MK Dons and Reading have only met in one previous league season, facing in the 2015-16 Championship campaign, with MK Dons unbeaten in both games (W1 D1).
Reading have won their last two games against MK Dons in all competitions, beating them 3-2 in the FA Cup in November 2023 and 1-0 in the EFL Trophy in October 2025.
MK Dons are the only League One side without a win this season (D6 L1) and are the first third tier side to draw six of their opening seven games of a season since Leyton Orient in 1968-69. In the top four tiers, only two teams have drawn seven of their first eight games in a season – Sheffield United in 1898-99 and Stockport County in 1973-74.
Reading’s Jacob Brown has three goals and an assist in League One this season despite playing just 182 minutes – only Gatlin O’Donkor (one every 40 minutes) has scored or assisted more frequently this season in League One than Brown (one every 46 minutes) among players with 45+ minutes.

Sky Bet League One: Pre-match stat pack