STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Thurs: AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons

One of football’s fiercest rivalries is renewed on Thursday night as AFC Wimbledon take on MK Dons in League One, writes JOE CITRONE.

In 2003, Wimbledon FC’s owners controversially relocated the club from south London to Milton Keynes, with the team later renamed MK Dons in 2004.

The move was rejected by the majority of Wimbledon supporters, who had already formed AFC Wimbledon in 2002 and began their journey at the bottom of the football pyramid. The club eventually returned to a new Plough Lane, with the rivalry between AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons remaining rooted in the dispute over the original club’s identity and legacy.

That makes this game, whenever it comes around, one of the most fascinating in English football. As you’d expect, the two sets of fans don’t like each other very much, and this will be a tasty affair on Thursday night.

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AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons
League One
20:00 Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HDR

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
JAN 2025 LEAGUE TWO MK Dons 0-0 AFC Wimbledon
NOV 2024 FA CUP MK Dons 0-2 AFC Wimbledon
SEP 2024 LEAGUE TWO AFC Wimbledon 3-0 MK Dons
MAR 2024 LEAGUE TWO AFC Wimbledon 1-0 MK Dons
JAN 2024 LEAGUE TWO MK Dons 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

AFC WIMBLEDON
SEP 2026 LEAGUE ONE AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Doncaster
SEP 2026 LEAGUE ONE Bromley 0-2 AFC Wimbledon
SEP 2026 LEAGUE ONE AFC Wimbledon 1-4 Burton Albion
AUG 2026 LEAGUE ONE AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Wigan
AUG 2026 EFL CUP Fulham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon

MK DONS
SEP 2026 LEAGUE ONE MK Dons 1-1 Peterborough
SEP 2026 LEAGUE ONE Wycombe 3-3 MK Dons
SEP 2026 LEAGUE ONE Wigan 3-1 MK Dons
AUG 2026 LEAGUE ONE MK Dons 0-0 Leicester
AUG 2026 LEAGUE ONE MK Dons 1-1 Huddersfield

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MK Dons have only lost once since returning to League One, but are also still yet to win a league game, having drawn five of their opening six matches.

Wimbledon, on the other hand, find themselves in decent form in the early stages of this campaign despite many tipping them to struggle in pre-season. A 1-0 win over Doncaster Rovers in their last outing saw them rise to 7th in the League One table – just one place outside the play-off positions.

Despite the early struggles of Paul Warne’s side, scoring goals hasn’t really been their issue. In fact, heading into this fixture, they’ve actually scored one more goal than Wimbledon have. That’s why I like the look of a score draw at 7/2 with starsports.bet.

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