Milton Keynes Dons vs Oxford prediction 09.01.2026 | FA Cup

Two games without a win and just one goal scored was starting to irritate the fanbase. You could feel it last weekend when the Dons hosted Chesterfield. The response was better going forward, scoring twice, yet familiar problems crept in. Two second-half goals conceded, a 2–2 draw, and another reminder that defensive concentration remains an issue.

That result stretched the winless run to three, although Paul Warne will cling to the home form. MK Dons are unbeaten in their last seven at Stadium MK, picking up four wins along the way. That matters in a cup tie.

Callum Paterson, with eight league goals, should be the focal point again. Captain Alex Gilbey also has eight but misses out with a groin injury, which is a blow. Marvin Ekpiteta remains a doubt, adding more uncertainty at the back.

Oxford are not exactly arriving with momentum either. The Yellows have managed just one win from their last seven Championship games, and away from home it has been even rougher. Three defeats from four recent trips and no away win in six tells its own story.

Craig Short’s side were at Portman Road last week. Going behind early, responding well, then conceding again soon after felt painfully familiar. Another defeat followed, their second in a row.

Trips to Stadium MK have not been kind either. Oxford have failed to win on their last three visits here, and injuries are making life harder. Ole Romeny, Brodie Spencer and James Golding are all sidelined.

Will Lankshear’s goal last time out took him to six for the season, and the teenager should lead the line again. Support is likely to come from Przemysław and Krastev out wide, a pair who have four goals between them.