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

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness

It's a long trek for Mike Williamson's MK Dons side on Saturday afternoon, as they visit the Holker Street for a League Two clash with Stephen Clemence's Barrow. This preview has odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all statistics are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall performance can be explored, while there's also head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Barrow or MK Dons are in the kind of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of 2 goals or more.

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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 Barrow are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.45.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barrow
40%
27/20
10%
29/20
6%
Draw
26%
12/5
3%
23/10
MK Dons
34%
19/10
11%
19/10
7%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Barrow 1-0
10%
13/26/1
MK Dons 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
13/2
7%
Barrow 2-1
9%
17/2
5%
15/2
6%
MK Dons 2-1
8%
10/1
10%
17/2
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
8/1
6%
13/2
Barrow 2-0
7%
10/1
8%
9/1
9%
MK Dons 2-0
6%
14/1
25%
11/1
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Barrow 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
MK Dons 3-1
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Barrow 3-0
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
Barrow 3-2
3%
28/1
15%
22/1
MK Dons 3-0
2%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
MK Dons 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
11/10
2%
21/20
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
7/10
2%
7/10
3%
Home 1st Goal
49%
4/5
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
5/4
7%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
8/1
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
5/617/20
3%
BTTS - No
46%
5/617/20
1%
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/1
9%
19/5
9%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/417/5
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/19/2
5%
Home/draw
66%
2/5
3%
2/5
3%
Away/draw
60%
4/7
5%
8/15
3%
Home/away
74%
3/10
2%
1/3
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/3
2%
4/11
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
9/4
8%
2/1
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
11/4
6%
13/5
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/4
2%
1/4
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
7/1
11%
6/1
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/12
1%
1/12
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/114/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/501/66
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/141/14
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
6%
7/1
7%
Home DNB
58%
4/6
9%
7/10
7%
Away DNB
52%
11/10
15%
21/20
11%
Barrow win to nil
21%
11/4
13%
-
MK Dons win to nil
18%
4/1
15%
-
Barrow / Barrow
20%
3/1
8%
14/5
10%
Barrow / MK Dons
3%
28/122/1
Barrow / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Barrow
15%
9/2
8%
17/4
9%
Draw / MK Dons
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
4%
Draw / Draw
17%
15/47/2
MK Dons / Barrow
3%
28/120/1
9%
MK Dons / MK Dons
17%
4/1
11%
18/5
10%
MK Dons / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Barrow have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Barrow have conceded 10 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Barrow have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

MK Dons lay in 3rd place on 30 points in the League Two league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 29 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. MK Dons have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

MK Dons have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barrow
MK Dons
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Port Vale181053835 
w
 
4-0F
Jan 11
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
2
Walsall1710431434 
Apr 12
Dec 14
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
3
MK Dons Away179351130 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
4
Crewe17863630 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
Dec 29
Apr 21
5
Doncaster17854429 
Jan 29
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 1
6
Notts C18774728 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 4
Dec 26
Apr 1
7
Grimsby18918-428 
Jan 25
w
 
1-2F
Apr 26
w
 
1-3A
8
AFC Wim178361127 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 22
Jan 25
l
 
3-0A
9
Chesterfield18675725 
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 1
10
Bradford17665424 
Jan 1
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
Feb 22
11
Salford17665-124 
Apr 1
Dec 26
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
12
Gillingham16727323 
Feb 8
l
 
2-0A
Dec 14
Apr 12
13
Barrow Home18657123 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
14
Fleetwood15573522 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Mar 29
-
15
Cheltenham18648-322 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
w
 
3-2A
Mar 22
16
Newport18648-722 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 1
Apr 18
Dec 21
17
Colchester18495121 
d
 
1-1F
May 3
Mar 1
l
 
2-0A
18
Harrogate18639-921 
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
Jan 28
w
 
1-5F
19
Accrington17467-718 
Mar 8
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 4
20
Tranmere17467-1018 
Apr 21
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
Feb 15
21
Bromley16385-217 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
d
 
1-1F
22
Morecambe183510-1214 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
Mar 8
w
 
1-3F
23
Carlisle183510-1514 
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 11
24
Swindon18279-1213 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
w
 
