Championship duel: Close contest expected between Millwall and Stoke City

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

Millwall confront Stoke City for glory and victory.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Millwall form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Championship game of the season here at The Den. Last season these fans witnessed 11 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses from Millwall's 23 home games.

In their previous game, the manager Rowett led his Millwall to a defeat away at Norwich City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Den. The striker Flemming outperformed all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Flemming hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Bristol City (0-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Millwall have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 2 and lost 2.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Millwall at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Championship were 8 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats from 23 fixtures.

Stoke go into this game after a win, the home game against Watford that ended 1-0. Midfielder Hoever was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Hoever served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Ipswich Town's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Stoke City in our archives, and the results are: 8 wins for Stoke City, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rotherham United in just three days.

Stoke City have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Millwall wins - draws - Stoke City wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stoke CityA. Cunha Vidigal
A. Cunha Vidigal
3 goals
MillwallA. Emakhu
A. Emakhu
1 goals

Millwall missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Millwall Stoke City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 5
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
3.3 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 6.7
7.7 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 3.7
1.7 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 3.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.7 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 12.3
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 3.3
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
16.7 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 22 12.7
2.7 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 10 5.3
Millwall Last season Stoke City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
19 11   Won W   8 14
11 6   Drew D   6 11
16 6   Lost L   9 21
57 34   Scored S   30 55
50 22   Conceded C   27 54
89% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 91%
67% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 67%
39% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 43%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 28%
13% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 4%
41% 43%   BTTS BTTS   48% 41%
33% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 28%
37% 30%   Failed to Score F T   30% 39%
 
4.5 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.7
4.4 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.9
1.7 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.3 14.6   Shots (avg) S (   12.8 12.7
4.1 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.5
30% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 26%
 
10.8 9   Shots against (avg) S A   11.2 9.8
3.4 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Norwich City 3 2 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 4 3 7
4 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
5 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
6 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
7 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
8 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
9 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
10 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Millwall 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
2 Leicester City 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Norwich City 3 2 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 4 4 3 7
4 Birmingham City 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
5 Southampton 3 2 1 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
6 Preston North End 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 7
7 Hull City 3 2 0 1 7 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6
8 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 6
9 Watford 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 4
10 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
11 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
13 West Bromwich Albion 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
14 Bristol City 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 4
15 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Millwall 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
17 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
18 Swansea City 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
19 Leeds United 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
20 Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 1
21 Huddersfield Town 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 1
22 Rotherham United 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 1
23 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 -4 0

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