FM Preview: Milton Keynes Dons v Exeter City 23 Oct 2010

Last updated : 22 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Milton Keynes Dons v Exeter City fixture

Exeter City face a trip to Milton Keynes Dons at Stadium:MK on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the Grecians.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 30 JanMilton Keynes1 - 1Exeter CityLGE1
2009/2010Sat 28 NovMilton Keynes4 - 3Exeter CityFAC
2009/2010Sat 29 AugExeter City1 - 2Milton KeynesLGE1
2005/2006Tue 18 OctMilton Keynes3 - 2Exeter CityASSM
1983/1984Sat 11 FebWimbledon2 - 1Exeter CityLGE1
1983/1984Sat 24 SepExeter City0 - 3WimbledonLGE1
1981/1982Sat 20 MarExeter City2 - 1WimbledonLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Milton Keynes Dons have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Dons in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Grecians have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Grecians's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Milton Keynes's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Exeter City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower League One, picking up 19 from their 12 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Milton Keynes6114794
Exeter City640210712

FootyMad's prediction ...

Exeter City are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Milton Keynes Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Exeter City 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.