3-1A
May 3
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
MK Dons have won 6 consecutive league games
8
Barrow have not won in 8 consecutive league games
6
MK Dons have not lost in 6 consecutive league games
Barrow 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barrow1 - 3AFC Wim
Barrow1 - 1Colchester
Barrow1 - 1Notts C
Barrow0 - 1Morecambe
Barrow2 - 1Cheltenham
Barrow2 - 0Newport
Barrow1 - 1Swindon
Barrow4 - 0Port Vale
Barrow1 - 0Crewe
Barrow1 - 1Mansfield
Barrow1 - 2Bradford
Barrow0 - 2Swindon
Barrow3 - 1Grimsby
Barrow1 - 0Newport
Barrow0 - 0Harrogate
Barrow2 - 0Colchester
Barrow2 - 0Gillingham
Barrow1 - 2Forest Green
Barrow1 - 0MK Dons
Barrow1 - 3Crewe
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarrow1 - 1Bradford
ABarrow0 - 1Chesterfield
HBarrow1 - 3AFC Wim
HBarrow1 - 1Colchester
ABarrow1 - 1Bromley
HBarrow1 - 1Notts C
ABarrow0 - 1Accrington
HBarrow0 - 1Morecambe
HBarrow2 - 1Cheltenham
ABarrow0 - 1Doncaster
ABarrow0 - 2Gillingham
HBarrow2 - 0Newport
ABarrow2 - 1Grimsby
HBarrow1 - 1Swindon
ABarrow1 - 0Harrogate
HBarrow4 - 0Port Vale
ABarrow0 - 1Carlisle
HBarrow1 - 0Crewe
HBarrow1 - 1Mansfield
HBarrow1 - 2Bradford
MK Dons 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
6
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Grimsby1 - 3MK Dons
Morecambe1 - 3MK Dons
Harrogate1 - 5MK Dons
Bromley1 - 1MK Dons
AFC Wim3 - 0MK Dons
Salford1 - 0MK Dons
Colchester2 - 0MK Dons
Crawley3 - 0MK Dons
Harrogate3 - 5MK Dons
Forest Green0 - 2MK Dons
Notts C3 - 3MK Dons
Stockport5 - 0MK Dons
Grimsby1 - 0MK Dons
Mansfield1 - 2MK Dons
AFC Wim1 - 0MK Dons
Swindon1 - 2MK Dons
Bradford4 - 0MK Dons
Barrow1 - 0MK Dons
Tranmere1 - 2MK Dons
Doncaster3 - 0MK Dons
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMK Dons3 - 0Chesterfield
HMK Dons3 - 2Cheltenham
HMK Dons3 - 1Swindon
AMK Dons3 - 1Grimsby
HMK Dons2 - 1Accrington
AMK Dons3 - 1Morecambe
HMK Dons0 - 1Port Vale
HMK Dons1 - 1Tranmere
AMK Dons5 - 1Harrogate
AMK Dons1 - 1Bromley
HMK Dons1 - 1Doncaster
AMK Dons0 - 3AFC Wim
HMK Dons1 - 0Walsall
AMK Dons0 - 1Salford
HMK Dons3 - 0Carlisle
AMK Dons0 - 2Colchester
HMK Dons1 - 2Bradford
HMK Dons1 - 5Crawley
AMK Dons0 - 3Crawley
HMK Dons4 - 4Sutton
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Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Barrow of late. It has been 8 League Two games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against MK Dons.

Barrow 13th MK Dons 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 59% probability that Barrow will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that MK Dons will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Barrow have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
MK Dons’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2024/2025 season
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Barrow
PG (predicted goals)
MK Dons
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
BRW
MKD
22%
better
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Games scored12
13
Failed to score6
4
Scored first10
9
Goals scored18
30
Avg. goals scored1
1.8
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for14
20
Avg. XG for0.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
6%
better
BRW
MKD
view stats
Games conceded14
14
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first8
8
Goals conceded17
19
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against0.9
1
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Barrow League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18363
B JacksonT VassellB JacksonB Jackson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Jackson DEF186
3
-
T Vassell DEF183
1
-
D Campbell MID18
3
-
E Newby MID1724
2
-
K. Kouyate FWD152
3
-
N. Eccleston DEF1412
2
-
R Feely DEF141
2
-
K Spence MID141
2
-
R Gotts MID131
3
-
G Garner FWD133
1
-
D Telford FWD131
2
-
N Canavan DEF121
1
-
A Dallas FWD122
2
-
E Acquah FWD122
1
-
C Stokes DEF10
2
-
S Foley MID1012
-
W Stanway GLK9
2
-
P Farman GLK9
1
1
C Mahoney FWD81
-
C. Popov FWD8
1
-
D Worrall MID4
-
J Tiensia DEF2
-
MK Dons League Two squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17974
T McGillA GilbeyA NemaneL Offord
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T McGill GLK17
-
L Offord DEF17
4
-
A Nemane MID177
3
-
A Gilbey MID179
4
-
J Tomlinson MID1641
1
-
L Maguire  DEF1511
2
-
L Kelly MID1411
-
C Lemonheigh-Evans MID132
1
-
M Williams MID121
1
-
J White MID112
-
E Harrison FWD1121
1
1
T Leigh MID1014
1
-
J Tucker DEF9
1
-
S Wearne MID9
2
-
T Carroll MID92
-
C Hendry FWD921
2
-
S Finch FWD61
-
C Tripp MID5
1
-
S Sherring DEF4
-
N Lawrence DEF4
-
D Lewington DEF4
1
-
K Thompson-Sommers MID41
1
-
B Ilunga MID2
-
J Pritchard  MID21
-
M Dennis FWD2
-