Millwall supporters put their faith in manager Rowett to deliver victory against Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 10.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

Championship: First-class versus second-rate, at least according to the table. Millwall - Wigan Athletic. Home win or a surprise result?

Insights:
  • Millwall have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Millwall form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 10 Championship games here at The Den for Millwall. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

In their previous game, the manager Rowett led his Millwall to a defeat away at Sunderland. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Den. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten in three league games. Midfielder Voglsammer was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.02 (out of ten) in that game. Voglsammer hit two key passes.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Preston North End with a 4-2 scoreline.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Millwall's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.

A decent goal production from Millwall in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Millwall have conceded only 7 goals.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

4-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wigan Athletic in their Championship matches away.

The club members enjoyed Wigan's previous game versus Blackpool (placed 23rd), a 2-1 win played at home. Hooray; their first three points in the league after seven rounds not winning. McClean got a match rating of 7.71 in that game, top player of the team. McClean scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, the Wigan Athletic manager Richardson faced defeat when travelling to Coventry City and losing 0-2.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Wigan Athletic have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. As opposed to that, Wigan Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. Wigan has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings with these sides: Millwall won four, Wigan Athletic triumphed in two and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MillwallZ. Flemming
Z. Flemming
7 goals
Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
7 goals
MillwallT. Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
4 goals

Millwall missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Millwall Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 5 Played P 3 10 21
9 7 4 Won W 0 4 6
4 1 1 Drew D 2 2 5
8 2 0 Lost L 1 4 10
26 16 8 Scored S 4 13 21
25 7 2 Conceded C 5 13 31
90% 90% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
81% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 71%
43% 40% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 48%
14% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 10% 19%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
38% 30% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 62%
29% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 19%
43% 30% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 24%
 
4.5 4.5 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 3.7 4
3.8 3.7 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 6.4 4.6
1.8 1.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.8 14.2 17 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 9 10.7
4 5.1 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 2.7
31% 31% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 45% 37%
 
11.1 8.9 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.7 13.7 11.2
3.4 2.6 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.6 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Millwall have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic 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 Burnley 21 11 8 2 40 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 10 4 4 2 17 13 17 41
2 Sheffield United 21 11 5 5 35 19 10 5 3 2 22 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 16 38
3 Blackburn Rovers 21 12 0 9 24 22 10 8 0 2 17 7 11 4 0 7 7 15 2 36
4 Watford 21 9 6 6 28 22 10 6 1 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 33
5 Norwich City 21 9 5 7 29 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 10 4 2 4 11 11 6 32
6 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
7 Millwall 21 9 4 8 26 25 10 7 1 2 16 7 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 31
8 Swansea City 21 8 7 6 27 28 10 5 2 3 15 13 11 3 5 3 12 15 -1 31
9 Preston North End 21 8 7 6 18 20 11 3 4 4 7 11 10 5 3 2 11 9 -2 31
10 Sunderland 21 8 6 7 29 23 10 3 4 3 13 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 6 30
11 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
12 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
13 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
14 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
15 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 3 27
16 Rotherham United 21 6 8 7 25 26 10 4 3 3 17 12 11 2 5 4 8 14 -1 26
17 Stoke City 21 7 4 10 22 27 10 3 2 5 11 14 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 25
18 Bristol City 21 6 6 9 27 29 11 4 3 4 13 10 10 2 3 5 14 19 -2 24
19 Cardiff City 21 7 3 11 17 25 11 4 2 5 9 10 10 3 1 6 8 15 -8 24
20 Hull City 21 7 3 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 10 3 3 4 14 19 -14 24
21 West Bromwich Albion 20 5 8 7 24 24 11 3 4 4 14 14 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 23
22 Wigan Athletic 21 6 5 10 21 31 11 2 3 6 8 18 10 4 2 4 13 13 -10 23
23 Blackpool 21 6 4 11 24 33 10 3 1 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 22
24 Huddersfield Town 20 5 4 11 19 26 11 4 2 5 10 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -7 19

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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 Burnley 21 11 8 2 40 23 11 7 4 0 23 10 10 4 4 2 17 13 17 41
2 Sheffield United 21 11 5 5 35 19 10 5 3 2 22 11 11 6 2 3 13 8 16 38
3 Blackburn Rovers 21 12 0 9 24 22 10 8 0 2 17 7 11 4 0 7 7 15 2 36
4 Watford 21 9 6 6 28 22 10 6 1 3 17 10 11 3 5 3 11 12 6 33
5 Norwich City 21 9 5 7 29 23 11 5 3 3 18 12 10 4 2 4 11 11 6 32
6 Queens Park Rangers 21 9 4 8 26 24 10 5 2 3 15 10 11 4 2 5 11 14 2 31
7 Millwall 21 9 4 8 26 25 10 7 1 2 16 7 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 31
8 Swansea City 21 8 7 6 27 28 10 5 2 3 15 13 11 3 5 3 12 15 -1 31
9 Preston North End 21 8 7 6 18 20 11 3 4 4 7 11 10 5 3 2 11 9 -2 31
10 Sunderland 21 8 6 7 29 23 10 3 4 3 13 10 11 5 2 4 16 13 6 30
11 Luton Town 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 2 7 2 14 12 10 5 2 3 9 10 1 30
12 Coventry City 19 8 5 6 21 18 9 5 1 3 10 6 10 3 4 3 11 12 3 29
13 Reading 21 9 2 10 23 30 10 6 1 3 15 11 11 3 1 7 8 19 -7 29
14 Birmingham City 21 7 7 7 23 20 11 3 5 3 13 10 10 4 2 4 10 10 3 28
15 Middlesbrough 21 7 6 8 29 26 10 3 5 2 11 10 11 4 1 6 18 16 3 27
16 Rotherham United 21 6 8 7 25 26 10 4 3 3 17 12 11 2 5 4 8 14 -1 26
17 Stoke City 21 7 4 10 22 27 10 3 2 5 11 14 11 4 2 5 11 13 -5 25
18 Bristol City 21 6 6 9 27 29 11 4 3 4 13 10 10 2 3 5 14 19 -2 24
19 Cardiff City 21 7 3 11 17 25 11 4 2 5 9 10 10 3 1 6 8 15 -8 24
20 Hull City 21 7 3 11 25 39 11 4 0 7 11 20 10 3 3 4 14 19 -14 24
21 West Bromwich Albion 20 5 8 7 24 24 11 3 4 4 14 14 9 2 4 3 10 10 0 23
22 Wigan Athletic 21 6 5 10 21 31 11 2 3 6 8 18 10 4 2 4 13 13 -10 23
23 Blackpool 21 6 4 11 24 33 10 3 1 6 12 16 11 3 3 5 12 17 -9 22
24 Huddersfield Town 20 5 4 11 19 26 11 4 2 5 10 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 -7 19

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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.