Warne is targeting two points per game to get Dons over the line
Head coach Paul Warne wants his side to maintain their current pace in the final games
Reaching an average of two points per game between now and the end of the season should be enough for MK Dons to secure automatic promotion, Paul Warne hopes.
In previous years, an average of 82 points has been enough to see a side promoted, with 89 the average to win the League Two title. With nine games remaining, and Dons sat on 71 points, would finish with 89.
Head coach Warne has not set himself a points target for his side to reach in the remaining games, but he feels if they can keep up their average (currently 1.92 points per game), it should be enough for the top three.
“At the start of the season, I always say if you can average two points per game, you’ll go up,” he said. “I don’t think 92 has ever missed out. We’re just behind a two-point average, but between now and the end, if we can average that, it should be enough.
“A lot of the top teams have to play each other as well which helps. With three automatic spots available, two points per game should put us in a good position.
“Of the six games this month, I earmarked a minimum of 12 points and so far we’ve got nine from the first three which puts us in good stead. But we might not get any more, there’s that part of my brain as well!
“We don’t have a point tally, but if we can reach that average, we’ll be in a good spot.”