Championship: Watford are ready for the visit of Millwall in what is nearly guaranteed to be an engaging football game. Tipsway gives you a thorough preview!
- Watford have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Championship
- Millwall 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.
Watford form and stats
The overall Championship statistics playing at home this season for Watford are 6-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 400 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.
It's back home for Watford, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Huddersfield Town away with the result 2-0. Pedro (2) found the net in that victory. Pedro (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.65/10. Pedro scored two goals and hit three key passes.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Hull City.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Watford handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
It should be added that a look at the 10 most recent league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Watford as they are travelling to their away game against Swansea City in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Watford in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Watford have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Millwall form and stats
Millwall have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-3-6 (11 played).
Millwall's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Wigan Athletic that finished 1-1. Flemming got a match rating of 7.11 in that game, top player of the team. Flemming scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A 0-3 defeat away at Sunderland before that.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, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Millwall are hosting Bristol City in the Championship only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Millwall as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. Millwall struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head meeting ended Millwall - Watford 3-0, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Watford wins - draws - Millwall wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Junqueira de Jesus 8 goals |   Z. Flemming 8 goals |  I. Sarr 6 goals |
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| Watford | Millwall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 30 | 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 22 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | 26 |
| 87% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 91% | 91% |
| 70% | 64% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| 43% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 41% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 9% | 9% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 41% |
| 43% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 9% | 27% |
| 26% | 18% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 55% | 41% |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 12.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 33% | 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 30% |
| 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 13.1 | 10.8 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
- Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Watford have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Championship
| 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 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 4 | Watford | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Millwall | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Reading | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 31 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 30 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 26 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 21 | Hull City | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -11 | 24 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
- Watford
- Watford Observer - (local newspaper)
- Millwall FC
- London News Online - (local newspaper)
