Both teams will be keen to begin 2022 with a victory, though MK Dons will be the strong favourites to come away with all three points.
The absence of Ehmer, Dempsey and Oliver will be felt by Gillingham, who may fall to yet another league defeat on Saturday.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a MK Dons win with a probability of 57.37%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Gillingham had a probability of 19.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a MK Dons win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.48%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.99%), while for a Gillingham win it was 0-1 (6.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.
