Salford City v Milton Keynes Dons

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Salford City and MK Dons will meet at the Peninsula Stadium in this League Two fixture on Monday night and having managed to collect just one win between them in the early stages of this new English fourth tier campaign, both sides will be eager to grab the all-important three points here.

Salford City have managed to gain just two points from their opening three games of this new League Two season which came in the form of draws with Bradford City and Chesterfield in 0-0 and 1-1 stalemates following their disappointing 2-0 loss at home to Port Vale on the opening day of the season.

Recent results overall have also taken a turn for the worse for The Ammies as Salford City have registered just one win from their last nine games in League Two which was a narrow 1-0 win away from home at Newport County but the hosts have also slipped to five defeats within this period as well.

The wider picture shows Salford City have managed to capture just three wins in their previous 16 league matches whilst also slipping to eight defeats and includes a heavy 3-1 loss away from home at MK Dons in their previous encounters with their upcoming visitors.

MK Dons have managed to pick up the solitary win between these two clubs so far in the early weeks of this new League Two season which came in the form of a resounding 3-0 home win against Carlisle United last weekend that came on the back of the news of a change in ownership of the club.

Previous owner Pete Winkleman recently sold the club to a Kuwait-based consortium and on the field, The Dons will be hoping to emulate last season's fourth place finish and achieve automatic promotion this time around following last term's 8-1 humiliation on aggregate to Crawley Town in the League Two play-off semi-finals.

The visitors produced a disappointing start to this new season as MK Dons were handed back-to-back defeats by the likes of Bradford City and Colchester United respectively but Mike Williamson's side will now be hoping they can push on up the League Two table by gaining all three points at the Peninsula Stadium on Monday night, especially after losing four of their last six games overall in the fourth tier.

However, despite picking up just two wins in their last seven outings on the road which were gained at Forest Green Rovers and Harrogate Town, MK Dons do possess a good record against Salford City in recent times.

Salford City v MK Dons Verdict

MK Dons have won both of the previous two meetings between these two sides which came in 3-1 and 4-2 wins respectively.

Therefore, our main bet will be MK Dons win @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

MK Dons win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.25

Correct Score: MK Dons 3-1 @ 17.00