Stoke City vs Millwall: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

The visiting Millwall side should be favourites in this visit to Stoke City, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 26 league games this season.

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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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have played 13 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-7 (wins-draws-losses).

Stoke City lost their last game at Brentford (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. A strong away win before that one, visiting Huddersfield Town and winning 5-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke City handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D3-L3.

Stoke City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. Stoke City have conceded 20 from these games.

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Millwall form and stats

The visitors are W3-D6-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

The supporters enjoyed Millwall's previous game versus Newport County, a FA Cup 3-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Luton Town in the Championship.

Millwall are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Millwall have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Millwall have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Millwall - Stoke City 2-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 4 - 1 - 1 (Stoke City wins - draws - Millwall wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
9 goals
MillwallT. Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
8 goals
Stoke CityS. Clucas
S. Clucas
6 goals

Stoke City missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Millwall
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 4 13 26
7 4 2 Won W 1 3 10
3 2 0 Drew D 3 6 10
16 7 3 Lost L 0 4 6
33 17 7 Scored S 4 13 34
42 20 10 Conceded C 3 18 32
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 85% 81%
65% 69% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 46%
27% 23% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 23%
15% 15% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
58% 54% 40% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 69%
15% 23% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 23%
35% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 8%
 
4.8 6 5.8 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.3 5.6
3.8 3.5 3.6 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5.8 4.6
1.3 1.2 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.6
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
327 188 66 Total Shots T S 32 129 274
98 52 23 Shots on Target S O 12 39 92
34% 33% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Millwall haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stoke City has the fewest points (14) at home
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stoke City have won significantly more corners at 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 Leeds United 26 15 7 4 43 21 12 7 4 1 19 8 14 8 3 3 24 13 22 52
2 West Bromwich Albion 26 14 10 2 48 28 13 6 6 1 30 19 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 52
3 Brentford 26 13 4 9 41 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 14 6 1 7 19 12 21 43
4 Nottingham Forest 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 6 5 2 20 12 9 43
5 Fulham 26 12 6 8 40 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 10 42
6 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
7 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 11 6 9 37 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 5 2 6 23 16 11 39
9 Hull City 26 11 6 9 40 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 18 6 39
10 Preston North End 26 11 6 9 36 32 14 9 2 3 29 17 12 2 4 6 7 15 4 39
11 Bristol City 26 10 8 8 39 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 5 4 4 20 22 -1 38
12 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
13 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 34 34 13 6 5 2 16 11 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 36
14 Reading 25 10 5 10 33 28 12 6 0 6 18 16 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 5 11 44 48 14 5 4 5 28 27 12 5 1 6 16 21 -4 35
16 Middlesbrough 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 33
17 Derby County 26 8 9 9 26 34 14 7 5 2 18 11 12 1 4 7 8 23 -8 33
18 Birmingham City 26 8 5 13 31 43 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -12 29
19 Charlton Athletic 26 7 7 12 34 37 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 28
20 Huddersfield Town 26 7 7 12 30 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 12 3 3 6 14 21 -12 28
21 Stoke City 26 7 3 16 33 42 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 24
22 Wigan Athletic 26 5 8 13 24 39 12 4 4 4 12 15 14 1 4 9 12 24 -15 23
23 Barnsley 26 4 9 13 33 49 13 3 6 4 22 25 13 1 3 9 11 24 -16 21
24 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21

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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 Leeds United 26 15 7 4 43 21 12 7 4 1 19 8 14 8 3 3 24 13 22 52
2 West Bromwich Albion 26 14 10 2 48 28 13 6 6 1 30 19 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 52
3 Brentford 26 13 4 9 41 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 14 6 1 7 19 12 21 43
4 Nottingham Forest 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 6 5 2 20 12 9 43
5 Fulham 26 12 6 8 40 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 10 42
6 Swansea City 26 11 8 7 32 30 14 6 3 5 17 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 2 41
7 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
8 Sheffield Wednesday 26 11 6 9 37 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 5 2 6 23 16 11 39
9 Hull City 26 11 6 9 40 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 18 6 39
10 Preston North End 26 11 6 9 36 32 14 9 2 3 29 17 12 2 4 6 7 15 4 39
11 Bristol City 26 10 8 8 39 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 5 4 4 20 22 -1 38
12 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
13 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 34 34 13 6 5 2 16 11 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 36
14 Reading 25 10 5 10 33 28 12 6 0 6 18 16 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 5 11 44 48 14 5 4 5 28 27 12 5 1 6 16 21 -4 35
16 Middlesbrough 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 33
17 Derby County 26 8 9 9 26 34 14 7 5 2 18 11 12 1 4 7 8 23 -8 33
18 Birmingham City 26 8 5 13 31 43 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -12 29
19 Charlton Athletic 26 7 7 12 34 37 13 5 3 5 18 16 13 2 4 7 16 21 -3 28
20 Huddersfield Town 26 7 7 12 30 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 12 3 3 6 14 21 -12 28
21 Stoke City 26 7 3 16 33 42 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 24
22 Wigan Athletic 26 5 8 13 24 39 12 4 4 4 12 15 14 1 4 9 12 24 -15 23
23 Barnsley 26 4 9 13 33 49 13 3 6 4 22 25 13 1 3 9 11 24 -16 21
24 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21

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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.