Championship preview: Can Sheffield United edge out victory against Millwall?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 19.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

Sheffield United are set for a new task after their 2-1 versus Stoke City last time out. Millwall are coming to play!

Insights:
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Millwall have scored away.

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 Sheffield United and Millwall.

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Sheffield United form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Sheffield United at their home stadium (Bramall Lane) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Sheffield has recorded two wins in a row here at Bramall Lane, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Sheffield's last game was hosting Stoke City (placed 5th) and winning 2-1. John Fleck (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Fleck hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 45 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting AFC Bournemouth (1-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sheffield have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won three times, drawn three and lost two.

Goals decide football matches and Sheffield are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 6 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Millwall form and stats

Playing away, Millwall have won 1 game, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Championship this season.

Home advantage was not enough for Millwall in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Luton Town, 0-2. Defender Jake Cooper was the best team player with a rating of 7.42. Cooper hit one key pass and won 14 of 17 duels.

Prior to that result Millwall won their away game at Barnsley. The scoreline was 1-0.

Millwall are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of six matches.

After this away game Millwall return home for a Championship game against Stoke City. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Millwall when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 6 goals have been conceded by Millwall in these games.

Head 2 Head

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

Sheffield United missing players

Millwall missing players

Sheffield United Millwall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 0 Played P 1 6 12
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 3
3 1 0 Drew D 1 4 6
5 2 0 Lost L 0 1 3
16 12 0 Scored S 1 5 11
17 8 0 Conceded C 1 6 13
83% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 75%
58% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 25%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 8%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 67%
25% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 25%
42% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 17%
 
6.7 7.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 6.2
3.5 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 4
1.2 0.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.7 16.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 13 13.8
3.9 4.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4 4.2
34% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 21% 22%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Millwall have scored away.
  • Sheffield United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 12 8 4 0 20 8 6 4 2 0 13 7 6 4 2 0 7 1 12 28
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 Stoke City 12 6 3 3 16 13 6 5 1 0 10 4 6 1 2 3 6 9 3 21
6 Huddersfield Town 12 6 2 4 18 14 6 4 0 2 11 9 6 2 2 2 7 5 4 20
7 Reading 12 6 1 5 18 19 6 4 1 1 12 8 6 2 0 4 6 11 -1 19
8 Queens Park Rangers 12 5 3 4 23 20 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 2 1 3 12 13 3 18
9 Blackburn Rovers 12 4 5 3 21 16 6 3 2 1 14 8 6 1 3 2 7 8 5 17
10 Luton Town 12 4 5 3 20 16 6 2 3 1 11 8 6 2 2 2 9 8 4 17
11 Bristol City 12 4 4 4 14 15 6 0 4 2 3 6 6 4 0 2 11 9 -1 16
12 Middlesbrough 12 4 3 5 13 13 6 3 1 2 10 7 6 1 2 3 3 6 0 15
13 Sheffield United 12 4 3 5 16 17 6 3 1 2 12 8 6 1 2 3 4 9 -1 15
14 Millwall 12 3 6 3 11 13 6 2 2 2 6 7 6 1 4 1 5 6 -2 15
15 Blackpool 12 4 3 5 12 16 6 3 0 3 4 7 6 1 3 2 8 9 -4 15
16 Nottingham Forest 12 4 2 6 16 15 6 1 1 4 6 10 6 3 1 2 10 5 1 14
17 Preston North End 12 2 6 4 12 15 6 2 3 1 7 7 6 0 3 3 5 8 -3 12
18 Birmingham City 12 3 3 6 10 16 6 1 2 3 3 9 6 2 1 3 7 7 -6 12
19 Swansea City 11 2 5 4 9 14 5 1 3 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 7 11 -5 11
20 Cardiff City 11 3 2 6 12 19 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 2 1 2 7 9 -7 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 12 3 6 3 7 8 6 2 4 0 5 3 6 1 2 3 2 5 -1 3

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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.