Soccer betting preview: Millwall welcomes Stoke City in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

Both contenders are in pretty good shape, Stoke City having a 3 point advantage on Millwall in the tables. Game on!

Insights:
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stoke City 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 Stoke City.

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Millwall form and stats

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

Millwall are returning here after visiting Sheffield United in a Championship game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. J. Cooper and J. Wallace scored the goal(s). A late climax in the match against Sheffield United as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by J. Cooper.

Before that game, the home loss against Luton Town with the scoreline 0-2.

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 16 matches with the results: Won three, drawn eight and lost five.

The Millwall fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Millwall's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stoke City form and stats

There's been little loot from Stoke City's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Championship. Stoke City only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus AFC Bournemouth with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sheffield United wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stoke City playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were two Stoke wins, six draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Stoke City are hosting Brentford in the Carabao Cup only four days away.

Stoke are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). As for defending, Stoke rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the prior nine meetings): Millwall won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Stoke City have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / seven

Top Goalscorers

MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
5 goals
Stoke CityN. Powell
N. Powell
5 goals
Stoke CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
3 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
13 6 2 Played P 1 6 13
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 6
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
3 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
13 6 2 Scored S 1 6 16
14 7 3 Conceded C 2 9 14
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
77% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 69%
31% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 46%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
69% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 54%
23% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 31%
15% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 23%
 
6 7.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.7 5.5
4.1 3.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6 5.6
2.2 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.7 14.5 14 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.5 11.9
4.3 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.4
23% 22% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 26% 28%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Millwall have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Millwall have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Millwall haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 13 9 4 0 21 8 6 4 2 0 13 7 7 5 2 0 8 1 13 31
2 West Bromwich Albion 12 7 4 1 21 9 6 4 2 0 11 4 6 3 2 1 10 5 12 25
3 Fulham 12 7 2 3 27 14 6 4 1 1 14 5 6 3 1 2 13 9 13 23
4 Coventry City 12 7 2 3 18 14 6 6 0 0 14 3 6 1 2 3 4 11 4 23
5 Queens Park Rangers 13 6 3 4 24 20 7 4 2 1 12 7 6 2 1 3 12 13 4 21
6 Stoke City 13 6 3 4 16 14 7 5 1 1 10 5 6 1 2 3 6 9 2 21
7 Huddersfield Town 12 6 2 4 18 14 6 4 0 2 11 9 6 2 2 2 7 5 4 20
8 Reading 12 6 1 5 18 19 6 4 1 1 12 8 6 2 0 4 6 11 -1 19
9 Luton Town 13 4 6 3 22 18 6 2 3 1 11 8 7 2 3 2 11 10 4 18
10 Millwall 13 4 6 3 13 14 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 2 4 1 7 7 -1 18
11 Blackburn Rovers 13 4 5 4 21 17 6 3 2 1 14 8 7 1 3 3 7 9 4 17
12 Nottingham Forest 13 5 2 6 18 16 6 1 1 4 6 10 7 4 1 2 12 6 2 17
13 Bristol City 13 4 4 5 15 17 7 0 4 3 4 8 6 4 0 2 11 9 -2 16
14 Middlesbrough 12 4 3 5 13 13 6 3 1 2 10 7 6 1 2 3 3 6 0 15
15 Sheffield United 13 4 3 6 17 19 7 3 1 3 13 10 6 1 2 3 4 9 -2 15
16 Blackpool 12 4 3 5 12 16 6 3 0 3 4 7 6 1 3 2 8 9 -4 15
17 Swansea City 12 3 5 4 12 14 6 2 3 1 5 3 6 1 2 3 7 11 -2 14
18 Preston North End 12 2 6 4 12 15 6 2 3 1 7 7 6 0 3 3 5 8 -3 12
19 Birmingham City 12 3 3 6 10 16 6 1 2 3 3 9 6 2 1 3 7 7 -6 12
20 Cardiff City 12 3 2 7 12 22 6 1 1 4 5 10 6 2 1 3 7 12 -10 11
21 Hull City 12 2 3 7 8 17 6 1 2 3 4 8 6 1 1 4 4 9 -9 9
22 Barnsley 12 1 5 6 7 15 6 1 2 3 3 6 6 0 3 3 4 9 -8 8
23 Peterborough United 12 2 2 8 12 25 6 2 2 2 9 7 6 0 0 6 3 18 -13 8
24 Derby County 13 3 7 3 9 10 7 2 5 0 7 5 6 1 2 3 2 5 -1 4

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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 AFC Bournemouth 13 9 4 0 21 8 6 4 2 0 13 7 7 5 2 0 8 1 13 31
2 West Bromwich Albion 12 7 4 1 21 9 6 4 2 0 11 4 6 3 2 1 10 5 12 25
3 Fulham 12 7 2 3 27 14 6 4 1 1 14 5 6 3 1 2 13 9 13 23
4 Coventry City 12 7 2 3 18 14 6 6 0 0 14 3 6 1 2 3 4 11 4 23
5 Queens Park Rangers 13 6 3 4 24 20 7 4 2 1 12 7 6 2 1 3 12 13 4 21
6 Stoke City 13 6 3 4 16 14 7 5 1 1 10 5 6 1 2 3 6 9 2 21
7 Huddersfield Town 12 6 2 4 18 14 6 4 0 2 11 9 6 2 2 2 7 5 4 20
8 Reading 12 6 1 5 18 19 6 4 1 1 12 8 6 2 0 4 6 11 -1 19
9 Luton Town 13 4 6 3 22 18 6 2 3 1 11 8 7 2 3 2 11 10 4 18
10 Millwall 13 4 6 3 13 14 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 2 4 1 7 7 -1 18
11 Blackburn Rovers 13 4 5 4 21 17 6 3 2 1 14 8 7 1 3 3 7 9 4 17
12 Nottingham Forest 13 5 2 6 18 16 6 1 1 4 6 10 7 4 1 2 12 6 2 17
13 Bristol City 13 4 4 5 15 17 7 0 4 3 4 8 6 4 0 2 11 9 -2 16
14 Middlesbrough 12 4 3 5 13 13 6 3 1 2 10 7 6 1 2 3 3 6 0 15
15 Sheffield United 13 4 3 6 17 19 7 3 1 3 13 10 6 1 2 3 4 9 -2 15
16 Blackpool 12 4 3 5 12 16 6 3 0 3 4 7 6 1 3 2 8 9 -4 15
17 Swansea City 12 3 5 4 12 14 6 2 3 1 5 3 6 1 2 3 7 11 -2 14
18 Preston North End 12 2 6 4 12 15 6 2 3 1 7 7 6 0 3 3 5 8 -3 12
19 Birmingham City 12 3 3 6 10 16 6 1 2 3 3 9 6 2 1 3 7 7 -6 12
20 Cardiff City 12 3 2 7 12 22 6 1 1 4 5 10 6 2 1 3 7 12 -10 11
21 Hull City 12 2 3 7 8 17 6 1 2 3 4 8 6 1 1 4 4 9 -9 9
22 Barnsley 12 1 5 6 7 15 6 1 2 3 3 6 6 0 3 3 4 9 -8 8
23 Peterborough United 12 2 2 8 12 25 6 2 2 2 9 7 6 0 0 6 3 18 -13 8
24 Derby County 13 3 7 3 9 10 7 2 5 0 7 5 6 1 2 3 2 5 -1 4

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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.