Preview:MK Dons vs. Crawley Town - prediction, team news, lineups

Round 25 of the 2023-24 League Two season sees MK Dons and Crawley Town square up against each other at Stadium Milton Keynes on Friday evening.

Both sides came away with maximum points from their respective last outings and will be looking to pick up where they left off last time out.

Match preview

© Reuters

Crawley Town snapped a run of two defeats on the bounce with a 2-0 triumph over Gillingham in Tuesday's clash at the Priestfield Stadium.

Scott Lindsey's men got their noses in front courtesy of Will Wright's opener, after which Jack Roles put the result beyond doubt in the 70th minute.

Consequently, the Red Devils have moved up to 11th in the League Two table and are now just three points adrift of the final playoff place.

Lying in store next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who have only been beaten in one of the last five editions of this fixture.

However, that solitary defeat did come in the most recent meeting back in August, when Friday's visitors claimed a 2-1 win in this season's earlier encounter.

MK Dons made it three wins on the spin following a narrow 1-0 victory over Colchester United when the teams locked horns on Tuesday afternoon.

Mike Williamson's men were in the ascendancy for large spells of the game but needed an 89th-minute winner from Ellis Harrison to get the job done.

With 36 points picked up from 22 matches so far, the Dons sit seventh in the standings and are hanging on to the final promotion playoff berth by just one point.

Unbeaten in all but one of their last eight matches on home turf, Friday's hosts have established themselves as a force to reckon with in front of their fans.

Team News

Ellis Harrison came off the bench to good effect for MK Dons last time out and could be rewarded with a place in the starting lineup here.

After managing just four goals in his opening 11 games of the season, Max Dean has scored four times in his last five matches for the home side and is one to look out for.

Twenty-three-year-old Jay Williams is eligible to feature for Crawley Town once again, having fully served his suspension against Gillingham.

Defender Will Wright has chipped in with goals in each of his last two outings for the away side and will be looking to deliver the goods once again.

MK Dons possible starting lineup:

MacGillivray; Williams, O'Hora, Lewington; Norman, Payne, Robson, Tomlinson; Gibey, Dean, Leko

Crawley Town possible starting lineup:

Addai; Maguire, Conroy, Ransom; Gordon, Wright, Lolos, Tsaroulla; Darcy, Campbell, Orsi-Dadomo

We say: MK Dons 2-1 Crawley Town

The teams boast similar attacking records heading into this one, and we are tipping them both to find the back of the net. However, MK Dons have been more solid defensively, and we just about fancy them to secure the win.

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.