ACCRINGTON. Milton Keynes Dons beats Accrington Stanley 1-0 after S. Kaikai scored just 1 goal (8′).

The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks with the collaboration of Simon Clayton and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Aaron Bannister. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Accrington Stanley was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Milton Keynes Dons that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Accrington Stanley was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Milton Keynes Dons managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Accrington Stanley shot 10 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Accrington Stanley received 3 yellow cards (Michael Nottingham, Doug Tharme and Tommy Leigh). On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards (Dean Lewington and Tennai Watson).

Standings

After this match, Accrington Stanley will stay with 35 points to remain in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons will have 36 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will play away with Oxford United on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

Accrington Stanley – Formation

Accrington Stanley started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Toby Savin, Michael Nottingham, Mitchell Clark, Rosaire Longelo-Mbule, Baba Fernandes, Sean McConville, Douglas Tharme, Dan Martin, T. Leigh, Shaun James Whalley and Aaron Presley.

The home team had on the bench: Korede Adedoyin, Anthony Gomez Mancini, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Liam Isherwood, Jack Nolan, Sebastian Quirk and Matt Lowe.

Substitutions

Accrington Stanley made 3 changes: Rosaire Longelo for Korede Adedoyin (57′), Shaun Whalley for Matt Lowe (57′) and Dan Martin for Jack Nolan (82′).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Mark Graham Jackson played with: Jamie Cumming, Dean Lewington, Daniel Harvie, Tennai Watson, Jack Tucker, Josh McEachran, Conor Grant, Will Grigg, Mohamed Eisa, Sullay Kaikai (7.8) and Edmond-Paris Maghoma (7.6).

They had on the bench: Bradley Johnson, Max Dean, Ethan Robson, Nathan Holland, Franco Nahuel Ravizzoli, Dawson Devoy and Henry Lawrence.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: Will Grigg for Max Dean (70′), C. Grant for Dawson Devoy (70′), Mo Eisa for Henry Lawrence (81′), Josh McEachran for Bradley Johnson (81′) and Edmond-Paris Maghoma for Ethan Robson (89′).

Best player: Sullay Kaikai​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Milton Keynes Dons was Sullay Kaikai.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 24 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Wycombe Wanderers – Barnsley – 0-1
• Port Vale – Burton Albion – 2-3
• Plymouth Argyle – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
• Morecambe – Oxford United – 1-1
• Lincoln City – Peterborough United – 0-3
• Ipswich Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
• Derby County – Fleetwood Town – 0-2
• Cheltenham Town – Exeter City – 3-1
• Cambridge United – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
• Bristol Rovers – Portsmouth – 0-2
• Accrington Stanley – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-1