+0.48 points a game is the venue form gap, in Milton Keynes Dons's favour: Milton Keynes Dons takes 1.76 a game at home over the last two seasons, Luton Town 1.28 away.
Milton Keynes Dons: 50 league matches in the bank, 8 from this season and the rest from last season in the League Two. Luton Town: 50 league matches in the bank, 8 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Milton Keynes Dons -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 0, drew 3, lost 1 of 4, scoring 3 and conceding 7. Last season at home in the League Two: won 12, drew 5, lost 4 of 21, scoring 36 and conceding 20 -- 1.95 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Reading 1-5 at home; drew with AFC Wimbledon 0-0 away; drew with Peterborough United 1-1 at home; drew with Wycombe Wanderers 3-3 away; lost to Wigan Athletic 1-3 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 22 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Paul Warne. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Luton Town -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 0, lost 2 of 4, scoring 11 and conceding 11. Last season away: won 7, drew 5, lost 9 of 21, scoring 28 and conceding 30 -- 1.24 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 away; lost to Bradford City 0-1 at home; lost to Stevenage 1-2 away; drew with Leyton Orient 1-1 at home; beat Stockport County 2-0 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 19 matches with one recorded (15, 4 apiece), most recently Jack Wilshere with 15. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 03:22 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.