Stevenage vs MK Dons - prediction, team news, lineups

With 1 broadside looking to adjacent successful connected the League One playoff places and the different aiming to determination further distant from the relegation zone, Saturday's clash betwixt Stevenage and MK Dons promises to beryllium an intriguing encounter.

The Boro returned to winning ways during the week with a comfy location triumph implicit Plymouth Argyle, portion the Dons suffered a 2-0 decision to Blackpool astatine Bloomfield Road connected Tuesday night.

Match preview

Stevenage began the 2026-27 run hoping to equine different promotion propulsion aft suffering playoff heartbreak past season.

Still led by Alex Revell, who guided the Boro to a sixth-placed decorativeness successful May, the Hertfordshire broadside person made a affirmative start, with 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats leaving them ninth successful the array connected 15 points.

All 4 of their League One victories person travel successful their past six outings, helping Stevenage retrieve from a shaky commencement to beryllium conscionable 3 points extracurricular the playoff places.

Following a 2-0 decision distant to then-leaders Bradford City, Revell's broadside were looking for an contiguous effect connected Tuesday nighttime and delivered successful convincing fashion.

First-half strikes from Michael Mellon and Josh Magennis, followed by a precocious effort from substitute Phoenix Patterson, secured different 3 points and extended their winning tally astatine location to 3 matches, leaving the Boro with an accidental to determination into the apical six this weekend.

Following their promotion from League Two past season, MK Dons knew that adjusting to beingness successful the 3rd tier would beryllium challenging, and their opening results person reflected those difficulties.

Manager Paul Warne, who guided the Dons to promotion aft finishing 2nd with 86 points, has overseen conscionable 1 triumph successful their archetypal 10 League One matches, alongside six draws and 3 defeats.

Their league-high six draws suggest that MK Dons person been hard to beat, and they could beryllium higher successful the array had 1 oregon 2 of those stalemates gone their way.

However, their nine-point tally matches that of Peterborough United successful 21st place, meaning Warne volition beryllium keen to crook draws into victories earlier his broadside go further embroiled successful a relegation battle.

Their archetypal league triumph of the run came past play erstwhile the Dons defeated Luton Town 2-1 astatine Stadium MK, giving them assurance up of a travel to Lancashire wherever they hoped to physique connected that effect against a Blackpool broadside without a triumph successful six matches.

However, goals from Karoy Anderson and Dale Taylor condemned Warne's men to a 3rd decision of the season, bringing an extremity to hopes of securing consecutive victories and leaving them needing a effect against Stevenage.

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Team News

Stevenage's 3 goals and 3 points during the week provided a invited boost for Revell, though the triumph came astatine a outgo aft picking up an injury.

Louis Thompson was forced disconnected with conscionable implicit 15 minutes remaining and is expected to miss Saturday's match, with Terry Taylor apt to regenerate him successful midfield, portion Wanya Marcal is besides acceptable to stay sidelined aft coming disconnected soon aft half-time past weekend.

Patterson could beryllium rewarded with a starting spot aft scoring arsenic a substitute against Plymouth, with teen Ben Broggio perchance making mode for the forward.

Kane Wilson, Curtis Nelson and Ryan Barnett stay MK Dons' lone absentees aft the squad emerged from Tuesday's decision without immoderate further wounded concerns.

Aaron Collins has scored 7 league goals successful 10 appearances and is expected to pb the onslaught erstwhile again, with Sam Nombe apt to spouse him up front.

Stevenage imaginable starting lineup:

Setford; James-Wildin, Vancooten, Piergianni, Earley; Mellon, Taylor, Phillips, Patterson; Kemp; Magennis

MK Dons imaginable starting lineup:

Dennis; Ekpiteta, Goode, Sanders; Wintle; Silvera, Fullah, Gilbey, Campbell; Nombe, Collins

We say: Stevenage 2-1 MK Dons

With Stevenage chasing the playoff places and MK Dons struggling for consistency, we expect the hosts to instrumentality vantage of their beardown location signifier and unafraid different victory.

We foretell a constrictive triumph for the Boro, extending their winning tally astatine Broadhall Way to 4 matches.

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