Accrington Stanley host the MK Dons this afternoon.

Accrington Stanley are sitting relaxed mid-table, on 15th spot, 12 points above the relegation line. Their home record is 6-1-12 with a 19-34 GD. Their last 5 games were:

22.03.2008 ENG 4 Chesterfield-Accrington 4:2

16.03.2008 ENG 4 Rochdale-Accrington 4:1

12.03.2008 ENG 4 Accrington-Morecambe 3:2

08.03.2008 ENG 4 Accrington-Hereford 0:2

01.03.2008 ENG 4 Rotherham-Accrington 0:1

After a surprising win at Rotherham, cam an expected defeat against direct promotion contenders Hereford, followed by another win at home against Morecambe, but the visitors were not interested in that match a lot, as they will probably also finish mid-table. Then came a 4-1 bashing away at Rochdale, against another motivated team to make the playoffs, and finally a 4-2 away defeat at Chesterfield, yet another playoff contender. Now they will receive the visit of MK Dons, a team fighting at the top and in a good form.

MK Dons are first in the standings, but Darlington are only 7 points behind and with a game in hand, so the games are not made yet in League 2. Their away record is 14-3-2 with a 35-16 GD. They seem to play better away than at home, where they scored in 18 of their 19 games. The Dons have won 4 of their last 5:

21.03.2008 ENG 4 MK Dons - Peterborough 1:1

15.03.2008 ENG 4 MK Dons - Dag & Red 4:0

10.03.2008 ENG 4 Chesterfield - MK Dons 1:2

07.03.2008 ENG 4 Grimsby - MK Dons 0:1

01.03.2008 ENG 4 MK Dons - Chester 1:0

The last match was against promotion contender Peterborough, and they drew 1-1.

MK Dons won both matches last season, 4-3 away and 3-1 at home. This season, the Dons destroyed Accrington by 5-0, having 3-0 at HT.

After dislocating a shoulder in Friday night's draw with Peterborough, Dons defender Drissa Diallo is a serious doubt to be part of the squad to face Accrington at the Fraser Eagle Stadium on Monday. Diallo attempted to play on but had to be replaced by Jude Stirling, who should continue to deputise in the absence of Carl Regan to a hamstring injury. Alan Navarro returns from suspension and is available to face his former club while Mark Wright could be involved again after playing an hour on Friday night on his comeback from a hamstring injury.

Stanley boss John Coleman will hope to have leading scorer Paul Mullin back after he missed Saturday's defeat to Chesterfield with a calf injury. But Coleman's mounting list of injuries also includes club captain Peter Cavanagh and influential defender Robbie Williams.

The hosts have the worst defense of the league, conceding more than 2 goals per match on average. The Dons have the second best defense in the league. The hosts have injury problems that will surely affect their performance tonight. Considering the form, the motivation and of course that 5-0 in the first game, i believe the visitors can win here by 2 goals, and i expect a score around 1-3. Good luck.

Pick : MK Dons AH -1
Odds : 2.31
Stake : 5 / 10
Bookmaker : Betsson
Date : 2008-03-24
Match Result : 0-1
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