Milton Keynes Dons 43.1%Draw 21.8%Swindon Town 35.1%
Goals: expected and scored
Model, before kick-off
2.00 – 1.79
Likeliest scores before kick-off
1–1 8.4%
2–1 8.1%
1–2 7.3%
2–2 7.2%
3–1 5.4%
Every version, never edited
v1Early pre-match · 43.1% · 21.8% · 35.1%
dixon-coles-elo@0.6.0 · v1 computed 31 Oct, 15:05 UK time, 6 days before kick-off · Early pre-match · fitted 30 Oct on 19,998 matches since Oct 2023 · no Elo prior · inputs limited
Live timelineFrom kick-off
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StatisticsFrom kick-off
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Player statisticsnot supplied
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xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Line-upsnot supplied
Not announced yet: clubs usually name the official line-up about an hour before kick-off, and it is shown here as soon as it reaches us.
Key players
Milton Keynes Donsavailable
No match of this competition played before this one, so no minutes to count yet.
Swindon Townavailable
No match of this competition played before this one, so no minutes to count yet.
Availability: absences are not recorded for this competition, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in FA Cup 2026/27 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
Statistical model
Model forecastlimited
Computed by Stadiomind’s statistical model from match data. Not a person’s opinion.
Milton Keynes Dons 43.1%Draw 21.8%Swindon Town 35.1%
dixon-coles-elo@0.6.0·v1·computed
The model gives Milton Keynes Dons the most probability, 8.0 points ahead of the next outcome. Every outcome remains possible; these are probabilities, not a prediction of the result.
Expected goals 2.00 – 1.79
Most likely scorelines: 1–1 (8.4%), 2–1 (8.1%), 1–2 (7.3%)
Leading factors
Home advantage · favours Milton Keynes Dons · league-wide home advantage learned from the training window
Team strength · favours Swindon Town · net strength (attack minus defence) from recent results
Attack against defence · favours Swindon Town · how the sides' attacks match up against the opposing defences
No Elo prior this time: the long-term ratings were not available when this version was computed, so team strength rests on results alone.
Version 1 · Early pre-match · computed · model dixon-coles-elo@0.6.0 · data limited