MK Dons will be aiming for the third consecutive win in the EFL League One this week when they travel to Adams Park for a clash against Wycombe Wanderers in the first leg of the playoff semi-finals. Match day schedules for 5th May 2022 at 21:45 EAT.
The home teams sits third with 89 points, three points below the table leaders Wigan Athletic. At the start of the season, MK Dons would have taken a playoff spot without a second thought if it had been offered to them, but there are certainly mixed feelings about finishing in third place. Liam Manning’s team have been sensational throughout this campaign, collecting the 89 points from their 46 fixtures, but only winning three of their final six fixtures resulted in them missing out on the automatic spots by a point.
The Dons prepare for this fixture confident following a thrilling 0-5 League One victory over Plymouth Argyle in their previous outing. In that game, MK Dons had 60% possession, 22 shots with 12 of them on target and goals scored by Scott Twine (17′, 40′, 60′, and 77’) and Harry Darling (43′). Plymouth got 11 shots with four of them on target.
On the other hand, Wycombe directly benefitted from their upcoming opponents defeating Plymouth, as they are now in the sixth spot with 83 points. A seven-match winless streak soon after the turn of the year left Wycombe scrapping to keep their promotion hopes alive, particularly with some of the teams around them in improving form. However, the Chairboys ended the campaign on a 12-match unbeaten run, collecting a total of 28 points to edge out Plymouth courtesy of their final-day triumph at Burton Albion.
Wycombe will another positive results following 1-2 League One win to beat Burton Albion in their last match. In that game, Wycombe had 12 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Sam Vokes (43′) and Jordan Obita (85′). Burton Albion got 14 shots with two of them on target and a goal by Gassan Ahadme (72′).
Wycombe Wanderers vs MK Dons head to head
MK Dons bears a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture winning eight times out the 15 direct encounters between these two sides since 2003. Wycombe claims three wins while three matches ended all square.
- Wycombe 0-1 Milton Keynes 29/01/22
- Milton Keynes 2-1 Wycombe 05/10/21
- Milton Keynes 1-0 Wycombe 25/09/21
- Milton Keynes 2-0 Wycombe 01/02/20
- Milton Keynes 1-2 Wycombe 12/11/19
Home
- Burton 1-2 Wycombe
- Wycombe 1-0 Sheffield Wed
- Wimbledon 1-1 Wycombe
- Wycombe 2-0 Plymouth
- Gillingham 1-1 Wycombe
Away
- Plymouth 0-5 Milton Keynes
- Milton Keynes 2-0 Morecambe
- Oxford 1-0 Milton Keynes
- Milton Keynes 2-3 Sheffield Wed
- Wimbledon 1-1 Milton Keynes
Wycombe Wanderers team news
Gareth Ainsworth will be happy not to have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game.
MK Dons team news
As for Liam Manning, Mohamed Eisa is expected to miss out again having missed the last three fixtures through injury.
Prediction and odd
Wycombe is unbeaten in their last five matches recording three wins and two draws while MK Dons who is the better team on paper is winless in three of their last five matches recording two wins, two losses and a draw.
- Draw
- Both teams to score
- Double Chance 1or 2
