MK Dons are enjoying quite the season in League Two and they can earn promotion to the third tier when facing Tranmere on Saturday afternoon.
A disappointing 2024/25 campaign saw The Dons finish 19th in the League Two standings, but Paul Warne has overseen a mass improvement at Stadium MK since being appointed in April 2025.
The end of last term marked a sign of things to come for MK Dons, keeping clean sheets in all of their last four outings to preserve their League Two status, and an impressive summer transfer window held them in good stead heading into this season.
Scoring more goals than any side in the division and conceding less goals than all but three teams, MK Dons are on track for a memorable season in the fourth tier, and it was a 14-game unbeaten streak between 4th January and 18th March that put them in the picture for automatic promotion.
How can MK Dons win automatic promotion to League One against Tranmere?
MK Dons can earn automatic promotion to League One with a win against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday afternoon.
Victory against the Merseyside-based outfit would take MK Dons to 85 points, while Salford City, who currently sit fourth on 77 points, can only reach 83 points with wins against Bromley and Crawley Town.
If Warne's side earn just one point from their last two games, and Salford pick up maximum points in their final two contests, then Karl Robinson's side can level MK Dons' points tally, but a major goal difference swing would need to occur for the Greater Manchester-based team to finish above MK Dons.
Draws in both of The Dons' last two games would also ensure survival.
