Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United

Milton Keynes Dons beat Colchester United 1-0 in the England League Two on Wednesday 18 March 2026, 1-0 at half-time. In their last 8 meetings, including this one, Colchester United won 4, Milton Keynes Dons won 4 and 0 were drawn.

England League Two Wed 18 Mar 2026, 20:00 Save

Milton Keynes Dons

HT 1-0

Colchester United

Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Sam Mulhall

Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United timeline

13' Kyreece Lisbie Yellow card · Time wasting, Colchester United
13' Yellow card Colchester United · Unsportsmanlike conduct
19' Samson Tovide Yellow card · Foul, Colchester United
39' Matt Macey 1-0 Own goal · Own Goal, Milton Keynes Dons
44' Daniel Crowley Yellow card · Foul, Milton Keynes Dons
52' Jack Sanders Yellow card · Foul, Milton Keynes Dons
72' Tom Flanagan Yellow card · Argument, Colchester United
79' Jack Payne Yellow card · Foul, Colchester United

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Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Milton Keynes DonsColchester United

1.56 Expected goals (xG) 0.65

0.52 xG on target 0.02

51% Possession 49%

94 Attacks 108

53 Dang. Attacks 60

18 Shots 8

3 Shots On Target 0

2 Big Chances 0

3 Corners 4

76% Pass Accuracy 76%

0 Saves 3

15 Fouls 8

2 Yellow Cards 4

1 Offsides 1

1.56 Expected goals (xG) 0.65

0.52 xG on target 0.02

94 Attacks 108

53 Dang. Attacks 60

18 Shots 8

3 Shots On Target 0

10 Shots Off Target 4

5 Shots Blocked 4

15 Shots Inside Box 4

3 Shots Outside Box 4

2 Big Chances 0

2 Big Chances Missed 0

4 Hit Woodwork 0

3 Corners 4

3 Dribbles 9

1 Successful Dribbles 7

33% Dribble Success 78%

1 Offsides 1

Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United lineups

Confirmed

Milton Keynes Dons 3-4-2-1

1 Craig MacGillivray

21 Marvin Ekpiteta
32 Jack Sanders
15 Luke Offord

2 G. Jones
6 Liam Kelly
7 Daniel Crowley
22 Jon Mellish

26 Ben Wiles
8 Alex Gilbey

10 A. Collins

Substitutes

9 Scott Hogan 60'
14 Joseph Tomlinson
16 Aaron Nemane 88'
24 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 88'
25 Curtis Nelson 71'
27 Connal Trueman
29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 70'

Colchester United 5-3-2

1 Matt Macey

7 Harry Anderson
16 Arthur Read
25 Finley Barbrook

9 Samson Tovide
14 Kyreece Lisbie

Substitutes

10 Jack Payne 64'
15 Dominic Gape
17 Jaden Williams 73'
19 Will Goodwin 64'
21 Owura Edwards 73'
22 Fin Back
27 Romeo Akachukwu 72'

Milton Keynes Dons and Colchester United player stats

Milton Keynes Dons player stats

1 Craig MacGillivray GK	90	0	0	26	0	0	0	26	0
15 Luke Offord DEF	90	0	0	54	3	0	0	54	3
21 Marvin Ekpiteta DEF	90	2	0	55	1	2	0	55	1
32 Jack Sanders DEF	90	1	0	51	2	1	0	51	2
22 Jon Mellish MID	90	1	1	24	0	1	1	24	0
2 G. Jones MID	88	0	0	35	2	0	0	35	2
6 Liam Kelly MID	88	1	0	47	1	1	0	47	1
7 Daniel Crowley MID	60	0	0	52	1	0	0	52	1
8 Alex Gilbey FWD	90	3	0	31	2	3	0	31	2
26 Ben Wiles FWD	71	2	0	29	1	2	0	29	1
10 A. Collins FWD	70	5	0	8	1	5	0	8	1
25 Curtis Nelson DEF Sub	19	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
24 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans MID Sub	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
9 Scott Hogan FWD Sub	30	3	2	7	1	3	2	7	1
29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy FWD Sub	20	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
16 Aaron Nemane FWD Sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Colchester United player stats

1 Matt Macey GK	90	0	25	0	0	25	0
5 Jack Tucker DEF	90	0	49	0	0	49	0
6 Tom Flanagan DEF	90	1	41	1	1	41	1
30 Kane Vincent-Young DEF	90	1	43	0	1	43	0
40 Frankie Terry DEF	90	0	41	0	0	41	0
2 Rob Hunt DEF	64	0	19	0	0	19	0
16 Arthur Read MID	90	2	72	1	2	72	1
7 Harry Anderson MID	74	0	15	0	0	15	0
25 Finley Barbrook MID	72	0	39	1	0	39	1
14 Kyreece Lisbie FWD	73	1	6	1	1	6	1
9 Samson Tovide FWD	64	1	7	1	1	7	1
10 Jack Payne MID Sub	26	1	19	1	1	19	1
27 Romeo Akachukwu MID Sub	18	0	13	0	0	13	0
21 Owura Edwards MID Sub	17	0	8	1	0	8	1
19 Will Goodwin FWD Sub	26	1	6	0	1	6	0
17 Jaden Williams FWD Sub	16	0	5	1	0	5	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United team news

Milton Keynes Dons were without 2 players and Colchester United were without 2 players.

