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MK Dons v Cambridge United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 13th Dec, 15:00 BST, Stadium mk, Milton Keynes

MK Dons and Cambridge United clash at the Stadium mk on Saturday afternoon, with both Paul Warne and Neil Harris seeking a win in the League Two. Our predictions are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen of the biggest markets. The data and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head-to-head stats are included across them all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to win this match, but does appear clear is that the odds suggest it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis is inline with them too. MK Dons and Cambridge have taken part in plenty of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance statistics point towards those records being extended. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookies have it priced at 1.25.

In-Play
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think MK Dons are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
MK Dons
49%
11/10
8%
23/20
8%
Draw
26%
23/10
2%
23/10
Cambridge
25%
12/5
9%
5/2
8%
MK Dons 1-0
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
5/1
MK Dons 2-0
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
MK Dons 2-1
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Draw 0-0
9%
7/1
11%
13/2
Cambridge 1-0
8%
15/2
15%
7/1
11%
Cambridge 2-1
6%
12/110/1
MK Dons 3-0
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
MK Dons 3-1
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
Cambridge 2-0
4%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
MK Dons 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Cambridge 3-1
2%
33/122/1
MK Dons 4-0
2%
40/128/1
12%
MK Dons 4-1
2%
40/128/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
5/4
8%
6/5
7%
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
8/13
6%
8/13
5%
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/5
8%
4/5
4%
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/10
4%
7/5
4%
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1
11%
13/2
6%
BTTS - Yes
48%
1/1
9%
1/1
5%
BTTS - No
52%
8/11
5%
3/4
4%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4/1
11%
19/5
11%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/418/5
BTTS - Away Win
11%
13/2
6%
6/1
Home/draw
75%
3/10
4%
3/10
4%
Away/draw
51%
7/10
6%
7/10
3%
Home/away
74%
1/31/3
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/5
5%
2/5
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
7/4
15%
7/4
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
3/1
7%
3/1
11%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
8/1
13%
7/1
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/14
1%
1/16
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
20/1
24%
16/1
31%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/66
1%
1/80
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/14
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/113/2
Home DNB
67%
1/2
7%
1/2
4%
Away DNB
43%
6/4
9%
7/5
8%
MK Dons win to nil
29%
12/5
5%
-
Cambridge win to nil
14%
9/2
15%
-
MK Dons / MK Dons
24%
5/2
9%
23/10
6%
MK Dons / Cambridge
2%
33/133/1
MK Dons / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / MK Dons
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Cambridge
11%
13/2
6%
6/1
13%
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
5%
7/2
2%
Cambridge / MK Dons
3%
28/1
12%
25/1
13%
Cambridge / Cambridge
14%
5/1
8%
9/2
8%
Cambridge / Draw
5%
14/114/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

MK Dons have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 5 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. MK Dons have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

MK Dons have played 9 games at home winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 18 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 10 goals at home.

Cambridge are in 6th position in the League Two on 30 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 0 and won 1. Cambridge have conceded 6 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
MK Dons
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall1912251138 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 23
Jan 1
Mar 17
2
Notts C1910451134 
Dec 29
l
 
3-2F
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
3
Swindon191045634 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
4
Bromley19964833 
Apr 11
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
5
MK Dons199551432 
-
-
Feb 28
Dec 13
6
Cambridge19865430 
Dec 13
Feb 28
-
-
7
Salford19937-130 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 28
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
8
Gillingham19784629 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 10
Mar 14
Dec 26
9
Chesterfield19784329 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Dec 29
10
Colchester19775728 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Feb 17
w
 
1-2A
11
Barnet19775728 
Mar 21
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
12
Crewe19847328 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1A
May 2
13
Grimsby19766727 
l
 
2-3A
Jan 31
Jan 4
d
 
1-1F
14
Fleetwood19766127 
w
 
2-1F
May 2
w
 
2-1A
Jan 17
15
Tranmere19685626 
Apr 25
d
 
2-2A
Jan 24
d
 
0-00-0
16
Accrington19667124 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 17
Dec 19
Mar 7
17
Oldham19586223 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
18
Barrow19559-820 
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
19
Cheltenham196211-1720 
w
 
5-0F
Feb 7
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
20
Shrewsbury19469-1318 
Jan 24
w
 
1-2F
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
21
Crawley194510-1017 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
Jan 10
22
Bristol R195212-2017 
Jan 27
w
 
0-4F
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
23
Harrogate194411-1316 
Mar 7
Dec 20
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
24
Newport193412-1513 
Feb 14
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-0F
Feb 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
MK Dons have won 4 consecutive home league games
5
Cambridge have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
MK Dons 5TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Cambridge 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
5
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
MK Dons have beaten Cambridge in 3 consecutive home league meetings
League games at MK Dons since 2019
MK Dons
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
11
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
MKD
3
League games at Cambridge since 2018
Cambridge
MK Dons
Goals: Scored
1
2
Games: Scored
1 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
2 / 3
MKD
2
CMU
1
Goal Statistics

MK Dons have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 13 consecutive League Two outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Cambridge United on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

MK Dons 5th Cambridge 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that MK Dons will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Cambridge scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
MK Dons have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-12
Cambridge have scored 12% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
MK Dons
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.5
1
Attack rating
36%
better
MKD
CMU
view stats
Games scored17
12
Failed to score2
7
Scored first11
9
Goals scored37
21
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal4
7
Conversion rate for23
14
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
MKD
CMU
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
13
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first7
7
Goals conceded23
17
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded7
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+10%

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

MK Dons League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19756
A GilbeyN Mendez-LaingC PatersonL Offord
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Collar MID1921
2
-
L Kelly MID193
2
-
A Gilbey MID1962
4
-
C MacGillivray GLK18
-
L Offord DEF1811
5
1
A Nemane MID1821
2
-
C Paterson FWD1855
3
-
M Ekpiteta DEF171
2
-
N Mendez-Laing FWD1772
4
-
R Hepburn-Murphy FWD1541
1
-
J Sanders DEF132
3
-
K Thompson-Sommers MID131
1
-
J Leko FWD131
3
1
D Crowley MID121
1
-
J Mellish DEF111
1
1
J Tomlinson MID10
-
G Jones DEF81
1
-
L Maguire  DEF61
1
-
C Lemonheigh-Evans MID61
1
-
S Hogan FWD61
-
N Thompson DEF5
2
-
A Collins FWD5
-
C Trueman GLK2
-
K Wilson DEF1
-
Cambridge League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19325
J EastwoodP MpanzuJ BrophyP Mpanzu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Eastwood GLK19
1
-
K Watts DEF192
1
-
P Mpanzu MID183
5
-
J Brophy MID1832
2
-
S Kaikai FWD1712
1
-
B Purrington DEF161
2
-
L. Bennett DEF14
3
-
M Jobe DEF142
2
1
M Morrison DEF141
2
-
E Kachunga FWD141
1
-
J Gibbons DEF13
2
-
A Mayor DEF132
2
-
K Kouassi FWD1321
-
L Appéré FWD132
-
D Ball  MID12
3
-
B Knight FWD111
1
-
S McLoughlin DEF9
-
K Smith MID9
3
-
S Lavery FWD73
3
-
G McConnell MID41
-
G Hoddle MID3
-
Z Bradshaw DEF2
-
Z Rossi DEF1
-