Millwall vs Preston North End match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 02.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

Millwall and Preston North End have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.

Insights:
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Millwall and Preston North End.

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Millwall form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Millwall at their home stadium (The Den) is 3 wins, 10 draws and 3 defeats.

Millwall are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Barnsley. Preceding that game was the away draw at Luton Town that finished 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Millwall handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, five draws and five defeats.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Millwall, as the Championship home game vs Blackburn Rovers is only four days away.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Millwall here at The Den in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 16 games). Millwall have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

The visitors are W8-D1-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

The Preston North End goalkeeper Daniel Iversen is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 193 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The supporters enjoyed Preston's previous game versus Huddersfield Town (placed 19th), a Championship 3-0 win played at home. A draw for Preston before that, at their own venue hosting Queens Park Rangers (0-0).

Goalkeeper Daniel Iversen was absolutely vital in the Preston victory against Huddersfield Town, making seven saves.

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

After this away game Preston North End return home for a Championship game against AFC Bournemouth. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visiting Preston North End have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Preston rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Preston North End - Millwall 0-2 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Millwall five wins, three draws and Preston North End two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Preston North EndS. Sinclair
S. Sinclair
9 goals
MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
7 goals
MillwallT. Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
4 goals

Millwall missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Millwall Preston North End
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 3 16 33
9 3 1 Won W 1 8 13
16 10 2 Drew D 0 1 4
8 3 0 Lost L 2 7 16
32 15 3 Scored S 2 23 37
30 13 1 Conceded C 6 26 42
79% 75% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
70% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 64%
30% 19% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 69% 52%
6% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 18%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 9%
52% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 33%
39% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 33%
30% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 25% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.1 11.8 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 8.8 10
3.4 4.2 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.6 3.4
28% 22% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 40% 33%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Preston North End haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 32 20 7 5 45 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 16 10 2 4 23 16 20 67
2 Brentford 33 18 9 6 61 35 17 10 5 2 34 18 16 8 4 4 27 17 26 63
3 Watford 33 17 9 7 43 24 16 12 2 2 32 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 19 60
4 Swansea City 31 17 8 6 39 22 17 10 5 2 21 9 14 7 3 4 18 13 17 59
5 Reading 33 16 6 11 45 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 8 54
6 AFC Bournemouth 33 14 10 9 47 32 17 10 3 4 28 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 15 52
7 Barnsley 32 15 6 11 38 36 16 9 3 4 22 17 16 6 3 7 16 19 2 51
8 Cardiff City 33 14 8 11 49 35 16 6 3 7 27 19 17 8 5 4 22 16 14 50
9 Middlesbrough 33 13 8 12 38 35 17 8 3 6 20 18 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 47
10 Stoke City 33 11 12 10 38 37 16 7 4 5 22 19 17 4 8 5 16 18 1 45
11 Bristol City 33 14 3 16 35 44 16 7 2 7 14 16 17 7 1 9 21 28 -9 45
12 Millwall 33 9 16 8 32 30 16 3 10 3 15 13 17 6 6 5 17 17 2 43
13 Preston North End 33 13 4 16 37 42 17 5 3 9 14 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -5 43
14 Luton Town 32 11 8 13 27 37 16 6 6 4 20 19 16 5 2 9 7 18 -10 41
15 Blackburn Rovers 32 11 7 14 46 38 16 6 5 5 24 19 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 40
16 Nottingham Forest 33 10 10 13 28 32 16 5 6 5 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 18 -4 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 31 10 10 11 31 36 15 6 4 5 16 16 16 4 6 6 15 20 -5 40
18 Derby County 32 10 8 14 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 17 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 38
19 Huddersfield Town 33 10 6 17 38 50 16 8 2 6 24 17 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 36
20 Coventry City 33 8 11 14 30 44 16 6 6 4 17 17 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 35
21 Birmingham City 33 8 10 15 25 41 17 3 3 11 12 28 16 5 7 4 13 13 -16 34
22 Rotherham United 31 8 5 18 33 42 16 4 3 9 20 22 15 4 2 9 13 20 -9 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 32 9 7 16 23 38 15 6 5 4 12 9 17 3 2 12 11 29 -15 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 31 5 8 18 23 51 16 3 5 8 10 19 15 2 3 10 13 32 -28 23

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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 Norwich City 32 20 7 5 45 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 16 10 2 4 23 16 20 67
2 Brentford 33 18 9 6 61 35 17 10 5 2 34 18 16 8 4 4 27 17 26 63
3 Watford 33 17 9 7 43 24 16 12 2 2 32 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 19 60
4 Swansea City 31 17 8 6 39 22 17 10 5 2 21 9 14 7 3 4 18 13 17 59
5 Reading 33 16 6 11 45 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 8 54
6 AFC Bournemouth 33 14 10 9 47 32 17 10 3 4 28 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 15 52
7 Barnsley 32 15 6 11 38 36 16 9 3 4 22 17 16 6 3 7 16 19 2 51
8 Cardiff City 33 14 8 11 49 35 16 6 3 7 27 19 17 8 5 4 22 16 14 50
9 Middlesbrough 33 13 8 12 38 35 17 8 3 6 20 18 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 47
10 Stoke City 33 11 12 10 38 37 16 7 4 5 22 19 17 4 8 5 16 18 1 45
11 Bristol City 33 14 3 16 35 44 16 7 2 7 14 16 17 7 1 9 21 28 -9 45
12 Millwall 33 9 16 8 32 30 16 3 10 3 15 13 17 6 6 5 17 17 2 43
13 Preston North End 33 13 4 16 37 42 17 5 3 9 14 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -5 43
14 Luton Town 32 11 8 13 27 37 16 6 6 4 20 19 16 5 2 9 7 18 -10 41
15 Blackburn Rovers 32 11 7 14 46 38 16 6 5 5 24 19 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 40
16 Nottingham Forest 33 10 10 13 28 32 16 5 6 5 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 18 -4 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 31 10 10 11 31 36 15 6 4 5 16 16 16 4 6 6 15 20 -5 40
18 Derby County 32 10 8 14 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 17 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 38
19 Huddersfield Town 33 10 6 17 38 50 16 8 2 6 24 17 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 36
20 Coventry City 33 8 11 14 30 44 16 6 6 4 17 17 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 35
21 Birmingham City 33 8 10 15 25 41 17 3 3 11 12 28 16 5 7 4 13 13 -16 34
22 Rotherham United 31 8 5 18 33 42 16 4 3 9 20 22 15 4 2 9 13 20 -9 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 32 9 7 16 23 38 15 6 5 4 12 9 17 3 2 12 11 29 -15 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 31 5 8 18 23 51 16 3 5 8 10 19 15 2 3 10 13 32 -28 23

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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.