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Crewe Alexandra v MK Dons : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Alexandra Stadium, Crewe

We’ve League Two action to enjoy on Saturday afternoon, as Lee Bell and his Crewe Alexandra side host Paul Warne’s MK Dons at the Alexandra Stadium. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Flipping the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds from leading bookmakers, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Crewe or MK Dons are in the sort of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 74% chance of 2 goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of MK Dons coming away with a win.

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Crewe
33%
3.20
9%
-
Draw
26%
3.30-
MK Dons
41%
2.05
5%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6.50-
MK Dons 1-0
10%
8.50
13%
-
MK Dons 2-1
9%
9.00-
Crewe 1-0
9%
11.00-
Crewe 2-1
8%
12.00
8%
-
MK Dons 2-0
7%
11.00
16%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
11.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
13.00
13%
-
Crewe 2-0
5%
17.00
11%
-
MK Dons 3-1
4%
17.00-
MK Dons 3-0
3%
19.00
12%
-
Crewe 3-1
3%
26.00
10%
-
MK Dons 3-2
3%
26.00-
Crewe 3-2
2%
34.00-
Crewe 3-0
2%
34.00
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1.85
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
1.95
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
47%
2.20
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
1.73-
No 1st Goal
4%
11.00-
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.67
3%
-
BTTS - No
46%
2.10
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
16%
6.00
14%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.50-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4.33
8%
-
Home/draw
59%
1.67
3%
-
Away/draw
67%
1.33
6%
-
Home/away
74%
1.30-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.25
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3.75
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
3.25-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1.33-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6.00
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1.13
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
13.00
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.04
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.05-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
11.00-
Home DNB
51%
2.38
10%
-
Away DNB
59%
1.53
6%
-
Crewe win to nil
17%
6.00
8%
-
MK Dons win to nil
22%
3.75
7%
-
Crewe / Crewe
15%
5.50
8%
-
Crewe / MK Dons
4%
23.00-
Crewe / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Crewe
11%
7.50
6%
-
Draw / MK Dons
15%
5.50
10%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50-
MK Dons / Crewe
3%
29.00-
MK Dons / MK Dons
25%
3.40
6%
-
MK Dons / Draw
6%
13.00-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Crewe have played 43 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 3 and won 5. Crewe have conceded 26 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Crewe have played 21 games at home, winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 33 goals, conceded 25 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

MK Dons lay in 2nd place on 79 points in the League Two league table having played 43 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 41 games against teams below them in the table, winning 21, drawing 13 and losing 7 games. They have scored 76 goals and kept 14 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. MK Dons have conceded 40 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

MK Dons have played 21 away games, winning 10, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Crewe
MK Dons
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley43231462583 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
2
MK Dons43221383679 
Apr 18
l
 
3-1A
-
-
3
Cambridge42211473177 
May 2
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
4
Notts C43237132276 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2F
5
Swindon43228131674 
l
 
0-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
6
Salford4323515774 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
7
Chesterfield42181591169 
d
 
3-3A
Apr 25
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
8
Grimsby411911111768 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
3-2A
l
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2F
9
Barnet431813121167 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-3F
d
 
2-2A
10
Crewe43199151066 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
11
Oldham421714111665 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
12
Walsall43171115262 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
13
Colchester421612141160 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
14
Fleetwood43151315-158 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-1F
May 2
15
Bristol R4317422-1455 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
16
Accrington4214919-751 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
17
Gillingham42121416-1250 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-5F
18
Shrewsbury4313822-2647 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
5-1F
w
 
1-2F
19
Cheltenham41121019-1946 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
5-0F
w
 
