MK Dons vs Colchester

League Two 18 Mar 2026, 20:00
MK Dons
MK Dons
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Colchester
Colchester
🏟 Stadium MK 👤 S. Mulhall Round 38

Match report

MK Dons edged past Colchester 1-0 in the League Two on 18 March 2026.

Colchester failed to register a single shot on target, while MK Dons had 16 shots to Colchester's 8.

The match was played at Stadium MK, with S. Mulhall in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 16 - 8 On target 3 - 0 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 15 - 8 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Marvin Ekpiteta
MK Dons · captained the side
8 Liam Kelly captained the side
7 Jack Sanders captained the side
7 Luke Offord captained the side
7 Gethin Jones captained the side
First half vs second half
Colchester came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–2 5–6
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–0
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 3–2 0–2
Attacks 50–47 44–61
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
94 Attacks 108
53 Dangerous Attacks 60
3 On Target 0
13 Off Target 8
16 Shots Total 8
3 Shots On Goal 0
9 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 4
15 Fouls 8
3 Corners 4
1 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 3
431 Passes Total 409
328 Passes Accurate 309
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
MK Dons · 3-4-2-1
1 C. MacGillivray
21 M. Ekpiteta 32 J. Sanders 15 L. Offord
2 G. Jones 7 D. Crowley 6 L. Kelly 22 J. Mellish
26 B. Wiles 8 A. Gilbey
10 A. Collins
Colchester · 5-3-2
1 M. Macey
2 R. Hunt 6 T. Flanagan 5 J. Tucker 40 F. Terry 30 K. Vincent-Young
25 F. Barbrook 16 A. Read 7 H. Anderson
14 K. Lisbie 9 S. Tovide
MK Dons
Coach
Paul Warne
Substitutes
  • 9 Scott Hogan
  • 29 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
  • 25 Curtis Nelson
  • 16 Aaron Nemane
  • 24 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
  • 27 Connal Trueman
  • 14 Joseph Tomlinson
Colchester
Coach
Danny Cowley
Substitutes
  • 10 Jack Payne
  • 19 Will Goodwin
  • 27 Romeo Akachukwu
  • 21 Owura Edwards
  • 17 Jaden Williams
  • 22 Fin Back
  • 15 Dominic Gape
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ S. Hogan ↓ D. Crowley MK Dons
  • 64' ↑ W. Goodwin ↓ S. Tovide Colchester
  • 64' ↑ J. Payne ↓ R. Hunt Colchester
  • 70' ↑ R. Hepburn-Murphy ↓ A. Collins MK Dons
  • 71' ↑ C. Nelson ↓ B. Wiles MK Dons
  • 72' ↑ R. Akachukwu ↓ F. Barbrook Colchester
  • 73' ↑ O. Edwards ↓ K. Lisbie Colchester
  • 74' ↑ J. Williams ↓ H. Anderson Colchester
  • 88' ↑ A. Nemane ↓ G. Jones MK Dons
  • 88' ↑ C. Lemonheigh-Evans ↓ L. Kelly MK Dons
Cards
  • 13' K. Lisbie Colchester
  • 19' S. Tovide Colchester
  • 44' D. Crowley MK Dons
  • 52' J. Sanders MK Dons
  • 72' T. Flanagan Colchester
  • 79' J. Payne Colchester
Head-to-head
MK Dons 4 0 draws 4 Colchester
2026-03-18 MK Dons vs Colchester 1 - 0
2026-01-01 Colchester vs MK Dons 1 - 0
2025-11-01 Colchester vs MK Dons 2 - 3
2025-03-01 Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United 0 - 1
2024-09-17 Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 1
2024-08-17 Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 0
Recent form
MK Dons D D W D L
Colchester D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in MK Dons vs Colchester?
MK Dons won 1-0 against Colchester on 18 March 2026.
Who won MK Dons vs Colchester?
MK Dons won the match 1-0.
Where was MK Dons vs Colchester played?
The match was played at Stadium MK.