Bromley face a critical test of their League One survival credentials when they travel to face Milton Keynes Dons on Tuesday night. The Ravens are in desperate need of a positive result after losing their last four league matches, a run that has left them 22nd in the table with just nine points from 11 games, a record of two wins, three draws and six losses.

Their most recent outing was a 1-1 home draw with Peterborough United last Saturday, where Michael Cheek's early strike was cancelled out by a stoppage-time equaliser. That result, while ending a losing streak, still extended their winless run in the league to five games. The team's form over the last five matches reads zero wins, one draw and four losses, with a heavy 4-0 defeat to Leicester City a particular low point. That loss to Leicester, where they conceded goals in the 4th, 16th, 45th and 67th minutes, was part of a recent sequence that also included a 1-0 loss at Stockport County on Saturday 17 October and a 2-1 defeat at Mansfield Town.

Bromley's recent results have been a major concern. Since a 4-0 loss to Crawley Town at the start of October, they have suffered defeats to Mansfield Town and Stockport County before the heavy Leicester reverse. The draw with Peterborough provided a small measure of relief but did little to change their perilous position, 16 points adrift of the league leaders, Huddersfield. They have conceded 26 goals this season while scoring only 10, giving them a goal difference of minus 16, the second-worst defensive record in the division.

Manager Andy Woodman is expected to make changes in search of a response. The starting lineup against Peterborough featured Marcus Lemar Ifill and Kamari Antonio Grant, and both could retain their places. The team will need to be far more resilient at Stadium MK, where the Dons have shown they can score goals, including a 7-1 thrashing of Brentford's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy recently.

The hosts, sitting 18th, will view this as a prime opportunity to pull further away from the relegation scrap. Their last starting eleven included players like W. Dennis and M. Ekpiteta, and they possess the attacking threat to punish any defensive lapses. For Bromley, the focus must be on organisation and taking any chance that comes their way, with Cheek, who scored their goal against Peterborough, remaining their most likely source of a goal.

The match kicks off at 7:45pm on Tuesday, October 27.