Aaron Collins in the form of his life as struggling Leicester City arrive at Stadium MK

Aaron Collins has scored in both of Milton Keynes Dons' opening two league games this season, and he arrives into today's clash with Leicester City in red-hot form against a defence that has already shown clear signs of fragility. It sets up one of League One's most intriguing early fixtures.

Collins does it again. His 18-yard curling point rescued MK Dons against Huddersfield Town, after the visitor struck twice in the first half. Continuing his effort from last season, Collins is now central to MK Dons’ unbeaten start this season.

Paul Warne will be hoping Collins adds to this tally in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off against opponents who are already shipping goals at an alarming rate.

Team news and key facts ahead of MK Dons vs Leicester City

Both sides are affected by selection headaches before Saturday, August 29 kick-off at Stadium MK. However, MK Dons’ situation looks healthier than Leicester’s depleted and fatigued backline.

• MK Dons team news: Kane Wilson ruled out due to injury, unlikely to feature before October.
• Leicester team news: Oliver Skipp serves the second match of a three-game ban. Defender Caleb Okoli is ruled out due to an unknown injury. Blade Akulo is doubtful yet expected to be fit for Saturday.
• Last Meeting: Both teams' most recent competitive encounter was back in 2022, resulting in MK Dons 0-3 Leicester City.
• Referee: Thomas Parsons

Leicester City's defensive struggles set up a tough afternoon

Russell Martin’s side's performance has improved, but they arrive off the back of another defeat. This time in the Carabao Cup against Ipswich Town. After two games, the biggest concern for Leicester is its defence that has left them sitting in the bottom half of the League One table. Last week it was picked apart in a loss to Burton Albion.

They will be facing a forward who so far has found the net in each league game. Martin would find it hard to arrest this slide, especially with Skipp’s suspension and defensive options carrying knocks into the weekend.

Russell Martin's return to Stadium MK adds another layer

There's a personal subplot running alongside the form storylines, with Martin returning to Stadium MK for the first time since his own spell in charge of MK Dons between 2019 and 2021, the job that first established his reputation before spells at Swansea, Southampton and Rangers. He'll be desperate to leave with his first league win of the campaign, but doing so against a forward playing with this much confidence, in a ground he knows intimately from the opposite dugout, will be no small task.

What's at stake for both sides today

For MK Dons, victory would extend their unbeaten start and further cement Collins as one of the division's early standout performers. For Leicester, anything less than a positive result will only intensify the scrutiny already building around Martin's start to life at the King Power Stadium. With both storylines colliding at Stadium MK this lunchtime, this is shaping up to be one of the more compelling watches on the opening weekend of League One action.