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Milton Keynes Dons v Luton

Milton Keynes Dons
2–1Full time
Luton

League One · SAT 17 OCT · Stadium MK

Full timeGraded 17 Oct 15:35
Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Luton LUTON WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Luton win43%
The market said46%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.702
The market’s Brier score0.789

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay14 notes · 24 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Luton win at 43%.
  2. 2′Much as we predicted: Luton was 43% before kick-off and our model makes it 43% now. 0–0 · 32–25–43
  3. 2′KICK-OFF Milton Keynes Dons v Luton
  4. 25′Milton Keynes Dons find the net on 25′. 1–0. 1–0 · 60–23–17
  5. 25′⚽ GOAL · 25' Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Luton
  6. 25′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 25' Luton win: 43% at kick-off, 17% now
  7. 25′THE CALL SWINGS · 25' Milton Keynes Dons win is now our likeliest result at 60% (was Luton win 17%)
  8. 26′We said Luton at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 17%. 1–0 · 60–23–17
  9. 30′Goals are coming at about the 2.9 we expected. 1–0 · 61–23–16
  10. 35′We said Luton at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 1–0 · 62–23–14
  11. 39′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 39' Luton win: 43% at kick-off, 13% now
  12. 45′HALF-TIME Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Luton
  13. 46′SECOND HALF Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Luton
  14. 52′We said Luton at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 1–0 · 67–23–9
  15. 58′🟨 YELLOW · 57' Ryan Wintle · Milton Keynes Dons
  16. 60′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Milton Keynes Dons · On: Ben Wiles · Off: ibrahim fullah
  17. 65′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Luton · On: Callum Marshall · Off: Nahki Wells
  18. 65′🟨 YELLOW · 64' Alex Gilbey · Milton Keynes Dons
  19. 67′Luton have had 14 attempts to 9 and it is still 1–0. 1–0 · 75–20–5
  20. 68′We said Luton at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 1–0 · 75–20–4
  21. 71′We said Luton at 43%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 22%. 1–1 · 18–59–22
  22. 71′Jordan Clark scores for Luton on 70′ — 1–1. 1–1 · 18–59–22
  23. 71′⚽ GOAL · 71' Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Luton
  24. 71′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 71' Luton win: 43% at kick-off, 22% now
  25. 71′THE CALL SWINGS · 71' Draw is now our likeliest result at 59% (was Milton Keynes Dons win 18%)
  26. 76′SUBSTITUTION · 75' Luton · On: E. Lawrence · Off: Jamie Donley
  27. 79′79′: Aaron Collins on the scoresheet for Milton Keynes Dons, making it 2–1. 2–1 · 85–14–1
  28. 79′That is 3, and we only asked for 2.9 across ninety minutes. 2–1 · 85–14–1
  29. 79′⚽ GOAL · 79' Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Luton · Aaron Collins (penalty)
  30. 79′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 79' Luton win: 43% at kick-off, 1% now
  31. 79′THE CALL SWINGS · 79' Milton Keynes Dons win is now our likeliest result at 85% (was Draw 14%)
  32. 80′Luton have had 16 attempts to 10 and it is still 2–1. 2–1 · 86–13–1
  33. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Luton · On: Devante Cole · Off: Kasey Palmer
  34. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Luton · On: Isaiah Jones · Off: Mads Juel Andersen
  35. 87′SUBSTITUTION · 84' Luton · On: Jake Richards · Off: Tudor Mendel-Idowu
  36. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Milton Keynes Dons · On: Cohen Bramall · Off: Samuel Silvera
  37. 94′SUBSTITUTION · 90+4' Milton Keynes Dons · On: Gethin Jones · Off: Aaron Collins
  38. 95′23 shots for Luton, 11 the other way, and they still trail 2–1. 2–1 · 98–2–0
  39. FTFULL TIME Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Luton
  40. FTMilton Keynes Dons 2–1 Luton · Luton win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

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Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Luton are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Milton Keynes Dons 32%, draw 24%, Luton 43%. Over 2.5 goals 56%, both teams to score 58%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Milton Keynes Dons win32%
Draw24%
Luton win43%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 12:30

RoundMatchday 11

VenueStadium MK

Line-ups

Milton Keynes Dons

3-1-4-2

Luton

4-1-4-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Milton Keynes Dons

Luton

7Days since last match7

Last match: 10 Oct · the English League One

Last match: 10 Oct · the English League One

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
14Luton8+111
23Milton Keynes Dons8−66

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Milton Keynes Dons

3-1-4-2

23 W. Dennis

21 M. Ekpiteta

5 C. Goode

32 J. Sanders

24 R. Wintle

17 S. Silvera

22 I. Fullah

8 A. Gilbey

20 E. Campbell

9 S. Nombe

10 A. Collins

Coach · Paul Warne

Substitutes

51 · S. Stacey

2 · G. Jones

15 · C. Bramall

7 · D. Crowley

4 · D. Barlaser

26 · B. Wiles

28 · J. Matete

Luton

4-1-4-1

1 J. Shea

2 H. Odoffin

5 M. Andersen

6 G. Johnston

3 K. Naismith

8 L. Walsh

17 T. Mendel-Idowu

18 J. Clark

10 J. Donley

45 K. Palmer

21 N. Wells

Coach · Jack Wilshere

Substitutes

24 · J. Keeley

12 · J. Johnson

11 · E. Lawrence

7 · J. Richards

44 · D. Cole

25 · I. Jones

9 · C. Marshall

Our number · luton winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
43% The market46%
Us43%
Market46%

We make Luton a 43% chance to win. The market has them at 46%. We are 3 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.3–1.6.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Milton Keynes Dons v Luton1.34 – 1.59
Form · last six in League One this season · since 29 AugW0 D4 L2 · W2 D1 L3
Table places · points 6 v 1123 v 14
The market · Luton win46% · ours 43%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45%50% 11 OCT 03:5917 OCT 11:34
Our probability · Luton win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 46% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Milton Keynes Dons win32%28%+4
Draw24%25%−1
Luton win43%46%−3
Over 2.5 goals56%56%0
Both teams to score58%59%−1
Over 1.5 goals79%77%+2
Over 3.5 goals34%35%−1
Milton Keynes Dons or draw57%54%+3
Milton Keynes Dons clean sheet21%––
Luton clean sheet27%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 6 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.2%
0123450 5.6 8.6 6.7 3.6 1 7.3 11.2 8.7 4.7 2 4.8 7.4 5.8 3.1 3 2.2 3.4 2.6 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Milton Keynes Dons down, Luton across0–5 goals a side shown (98.9% of outcomes)

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Head to head

No meetings since 2021/22

No meetings between these two in the competitions we cover since 2021/22.

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in League One this season · since 29 Aug

MILTON KEYNES DONS

DLDDDL0–0 · 1–3 · 3–3 · 1–1 · 0–0 · 1–5

LUTON

LWDLLW2–5 · 2–0 · 1–1 · 1–2 · 0–1 · 4–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Plymouth10+619
2Bradford9+317
3Stockport County9+916
4Huddersfield9+716
5Cambridge United9+316
6Reading9+1115
7Oxford United8+715
8Sheffield Wednesday8+715
9Stevenage8+412
10Burton Albion10−212
11Mansfield Town9−212
12AFC Wimbledon9−312
13Leyton Orient9+211
14Luton8+111
15Wycombe9−610
16Doncaster809
17Leicester8−49
18Blackpool8−18
19Barnsley8−78
20Peterborough9−78
21Bromley8−118
22Notts County8−37
23Milton Keynes Dons8−66
24Wigan8−84

The competition's standings before kick-off.