Which side will claim the win when Millwall travel to Watford? In this pre-match guide you'll find all the relevant information and numbers needed to predict the outcome.
- Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at 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.
Watford form and stats
Watford have collected 11 points from their Championship home games so far after 3-2-2.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Watford, as their goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann has completely shut out the opponents for 244 minutes in the Championship.
Watford enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Swansea City's place. The match ended 1-0 with Sema scoring. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Ismaël when Sema scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Ngakia, defender, was given a rating of 8.0/10 in that game, top of the team. Ngakia hit three key passes and won 12 of 17 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sheffield Wednesday in a game that was won 1-0.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 Watford have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 3 and lost 6.
The Watford fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Watford have conceded only 6 goals.
Millwall form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Millwall have produced an overall stat of 2-3-1 so far.
Millwall might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Blackburn Rovers proved too strong as Millwall slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at The Den. That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. The attacker Bradshaw got a match rating of 7.42 in that game. Bradshaw hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Preston North End.Millwall are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.
It's not easy to score on Millwall as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Watford won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Millwall managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Bayo 3 goals |  M. Rajovic 3 goals |  M. Martins Silva dos Santos 3 goals |
Watford missing players
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| Watford | Millwall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 46% |
| 31% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 15% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 5.2 | 7.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.9 | 17.4 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9 | 12.7 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 30% | 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 27% |
| 9.8 | 8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16 | 13.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Watford have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Watford have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Watford 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 | Leicester City | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Southampton | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Watford | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Millwall | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 18 | Swansea City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 8 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 3 |
- Watford
- Watford Observer - (local newspaper)
- Millwall FC
- London News Online - (local newspaper)
