Championship match preview: Stoke City versus Millwall

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 05.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

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

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

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have collected 31 points from their Championship home games so far after 9-4-6. Two home wins in a row for Stoke bring valid hopes of a third.

Stoke are confident in defense, having played 272 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Stoke City, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bristol City away with the result 2-0. Nick Powell and Steven Fletcher found the net in that victory. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Derby County.

Stoke has scored 26 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. On the other hand, Stoke City have conceded 21 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Millwall form and stats

The visitors are W7-D6-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

The Millwall goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 184 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The supporters enjoyed Millwall's previous game versus Rotherham United (placed 22nd), a Championship 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Millwall secured a home win against Middlesbrough with the score 1-0.

Millwall find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 19 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Millwall have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Millwall - Stoke City 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Stoke won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Millwall has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / seven

Top Goalscorers

StokeN. Powell
N. Powell
12 goals
Stoke CityS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
9 goals
MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
9 goals

Stoke City missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Millwall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
39 19 5 Played P 6 19 39
14 9 3 Won W 1 7 13
13 4 1 Drew D 1 6 16
12 6 1 Lost L 4 6 10
44 26 6 Scored S 7 20 39
42 21 3 Conceded C 12 20 36
82% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 84% 82%
62% 63% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 68% 67%
36% 42% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 31%
18% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 11% 8%
15% 16% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 5%
38% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 67% 53% 49%
49% 42% 60% Clean Sheets C S 17% 42% 41%
31% 16% 20% Failed to Score F T 17% 21% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 0.9 1.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.1 10.7 9 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 10.2 10.9
2.9 3.4 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.6 3.4
39% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 40% 30%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stoke City 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 Norwich City 39 25 9 5 57 28 19 12 6 1 27 10 20 13 3 4 30 18 29 84
2 Watford 39 23 9 7 56 26 20 16 2 2 39 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 30 78
3 Brentford 38 19 12 7 66 40 18 10 6 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 31 21 26 69
4 Swansea City 38 20 9 9 45 30 19 11 5 3 23 11 19 9 4 6 22 19 15 69
5 Barnsley 39 19 8 12 50 43 20 10 5 5 25 20 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 65
6 Reading 39 18 9 12 53 42 19 11 1 7 29 21 20 7 8 5 24 21 11 63
7 AFC Bournemouth 38 17 11 10 58 38 20 12 3 5 36 20 18 5 8 5 22 18 20 62
8 Cardiff City 39 16 10 13 55 38 20 7 4 9 32 22 19 9 6 4 23 16 17 58
9 Middlesbrough 39 16 8 15 47 42 19 10 3 6 25 18 20 6 5 9 22 24 5 56
10 Millwall 39 13 16 10 39 36 20 6 10 4 19 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 3 55
11 Stoke City 39 14 13 12 44 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 20 5 9 6 18 21 2 55
12 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 42 43 20 9 4 7 24 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -1 53
13 Luton Town 38 14 8 16 31 43 18 7 6 5 22 20 20 7 2 11 9 23 -12 50
14 Bristol City 39 15 4 20 39 52 20 7 2 11 15 24 19 8 2 9 24 28 -13 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 39 12 10 17 50 43 19 6 7 6 25 21 20 6 3 11 25 22 7 46
16 Nottingham Forest 39 11 12 16 31 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 20 6 5 9 15 20 -7 45
17 Preston North End 39 13 6 20 40 50 20 5 5 10 16 19 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 45
18 Huddersfield Town 38 11 10 17 42 53 19 8 5 6 26 19 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 43
19 Derby County 39 11 10 18 29 42 20 6 6 8 16 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -13 43
20 Birmingham City 39 10 11 18 29 50 20 5 3 12 15 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -21 41
21 Coventry City 38 9 12 17 32 51 19 7 7 5 19 19 19 2 5 12 13 32 -19 39
22 Rotherham United 35 10 5 20 38 48 17 4 3 10 21 26 18 6 2 10 17 22 -10 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 8 20 28 48 18 6 6 6 15 14 20 4 2 14 13 34 -20 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 39 7 9 23 26 61 20 5 5 10 13 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -35 30

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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 39 25 9 5 57 28 19 12 6 1 27 10 20 13 3 4 30 18 29 84
2 Watford 39 23 9 7 56 26 20 16 2 2 39 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 30 78
3 Brentford 38 19 12 7 66 40 18 10 6 2 35 19 20 9 6 5 31 21 26 69
4 Swansea City 38 20 9 9 45 30 19 11 5 3 23 11 19 9 4 6 22 19 15 69
5 Barnsley 39 19 8 12 50 43 20 10 5 5 25 20 19 9 3 7 25 23 7 65
6 Reading 39 18 9 12 53 42 19 11 1 7 29 21 20 7 8 5 24 21 11 63
7 AFC Bournemouth 38 17 11 10 58 38 20 12 3 5 36 20 18 5 8 5 22 18 20 62
8 Cardiff City 39 16 10 13 55 38 20 7 4 9 32 22 19 9 6 4 23 16 17 58
9 Middlesbrough 39 16 8 15 47 42 19 10 3 6 25 18 20 6 5 9 22 24 5 56
10 Millwall 39 13 16 10 39 36 20 6 10 4 19 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 3 55
11 Stoke City 39 14 13 12 44 42 19 9 4 6 26 21 20 5 9 6 18 21 2 55
12 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 42 43 20 9 4 7 24 22 18 5 7 6 18 21 -1 53
13 Luton Town 38 14 8 16 31 43 18 7 6 5 22 20 20 7 2 11 9 23 -12 50
14 Bristol City 39 15 4 20 39 52 20 7 2 11 15 24 19 8 2 9 24 28 -13 49
15 Blackburn Rovers 39 12 10 17 50 43 19 6 7 6 25 21 20 6 3 11 25 22 7 46
16 Nottingham Forest 39 11 12 16 31 38 19 5 7 7 16 18 20 6 5 9 15 20 -7 45
17 Preston North End 39 13 6 20 40 50 20 5 5 10 16 19 19 8 1 10 24 31 -10 45
18 Huddersfield Town 38 11 10 17 42 53 19 8 5 6 26 19 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 43
19 Derby County 39 11 10 18 29 42 20 6 6 8 16 20 19 5 4 10 13 22 -13 43
20 Birmingham City 39 10 11 18 29 50 20 5 3 12 15 32 19 5 8 6 14 18 -21 41
21 Coventry City 38 9 12 17 32 51 19 7 7 5 19 19 19 2 5 12 13 32 -19 39
22 Rotherham United 35 10 5 20 38 48 17 4 3 10 21 26 18 6 2 10 17 22 -10 35
23 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 8 20 28 48 18 6 6 6 15 14 20 4 2 14 13 34 -20 32
24 Wycombe Wanderers 39 7 9 23 26 61 20 5 5 10 13 24 19 2 4 13 13 37 -35 30

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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.