DomainJava.com – Prediction for Chesterfield vs MK Dons in the EFL League Two match, Trying to forget consecutive away defeats in League Two, Chesterfield returned to Technique Stadium on New Year’s Day, looking to beat fellow promotion candidates MK Dons in matchday 24.
Paul Cook’s side have lost back-to-back games to close out 2024 and are motivated to get back to winning ways to possibly return to the league’s top seven after Wednesday’s game, at the expense of opponents who are winless in four games.
Chesterfield and MK Dons will want to start 2025 better than they ended 2024, having gone winless in a combined six games heading into the January 1 clash at Derbyshire.
Last season’s National League champions were beaten at Fleetwood Town (2-0) and Bradford City (2-1), and both defeats saw Town drop to ninth in the table, although just two points off the coveted top seven spot.
Given the home team’s sole success in five away games, Cook will welcome his side’s return to home ground in the 24th round as Chesterfield won three league games in front of their home crowd.
Victories over Barrow (1-0), Tranmere Rovers (3-0) and AFC Wimbledon (1-0) were achieved without conceding a single goal, highlighting the Spireites’ current strength in Derbyshire.
A fourth successive home win could move Cook’s side (34 points) into second place, with second-placed Notts County just three points clear in a tight race for automatic promotion and the play-offs.
Despite being in 11th place, MK Dons are in a strong position, although they are three points adrift of their midweek opponents and five points behind Salford City in seventh.
The five-point gap means a positive result on January 1 is vital to prevent the Milton Keynes side from sinking further, with Salford playing relegation-threatened Harrogate Town.
Nevertheless, the ongoing run of four games without a win could weaken Scott Lindsey’s men, who did not score in two games during their negative spell, conceding 10 times, including a 6-3 defeat to Newport County.
Surprisingly, the loss at Newport came after a run of four games without defeat on the road, including three wins, which highlights the ability of the away team when application levels are adequate.
Dons fans will remain cautious, given their club’s mediocre results away to Milton Keynes, with the previous three successive wins being the only recorded success in eight attempts away in 2024-25.
With Chesterfield suffering no new setbacks, John Fleck (shin) remains the only player absent on New Year’s Day.
Cook has several players who have scored three or more goals: Will Grigg (eight), James Berry (seven), Dilan Markanday and Armando Dobra (six each), and that quartet should be involved in various capacities on January 1.
Although Alex Gilbey picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Crewe Alexandra, it came after the 19-game deadline, meaning the attacking midfielder is available on Wednesday.
Nine-goaler Gibey could be crucial for Lindsey’s side, who also need performances from Joe White (four goals) and Scott Hogan (three) to end their winless run.
Chesterfield vs MK Dons Player Predictions
Chesterfield : Thompson; Sheckleford, Naylor, Grimes, Araujo; Mandeville, Banks, Dobra; Markanday, Grigg, Hobson
MK Dons : McGill; Offord, Lawrence, Sherring; Nemane, Kelly, Thompson-Sommers, Tomlinson; White, Gilbey; Hogan
SCORE PREDICTION Chesterfield vs MK Dons :2-1
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