MK Dons vs Shrewsbury Predictions

MK Dons are the best bet to beat Shrewsbury at stadium:mk on Saturday. The visitors have lost their last two League Two away games and could be heading for another loss here.

Fifth-placed MK Dons are 15 places and 22 points above Shrewsbury, with 12 wins, eight draws and six defeats from their 26 games this season, while the visitors have won five, drawn seven and lost 13.

The MK Dons attack has been a potent force this season, with the team scoring two or more goals in 16 of their 26 league games. They have netted an average of 2.75 goals a game in their four home matches against bottom-half teams.

The hosts are strong at home, with MK Dons having gone eight games unbeaten in League Two.

Backing Shrewsbury’s opponents during their current run of four defeats in five League Two games would have resulted in a profit of 4.63 units.

Shrewsbury are in a rut, having lost four of their last five League Two games and not won any of their last eight away matches.

They have been disappointing in front of goal away from home this season, scoring just 11 goals in 12 League Two games – an average of 0.92 goals a game on the road.

Shrewsbury have been disappointing defensively away from home this season, conceding 26 goals in 12 League Two games – an average of 2.17 goals per game. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in ten of their last 12 matches.

For their part, MK Dons have been involved in plenty of high-scoring encounters, with over 2.5 goals in 15 of their 26 League Two matches this season. A 2-1 home win is the correct-score pick. MK Dons were also 2-1 winners against Shrewsbury last time they met in the league.

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Edited by Mark Langdon