Milton Keynes Dons vs Cheltenham Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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MK Dons will be looking to extend their winning run to five league games on Tuesday when they host Cheltenham Town.

The hosts picked up a fourth straight victory at the weekend which saw them remain within three points of the top two spots in the League One table, while Cheltenham climbed to 14th with a win of their own.

MK Dons remain firmly in the hunt for automatic promotion to the Championship courtesy of a strong season under Liam Manning.

They have hugely strengthened their chase with four straight victories heading into Tuesday, starting with away wins over Sunderland and Charlton Athletic.

The Dons extended their run to four matches against the odds at the weekend, defeating runway league leaders Rotherham United 2-1 away from home despite being reduced to 10 men.

That victory saw them remain only three points behind second-placed Wigan Athletic, and while the Latics hold two games in hand, the Dons will know they can pile up the pressure if they continue their impressive winning run.

To achieve that, they will have to defeat a Cheltenham Town side who have confidence after a victory of their own at the weekend.

After an 11-game winless run between November and February, Michael Duff’s side dropped deep into the bottom half of the League One table, but they have since turned their form around in an impressive style.

They stopped the setback with back-to-back wins over Sunderland and Fleetwood Town before playing out draws with Wycombe Wanderers and Iswich Town.

Following a narrow defeat to Crewe Alexandra, the Robins made a return to winning ways last time out, defeating Doncaster Rovers 4-0 at home through an Alfie May brace and goals from Ben Williams and Mattie Pollock, and they now seek for another positive result to continue their rise towards the top half.

Milton Keynes Dons vs Cheltenham Town head to head

The two teams have previously met on 7 occasions in all competition, where MK Dons have taken 5 victories while Chelteham have won once, and they have drawn once. Cheltenham have scored 10 goals and conceded 18. In their last five encounters, MK Dons have won three, Cheltenham one with one draw.

Cheltenham Town 1-4 Milton Keynes Dons 09/08/11

Cheltenham Town 1-1(P) Milton Keynes Dons 11/08/12

Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Cheltenham Town 06/10/18

Cheltenham Town 3-1 Milton Keynes Dons 26/12/18

Cheltenham Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons 04/09/21

Milton Keynes Dons latest home form

MK Dons have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their three most recent matches. Their last home defeat came on January 22 when they lost 1-0 to Doncaster Rovers. In their last five matches, they have scored 5 goals and conceded 2.

Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 AFC Wimbledon 11/01/22

Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Doncaster Rovers 22/01/22

Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Lincoln City 05/02/22

Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Ipswich Town 12/02/22

Milton Keynes Dons 2-0 Bolton Wanderers 26/02/22

Milton Keynes Dons latest away form

MK Dons have recently been on an impressive run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their eight most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Rotherham United 2-1 in their last league away game. In their last five matches, they have scored 8 goals and conceded 3.

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons 29/01/22

Fleetwood Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons 08/02/22

Sunderland 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons 19/02/22

Charlton Athletic 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons 22/02/22

Rotherham United 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons 05/03/22

Cheltenham Town latest home form

Cheltenham have recently kept a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They recently lost 2-1 to Crewe Alexandra on February 26. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one in the process.

Cheltenham Town 0-0 Wigan Athletic 29/01/22

Cheltenham Town 2-1 Sunderland 08/02/22

Cheltenham Town 2-0 Fleetwood Town 12/02/22

Cheltenham Town 1-2 Crewe Alexandra 26/02/22

Cheltenham Town 4-0 Doncaster Rovers 05/03/33

Cheltenham Town latest away form

Cheltenham have recently kept a relatively good form on the road, as they have lost just one of their five most recent away matches. However, they have not picked up a victory in any of those matches, having drawn in four, scoring 8 goals and conceding 9 in the process.

Oxford United 1-1 Cheltenham Town 01/01/22

Rotherham United 1-0 Cheltenham Town 22/01/22

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Cheltenham Town 01/02/22

Wycombe Wanderers 5-5 Cheltenham Town 19/02/22

Ipswich Town 0-0 Cheltenham Town 22/02/22

Milton Keynes Dons news

MK Dons will have to do wihtout Daniel Harvie, who is suspended following his red card at Rotherham.

Manning has had to deal with January losses of Peter Kioso, Andy Fisher and Matt O’Riley, with Jamie Cumming stepping in between the sticks and Conor Coventry joining Josh McEachran in midfield.

Cheltenham Town news

Michael Duff may choose to retain his first XI after an impressive performance at the weekend, with Mattie Pollock, Will Boyle and Charlie Raglan lining up as a back three.

Kion Etete should continue leading the line alongside Alfie May, who took his tally to 17 goals with a brace in that game.

Prediction and Odds

Cheltenham have certainly been largely improved, and they will pose a tough test to the Dons, but their failure to convert draws to victories on the road may be a disadvantage.

The hosts come in with quite some momentum looking for a fifth straight win and we back them for a win.

Odds: 1 1.90 X 2.10 2 2.40