Milton Keynes Dons 2 out

Nathaniel Méndez-Laing Hamstring Injury · Missed 21 games Injured

Kane Wilson Knee Injury · Missed 64 games Injured

Colchester United 2 out

Harvey Araujo Broken Cheekbone · Missed 5 games Injured

Micah Mbick Knee Injury · Missed 30 games Injured

Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United form

Milton Keynes Dons W W W D W

Colchester United D W L L W

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons head to head

4 Colchester United wins 0 draws 4 Milton Keynes Dons wins

2.4 goals per game 38% both teams scored 38% over 2.5 goals

Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United standings

League Two table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford City	14	10	1	3	25	15	+10	31
2	Barnet	13	7	5	1	28	18	+10	26
3	Walsall	13	5	7	1	21	12	+9	22
4	Crewe Alexandra	14	5	7	2	17	17	0	22
5	Cheltenham Town	14	6	3	5	23	25	-2	21
6	Grimsby Town	14	5	5	4	24	18	+6	20
7	York City	14	5	5	4	24	21	+3	20
8	Gillingham	14	5	5	4	20	19	+1	20
9	Accrington Stanley	14	4	7	3	23	17	+6	19
10	Chesterfield	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	19
11	Tranmere Rovers	14	4	7	3	19	17	+2	19
12	Exeter City	14	5	4	5	11	9	+2	19
13	Swindon Town	14	5	4	5	15	17	-2	19
14	Newport County	14	4	6	4	20	17	+3	18
15	Shrewsbury Town	14	5	3	6	17	22	-5	18
16	Fleetwood Town	14	4	5	5	18	18	0	17
17	Bristol Rovers	14	5	1	8	17	23	-6	16
18	Oldham Athletic	14	4	3	7	15	19	-4	15
19	Port Vale	12	4	3	5	10	14	-4	15
20	Rochdale	14	4	3	7	17	26	-9	15
21	Northampton Town	13	3	5	5	9	10	-1	14
22	Rotherham United	14	2	6	6	18	25	-7	12
23	Colchester United	13	2	6	5	12	19	-7	12
24	Crawley Town	12	2	3	7	13	21	-8	9

League Two home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cambridge United	23	15	6	2	43	15	+28	51
2	Bromley	23	14	9	0	41	21	+20	51
3	Notts County	25	14	5	6	48	25	+23	47
4	Salford City	24	14	5	5	36	26	+10	47
5	Milton Keynes Dons	23	13	6	4	41	20	+21	45
6	Grimsby Town	24	12	5	7	42	24	+18	41
7	Chesterfield	24	11	8	5	38	25	+13	41
8	Crewe Alexandra	23	12	5	6	34	28	+6	41
9	Swindon Town	23	11	6	6	38	27	+11	39
10	Oldham Athletic	23	10	8	5	30	18	+12	38
11	Bristol Rovers	23	12	1	10	31	28	+3	37
12	Colchester United	23	10	6	7	35	23	+12	36
13	Barnet	23	10	6	7	38	29	+9	36
14	Fleetwood Town	23	8	9	6	34	34	0	33
15	Shrewsbury Town	23	9	6	8	22	27	-5	33
16	Accrington Stanley	23	9	5	9	27	27	0	32
17	Cheltenham Town	23	9	4	10	28	33	-5	31
18	Gillingham	23	8	7	8	29	36	-7	31
19	Walsall	23	8	5	10	23	30	-7	29
20	Crawley Town	23	5	10	8	26	28	-2	25
21	Newport County	23	6	4	13	24	37	-13	22
22	Barrow	23	5	4	14	18	34	-16	19
23	Tranmere Rovers	23	4	6	13	22	37	-15	18
24	Harrogate Town	23	4	3	16	16	38	-22	15

League Two away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Milton Keynes Dons	23	11	8	4	45	25	+20	41
2	Barnet	23	11	7	5	32	24	+8	40
3	Notts County	24	12	4	8	30	27	+3	40
4	Chesterfield	24	10	9	5	33	32	+1	39
5	Grimsby Town	24	10	8	6	35	30	+5	38
6	Salford City	25	12	2	11	29	31	-2	38
7	Walsall	23	10	6	7	33	26	+7	36
8	Bromley	23	10	6	7	30	25	+5	36
9	Swindon Town	23	11	3	9	32	32	0	36
10	Cambridge United	23	7	10	6	23	18	+5	31
11	Oldham Athletic	23	8	6	9	30	26	+4	30
12	Colchester United	23	8	6	9	27	26	+1	30
13	Fleetwood Town	23	7	7	9	23	24	-1	28
14	Crewe Alexandra	23	7	5	11	30	30	0	26
15	Bristol Rovers	23	7	4	12	25	37	-12	25
16	Harrogate Town	23	6	6	11	23	30	-7	24
17	Tranmere Rovers	23	6	5	12	32	42	-10	23
18	Gillingham	23	5	7	11	24	36	-12	22
19	Accrington Stanley	23	5	6	12	20	31	-11	21
20	Newport County	23	6	3	14	24	40	-16	21
21	Cheltenham Town	23	5	6	12	25	46	-21	21
22	Barrow	23	4	5	14	27	44	-17	17
23	Shrewsbury Town	23	4	4	15	20	42	-22	16
24	Crawley Town	23	3	6	14	18	40	-22	15

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League Two 2025/2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 00:12 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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49%Milton Keynes Dons 26%Draw 25%Colchester United

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Venue: Stadium mk, Milton Keynes Capacity 30,500 · Grass
Weather: 15°C, sky is clear Wind 19 km/h · Humidity 66%
Managers: Paul Warne Milton Keynes Dons Danny Cowley Colchester United
Officials: Referee Sam Mulhall 1st Assistant D. O'Shea 2nd Assistant T. Harty 4th Official J. Clark

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