Preston North End - Millwall: Small difference between teams in Championship clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Deepdale (23408 seats)

Data, recent trends, game results, player info, head to head, lineups and much more: Get all you must know about Preston North End - Millwall!

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

Preston North End and Millwall should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Preston North End form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Preston North End have managed 8 wins, 9 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 20 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Deepdale after three straight home wins.

A nice win for Preston North End last time playing, versus Queens Park Rangers. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Archer scoring for the victors. Preston goalkeeper Iversen did an outstanding job against Queens Park Rangers with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

Before that, Preston North End had a home game versus Blackpool which ended with a victory 1-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Preston North End perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Preston North End as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Preston has won eight of these, drawn two and lost six.

The manager Lowe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fulham in only four days.

Preston North End has scored 27 league goals at home this season, in 20 matches. Preston have conceded 22 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Millwall form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 5 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats.

Millwall go into this game after a win, the home game against Barnsley that ended 4-1. Midfield player McNamara was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.63/10. McNamara scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

A 0-1 loss hosting Swansea City before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Millwall in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Millwall, four draws and eight defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Millwall are hosting Hull City in the Championship only three days away.

The attacking power of Millwall when travelling is not overwhelming with 18 goals scored from 20 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 25 goals have been conceded by Millwall in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Millwall - Preston North End 0-0. Preston North End-Millwall H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Preston North End two wins, Millwall five wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PrestonE. Riis Jakobsen
E. Riis Jakobsen
13 goals
MillwallB. Afobe
B. Afobe
10 goals
MillwallT. Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
8 goals

Preston North End missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Preston North End Millwall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 6 20 41
14 8 4 Won W 1 5 16
15 9 2 Drew D 3 7 13
12 3 0 Lost L 2 8 12
43 27 10 Scored S 3 18 45
46 22 5 Conceded C 5 25 40
83% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 90% 90%
63% 75% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 65% 66%
44% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 34%
20% 25% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 12%
7% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
51% 70% 83% BTTS BTTS 33% 55% 51%
32% 30% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 32%
34% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 27%
 
4.8 4.8 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.5 4.9
4.9 5 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6 5.1
2 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 12.8 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.7 11.2
3.1 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.9
34% 35% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 28% 28%
 
11.7 11.8 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 13.3 12.2
3.5 3.4 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Fulham 39 25 8 6 93 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 20 13 4 3 48 16 61 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 39 21 10 8 62 35 19 11 5 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 73
3 Nottingham Forest 39 19 10 10 61 36 21 11 4 6 34 21 18 8 6 4 27 15 25 67
4 Huddersfield Town 40 18 12 10 52 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 21 8 7 6 25 23 9 66
5 Luton Town 40 18 11 11 59 45 20 10 6 4 34 21 20 8 5 7 25 24 14 65
6 Sheffield United 41 18 11 12 53 41 20 11 5 4 32 13 21 7 6 8 21 28 12 65
7 Blackburn Rovers 41 17 12 12 52 42 21 12 5 4 36 22 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 63
8 Middlesbrough 40 18 8 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 20 6 6 8 23 24 10 62
9 Millwall 41 16 13 12 45 40 21 11 6 4 27 15 20 5 7 8 18 25 5 61
10 Queens Park Rangers 41 17 8 16 55 53 21 9 6 6 28 22 20 8 2 10 27 31 2 59
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 15 12 14 45 40 20 10 7 3 27 15 21 5 5 11 18 25 5 57
12 Preston North End 41 14 15 12 43 46 20 8 9 3 27 22 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 57
13 Swansea City 40 16 9 15 48 53 19 9 5 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 57
14 Coventry City 40 15 11 14 51 50 21 10 5 6 31 21 19 5 6 8 20 29 1 56
15 Stoke City 41 15 10 16 53 47 20 9 4 7 28 21 21 6 6 9 25 26 6 55
16 Blackpool 40 14 11 15 44 47 21 10 3 8 23 23 19 4 8 7 21 24 -3 53
17 Cardiff City 40 14 7 19 47 61 21 7 3 11 21 27 19 7 4 8 26 34 -14 49
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 43 60 20 7 5 8 22 25 21 4 7 10 21 35 -17 45
19 Bristol City 41 12 9 20 52 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 20 5 2 13 25 45 -21 45
20 Hull City 41 12 8 21 34 45 20 5 3 12 16 26 21 7 5 9 18 19 -11 44
21 Reading 41 12 7 22 48 77 21 7 4 10 29 39 20 5 3 12 19 38 -29 37
22 Barnsley 40 6 11 23 30 59 20 5 7 8 17 22 20 1 4 15 13 37 -29 29
23 Derby County 41 12 13 16 40 47 20 10 7 3 27 17 21 2 6 13 13 30 -7 28
24 Peterborough United 41 6 10 25 34 82 20 4 7 9 20 31 21 2 3 16 14 51 -48 28

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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 39 25 8 6 93 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 20 13 4 3 48 16 61 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 39 21 10 8 62 35 19 11 5 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 73
3 Nottingham Forest 39 19 10 10 61 36 21 11 4 6 34 21 18 8 6 4 27 15 25 67
4 Huddersfield Town 40 18 12 10 52 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 21 8 7 6 25 23 9 66
5 Luton Town 40 18 11 11 59 45 20 10 6 4 34 21 20 8 5 7 25 24 14 65
6 Sheffield United 41 18 11 12 53 41 20 11 5 4 32 13 21 7 6 8 21 28 12 65
7 Blackburn Rovers 41 17 12 12 52 42 21 12 5 4 36 22 20 5 7 8 16 20 10 63
8 Middlesbrough 40 18 8 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 20 6 6 8 23 24 10 62
9 Millwall 41 16 13 12 45 40 21 11 6 4 27 15 20 5 7 8 18 25 5 61
10 Queens Park Rangers 41 17 8 16 55 53 21 9 6 6 28 22 20 8 2 10 27 31 2 59
11 West Bromwich Albion 41 15 12 14 45 40 20 10 7 3 27 15 21 5 5 11 18 25 5 57
12 Preston North End 41 14 15 12 43 46 20 8 9 3 27 22 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 57
13 Swansea City 40 16 9 15 48 53 19 9 5 5 25 21 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 57
14 Coventry City 40 15 11 14 51 50 21 10 5 6 31 21 19 5 6 8 20 29 1 56
15 Stoke City 41 15 10 16 53 47 20 9 4 7 28 21 21 6 6 9 25 26 6 55
16 Blackpool 40 14 11 15 44 47 21 10 3 8 23 23 19 4 8 7 21 24 -3 53
17 Cardiff City 40 14 7 19 47 61 21 7 3 11 21 27 19 7 4 8 26 34 -14 49
18 Birmingham City 41 11 12 18 43 60 20 7 5 8 22 25 21 4 7 10 21 35 -17 45
19 Bristol City 41 12 9 20 52 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 20 5 2 13 25 45 -21 45
20 Hull City 41 12 8 21 34 45 20 5 3 12 16 26 21 7 5 9 18 19 -11 44
21 Reading 41 12 7 22 48 77 21 7 4 10 29 39 20 5 3 12 19 38 -29 37
22 Barnsley 40 6 11 23 30 59 20 5 7 8 17 22 20 1 4 15 13 37 -29 29
23 Derby County 41 12 13 16 40 47 20 10 7 3 27 17 21 2 6 13 13 30 -7 28
24 Peterborough United 41 6 10 25 34 82 20 4 7 9 20 31 21 2 3 16 14 51 -48 28

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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.