes Dons
Playing at home is worth about 65 rating points, which adds 9 points to Milton Keynes Dons's chance of winning and takes the same from Burton's.
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Attack against defence Favours Milton Keynes Dons
Expected goals 1.5 to 1.2. Milton Keynes Dons score 0.9 a match against an average side (13th in League One); Burton concede 1.7 (12th best defence).
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Last 5 matches Favours Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons WWWLW, gained 36 rating points; Burton LWDDL, lost 7 rating points. Already counted in the ratings above.
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Past meetings Favours Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons won 2, drew 2 and lost 0 of the last 4 meetings in the data. Not used by the model: once current strength is known, old meetings add little.
Not in the model
Rating, last 12 months
Milton Keynes DonsBurtonMilton Keynes Dons
6/10 over 2.5
19 scored
17 conceded
09/02
09/05
09/12
09/17
10/10
10/17
10/20
10/24
10/27
10/31
Burton
6/10 over 2.5
10 scored
16 conceded
09/05
09/12
09/19
09/26
10/03
10/10
10/17
10/20
10/24
10/31
Bars show total goals in each of the last 10 matches, oldest on the left: the team's goals in its colour, conceded in grey. The dashed line is 2.5 goals.
Total goals
Both teams to score & clean sheets
Most likely scores
- 1-1
- 1-0
- 2-1
- 0-1
- 0-0
- 2-0
- 1-2
- 2-2
Every score
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 5 |
Half-time result
First-half goals
Half-time / full-time
| Half-time ↓ Full-time → | Milton Keynes Dons | Draw | Burton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Dons | 23%4.27 | 4%23.15 | 2%65.79 |
| Level | 17%5.94 | 16%6.30 | 11%9.12 |
| Burton | 3%34.13 | 6%17.61 | 18%5.41 |
Corners
Most corners
Corner totals are hard to call: over 9.5 the model's log loss is 0.685 against 0.693 for a naive guess, across 30,937 past matches. Which side wins more corners is called much better.
Cards
Over 4.5 cards, the model's log loss is 0.653 against 0.682 for a naive guess, across 33,146 past matches. The referee matters a lot and isn't in the model.
2Milton Keynes Dons wins0Burton wins- D Burton vs Milton Keynes Dons 0-0
- D Milton Keynes Dons vs Burton 1-1
- W Burton vs Milton Keynes Dons 0-1
- W Milton Keynes Dons vs Burton 1-0
4 meetings in the data. Results shown from Milton Keynes Dons's side.