Bristol City vs Millwall: Soccer match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

Bristol City hope to fill the stadium for this game even though the season has been grim so far with 27 points and a 18th spot in the Championship table. Opponents Millwall hold 11th place with 33 pts.

Insights:
  • Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Championship
  • Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Bristol City form and stats

Bristol City have played 13 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-5 (wins-draws-losses). The Bristol manager Pearson might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Bristol fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at Ashton Gate Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Queens Park Rangers (placed 7th). The defeat against Queens Park Rangers was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Barbet). Kalas, defender, was given a rating of 7.13/10 in that game, top of the team. Kalas hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Huddersfield Town that was lost 2-3.

Bristol have scored 12 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Bristol's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Millwall form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

Millwall play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Coventry City (placed 10th). Midfield player Wallace was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Wallace hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Peterborough United's place.

The attacking power of Millwall when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Millwall have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the contenders met previously this season; Millwall - Bristol City 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bristol two wins, three draws and Millwall five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
9 goals
MillwallT. Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
6 goals
Bristol CityC. Martin
C. Martin
5 goals

Bristol City missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Millwall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 13 5 Played P 4 12 23
7 3 0 Won W 1 3 8
6 5 3 Drew D 0 5 9
11 5 2 Lost L 3 4 6
27 12 3 Scored S 4 11 25
37 15 5 Conceded C 7 13 24
96% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
79% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 67% 74%
54% 31% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 33% 35%
21% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 8% 9%
17% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 67% 70%
12% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 22%
29% 23% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 13%
 
4.1 4 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 5.3
5.9 6.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.8 4.8
1.7 1.5 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 11.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14.8 11 12.3
3 3 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.6 4.1
37% 31% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 26% 27%
 
14.5 13.5 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15 13.2 12.1
4.6 3.8 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Championship
  • Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
3 Blackburn Rovers 24 13 6 5 43 28 13 9 2 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 24 11 8 5 30 18 11 7 4 0 17 5 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 41
5 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
6 Huddersfield Town 25 11 6 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 13 4 4 5 14 15 3 39
7 Queens Park Rangers 23 11 5 7 35 29 12 6 3 3 16 11 11 5 2 4 19 18 6 38
8 Stoke City 23 10 5 8 27 23 12 6 3 3 16 11 11 4 2 5 11 12 4 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 23 8 9 6 25 24 11 5 4 2 14 11 12 3 5 4 11 13 1 33
12 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
13 Blackpool 25 8 6 11 26 32 13 5 2 6 11 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -6 30
14 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
15 Preston North End 22 7 7 8 24 28 11 5 4 2 15 12 11 2 3 6 9 16 -4 28
16 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
17 Birmingham City 23 7 6 10 22 30 11 4 3 4 12 14 12 3 3 6 10 16 -8 27
18 Bristol City 24 7 6 11 27 37 13 3 5 5 12 15 11 4 1 6 15 22 -10 27
19 Hull City 23 6 5 12 20 28 11 3 3 5 11 14 12 3 2 7 9 14 -8 23
20 Cardiff City 23 6 4 13 25 42 11 2 1 8 9 18 12 4 3 5 16 24 -17 22
21 Reading 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 4 3 4 16 16 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 21
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 24 7 10 7 21 22 12 5 5 2 14 11 12 2 5 5 7 11 -1 10

Bristol City:
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Championship:
England:
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 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
3 Blackburn Rovers 24 13 6 5 43 28 13 9 2 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 24 11 8 5 30 18 11 7 4 0 17 5 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 41
5 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
6 Huddersfield Town 25 11 6 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 13 4 4 5 14 15 3 39
7 Queens Park Rangers 23 11 5 7 35 29 12 6 3 3 16 11 11 5 2 4 19 18 6 38
8 Stoke City 23 10 5 8 27 23 12 6 3 3 16 11 11 4 2 5 11 12 4 35
9 Nottingham Forest 25 9 7 9 32 28 13 4 3 6 14 17 12 5 4 3 18 11 4 34
10 Coventry City 23 9 7 7 29 27 12 7 2 3 20 11 11 2 5 4 9 16 2 34
11 Millwall 23 8 9 6 25 24 11 5 4 2 14 11 12 3 5 4 11 13 1 33
12 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
13 Blackpool 25 8 6 11 26 32 13 5 2 6 11 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -6 30
14 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
15 Preston North End 22 7 7 8 24 28 11 5 4 2 15 12 11 2 3 6 9 16 -4 28
16 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
17 Birmingham City 23 7 6 10 22 30 11 4 3 4 12 14 12 3 3 6 10 16 -8 27
18 Bristol City 24 7 6 11 27 37 13 3 5 5 12 15 11 4 1 6 15 22 -10 27
19 Hull City 23 6 5 12 20 28 11 3 3 5 11 14 12 3 2 7 9 14 -8 23
20 Cardiff City 23 6 4 13 25 42 11 2 1 8 9 18 12 4 3 5 16 24 -17 22
21 Reading 22 8 3 11 27 34 11 4 3 4 16 16 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 21
22 Peterborough United 23 5 4 14 20 44 11 4 4 3 14 11 12 1 0 11 6 33 -24 19
23 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 12 2 4 6 8 15 12 0 4 8 8 21 -20 14
24 Derby County 24 7 10 7 21 22 12 5 5 2 14 11 12 2 5 5 7 11 -1 10

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.