Championship preview: Can Millwall edge out victory against Blackpool?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

Read up on this engaging game in the Championship. Millwall is in the 21st place after featuring in four games. They receive Blackpool who are placed 22nd after four matches.

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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Millwall form and stats

Millwall are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two Championship games here at The Den.

The Millwall supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Cambridge United in Carabao Cup and win 3-1. Midfielder Murray Wallace was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.02 (out of ten) in that game. Wallace scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cardiff City (1-3).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Millwall handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and five defeats.

At The Den, Millwall has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Blackpool form and stats

Blackpool are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Championship, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Visiting Blackpool has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Carabao Cup home defeat versus Sunderland with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Tyreece John-Jules got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, top player of the team. John-Jules signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 23 total). Late heartbreak for Blackpool in the Sunderland match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.

Before that, Blackpool travelled to AFC Bournemouth and returned home with a draw after the Championship game finished 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Blackpool have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were one victory, five draws and two defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Blackpool has managed 3 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Millwall victories, two draws and five Blackpool wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
2 goals
MillwallB. Afobe
B. Afobe
2 goals
BlackpoolJ. Husband
J. Husband
1 goals

Millwall missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Millwall Blackpool
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
4 2 0 Scored S 0 3 3
7 3 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
4.2 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 5
4.2 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 5.2
2.2 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.5 9.8
3 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 3.5
33% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 21%
Millwall Last season Blackpool
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   24 49
15 7   Won W   12 25
17 10   Drew D   4 12
14 6   Lost L   8 12
47 24   Scored S   33 68
52 24   Conceded C   19 41
83% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 92%
67% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 59%
37% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 35%
13% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 20%
11% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 14%
50% 48%   BTTS BTTS   29% 37%
37% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 47%
30% 35%   Failed to Score F T   29% 24%
 
4.4 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5 4.8
4.2 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.7
1.3 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.3
1 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11 11.9   Shots (avg) S (   11.9 11.9
3.4 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.3
30% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 32%

  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 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 7 10
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 6 10
3 Stoke City 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Coventry City 4 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9
5 Queens Park Rangers 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 8
6 Cardiff City 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 8
7 AFC Bournemouth 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 8
8 Birmingham City 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Huddersfield Town 4 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Luton Town 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
13 Barnsley 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
14 Derby County 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
15 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 4
16 Swansea City 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
17 Peterborough United 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
18 Reading 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 3
19 Hull City 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -3 3
20 Preston North End 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 3
21 Millwall 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
22 Blackpool 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
23 Sheffield United 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -6 1
24 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -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 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41
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 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

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  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 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 7 10
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 6 10
3 Stoke City 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Coventry City 4 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9
5 Queens Park Rangers 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 8
6 Cardiff City 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 8
7 AFC Bournemouth 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 8
8 Birmingham City 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Huddersfield Town 4 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Luton Town 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
13 Barnsley 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
14 Derby County 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
15 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 4
16 Swansea City 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
17 Peterborough United 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
18 Reading 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 3
19 Hull City 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -3 3
20 Preston North End 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 3
21 Millwall 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
22 Blackpool 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
23 Sheffield United 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -6 1
24 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0

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