Millwall vs AFC Bournemouth: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 24.November
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

Both squads are sailing pretty smoothly so far, AFC Bournemouth holding a 14 point lead on Millwall in the tables. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Millwall nor AFC Bournemouth as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Millwall form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Millwall at their home stadium (The Den) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Millwall manager G. Rowett and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Middlesbrough (placed 14th) in the Championship. Millwall's goalie Bartosz Białkowski played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Middlesbrough with a stunning six saves. Bartosz Białkowski, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.01 out of 10 in that game. Białkowski stopped the opponent with six saves.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Derby County that ended 1-1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Millwall as they are travelling to their away game against Hull City in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Millwall are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. 9 goals have been conceded.

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AFC Bournemouth form and stats

AFC Bournemouth's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed AFC Bournemouth collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Championship. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

Bournemouth are travelling again after losing away to Derby County in their previous match (2-3). Midfield player Jaidon Anthony was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.73/10. Anthony scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Swansea City.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Coventry City in just three days.

Bournemouth have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Bournemouth are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings with these sides: Millwall won four, AFC Bournemouth were winners in four and we saw two draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

AFC BournemouthD. Solanke
D. Solanke
14 goals
AFC BournemouthP. Billing
P. Billing
6 goals
MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
5 goals

Millwall missing players

AFC Bournemouth missing players

Millwall AFC Bournemouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 4 Played P 2 9 18
6 4 1 Won W 2 6 12
8 3 2 Drew D 0 2 4
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
18 10 5 Scored S 4 12 33
18 9 5 Conceded C 1 4 13
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 89%
72% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 78%
28% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 22% 61%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
67% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 22% 44%
22% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 78% 56%
17% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 11%
 
5.2 6.2 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.7 5.6
4.6 3.9 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.7 4.5
2.1 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.5 13.9 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 11.9 11.7
3.9 4.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.8 4.3
25% 25% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 35% 42%
 
11.7 10.7 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 8.4 8.9
3.1 2.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.1 2.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • AFC Bournemouth have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most clean sheets (10) in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most clean sheets (7) away in Championship
  • AFC Bournemouth have the most points (20) away in Championship
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Millwall haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Fulham 18 13 2 3 48 15 9 7 1 1 23 6 9 6 1 2 25 9 33 41
2 AFC Bournemouth 18 12 4 2 33 13 9 6 2 1 21 9 9 6 2 1 12 4 20 40
3 West Bromwich Albion 18 9 5 4 27 16 9 6 3 0 16 5 9 3 2 4 11 11 11 32
4 Stoke City 18 9 4 5 24 19 9 6 2 1 15 8 9 3 2 4 9 11 5 31
5 Coventry City 18 9 4 5 25 21 9 7 1 1 19 8 9 2 3 4 6 13 4 31
6 Queens Park Rangers 18 8 5 5 30 24 9 5 3 1 15 8 9 3 2 4 15 16 6 29
7 Huddersfield Town 18 8 4 6 22 20 9 6 1 2 13 9 9 2 3 4 9 11 2 28
8 Blackburn Rovers 18 7 6 5 29 27 9 5 2 2 19 16 9 2 4 3 10 11 2 27
9 Millwall 18 6 8 4 18 18 9 4 3 2 10 9 9 2 5 2 8 9 0 26
10 Blackpool 18 7 5 6 20 21 9 4 1 4 7 9 9 3 4 2 13 12 -1 26
11 Luton Town 18 6 6 6 26 24 9 4 3 2 15 10 9 2 3 4 11 14 2 24
12 Swansea City 18 6 6 6 21 23 9 4 4 1 11 5 9 2 2 5 10 18 -2 24
13 Nottingham Forest 18 6 5 7 24 23 9 2 2 5 10 15 9 4 3 2 14 8 1 23
14 Middlesbrough 18 6 5 7 20 20 9 4 2 3 13 10 9 2 3 4 7 10 0 23
15 Birmingham City 18 6 4 8 18 21 9 3 2 4 9 12 9 3 2 4 9 9 -3 22
16 Preston North End 18 5 6 7 19 24 9 4 3 2 12 10 9 1 3 5 7 14 -5 21
17 Sheffield United 18 5 5 8 22 26 9 3 2 4 13 11 9 2 3 4 9 15 -4 20
18 Bristol City 18 5 5 8 20 28 9 1 5 3 7 10 9 4 0 5 13 18 -8 20
19 Cardiff City 18 5 3 10 19 32 9 2 1 6 7 14 9 3 2 4 12 18 -13 18
20 Reading 18 7 2 9 23 29 9 4 2 3 15 14 9 3 0 6 8 15 -6 17
21 Hull City 18 4 3 11 13 22 9 2 2 5 7 11 9 2 1 6 6 11 -9 15
22 Peterborough United 18 4 3 11 17 34 9 3 3 3 12 10 9 1 0 8 5 24 -17 15
23 Barnsley 18 2 5 11 13 29 9 2 2 5 7 12 9 0 3 6 6 17 -16 11
24 Derby County 18 4 9 5 16 18 9 3 5 1 11 9 9 1 4 4 5 9 -2 0

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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.