2-3F
20
Tranmere4291023-2337 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-4F
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
21
Crawley4381322-2437 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
22
Newport4310726-3037 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
23
Barrow428925-2833 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
24
Harrogate438926-3133 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-4F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Crewe 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Crewe1 - 0Salford
Crewe2 - 1Oldham
Crewe0 - 3Walsall
Crewe2 - 1Tranmere
Crewe0 - 1Fleetwood
Crewe1 - 0Gillingham
Crewe1 - 0Colchester
Crewe3 - 1Barrow
Crewe1 - 1Harrogate
Crewe4 - 1Cheltenham
Crewe1 - 1Bristol R
Crewe2 - 2Newport
Crewe3 - 3Chesterfield
Crewe3 - 1Shrewsbury
Crewe3 - 2Grimsby
Crewe0 - 1Bromley
Crewe2 - 1Notts C
Crewe1 - 2Barnet
Crewe0 - 3Swindon
Crewe1 - 0Crawley
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACrewe2 - 3Grimsby
HCrewe1 - 0Salford
ACrewe0 - 2Accrington
HCrewe2 - 1Oldham
ACrewe4 - 0Shrewsbury
ACrewe1 - 1Cheltenham
HCrewe0 - 3Walsall
ACrewe1 - 2Bristol R
HCrewe2 - 1Tranmere
ACrewe2 - 1Swindon
HCrewe0 - 1Fleetwood
HCrewe1 - 0Gillingham
ACrewe1 - 0Crawley
ACrewe1 - 1Barnet
HCrewe1 - 0Colchester
ACrewe2 - 2Bromley
ACrewe0 - 1Notts C
HCrewe3 - 1Barrow
HCrewe1 - 1Harrogate
HCrewe4 - 1Cheltenham
MK Dons 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Oldham1 - 1MK Dons
Salford1 - 0MK Dons
Swindon1 - 2MK Dons
Gillingham1 - 5MK Dons
Cambridge1 - 1MK Dons
Walsall0 - 2MK Dons
Cheltenham2 - 3MK Dons
Grimsby2 - 2MK Dons
Accrington0 - 2MK Dons
Colchester1 - 0MK Dons
Harrogate0 - 4MK Dons
Notts C3 - 2MK Dons
Tranmere2 - 2MK Dons
Barnet2 - 2MK Dons
Bromley2 - 1MK Dons
Bristol R0 - 4MK Dons
Shrewsbury1 - 2MK Dons
Chesterfield1 - 1MK Dons
Newport1 - 2MK Dons
Crawley1 - 1MK Dons
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMK Dons2 - 1Bromley
AMK Dons1 - 1Oldham
HMK Dons0 - 0Barrow
AMK Dons0 - 1Salford
HMK Dons1 - 3Barnet
HMK Dons1 - 0Colchester
AMK Dons2 - 1Swindon
AMK Dons5 - 1Gillingham
HMK Dons4 - 1Harrogate
AMK Dons1 - 1Cambridge
AMK Dons2 - 0Walsall
HMK Dons0 - 0Crawley
HMK Dons1 - 0Newport
AMK Dons3 - 2Cheltenham
AMK Dons2 - 2Grimsby
HMK Dons1 - 0Bristol R
HMK Dons5 - 1Shrewsbury
AMK Dons2 - 0Accrington
HMK Dons2 - 2Chesterfield
AMK Dons0 - 1Colchester
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Crewe since 2000
Crewe
MK Dons
Goals: Scored
13
22
Games: Scored
7 / 12
8 / 12
Clean sheets
4 / 12
5 / 12
CRE
5
D
2
MKD
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Crewe
0 - 1MK Dons
Crewe3 - 1
1 - 4MK Dons
Crewe2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 5MK Dons
Crewe2 - 0
Crewe2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Crewe1 - 0
0 - 4MK Dons
0 - 4MK Dons
League games at MK Dons since 2001
MK Dons
Crewe
Goals: Scored
27
14
Games: Scored
11 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
2 / 13
CRE
2
D
3
MKD
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT MK Dons
MK Dons3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
MK Dons3 - 1
MK Dons2 - 1
0 - 2Crewe
0 - 1Crewe
MK Dons6 - 1
MK Dons1 - 0
MK Dons1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
MK Dons3 - 1
MK Dons2 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for MK Dons of late. It has been 5 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Crewe Alexandra.

Crewe 10th MK Dons 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Crewe will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that MK Dons will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-2
Crewe’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+28
MK Dons have scored 28% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Crewe
PG (predicted goals)
MK Dons
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
CRE
MKD
17%
better
view stats
Games scored32
37
Failed to score11
6
Scored first22
28
Goals scored63
79
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for18
20
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
CRE
MKD
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded35
29
Clean sheets8
14
Conceded first20
12
Goals conceded53
43
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+19%

Crewe v MK Dons League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Crewe League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4311119
L BillingtonJ MarchT O'ReillyR Hutchinson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Billington DEF433
4
-
T O'Reilly MID43711
4
-
R Hutchinson DEF4245
9
-
J Connolly DEF403
7
-
C. Agius FWD3962
1
-
J March FWD37116
5
-
M Sanders MID3634
9
-
M Demetriou DEF3533
3
-
M Holicek MID3231
4
-
O Lunt MID3123
5
-
E Tezgel FWD28102
2
-
J Powell MID273
1
-
C Thomas MID243
1
-
A. Thibaut FWD2112
2
1
I Lawlor GLK19
2
-
T Booth GLK19
1
-
C Finney DEF191
1
-
L Moult  FWD171
1
-
A Pond DEF162
6
-
O Bogle FWD161
2
-
J Lankester MID122
2
-
D Rankine FWD11
-
L. Moore MID3
-
S. Dancey DEF1
-
S Tracey FWD1
-
MK Dons League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4214811
C MacGillivrayC PatersonC PatersonL Offord
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C MacGillivray GLK42
-
L Kelly MID4217
6
-
A Gilbey MID41104
8
-
M Ekpiteta DEF3852
3
-
L Offord DEF3831
10
1
A Nemane MID3633
4
-
J Mellish MID3433
8
2
C Paterson FWD33148
4
-
R Hepburn-Murphy FWD3371
2
-
G Jones DEF3212
2
-
J Sanders DEF322
8
-
D Crowley MID2812
6
-
A Collins FWD2763
-
C Lemonheigh-Evans MID2411
1
-
W Collar MID2221
3
-
N Mendez-Laing FWD2282
4
-
S Hogan FWD2011
1
-
J Tomlinson MID19
-
B Wiles MID1843
-
J Leko FWD171
4
1
C Nelson DEF1511
2
-
L Maguire  DEF71
2
-
J Matete MID6
1
-
C Trueman GLK2
-
K Wilson DEF1
-