Ace Football previews the Championship round 3 match between Sheffield United and Millwall and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Sheffield United hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Millwall over to the Bramall Lane for a round 3 match.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and eight places.
Form: Sheffield United vs Millwall
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-4 against Bristol City, before Birmingham won 2-1, while Swansea claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Sheffield United claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored eight goals and conceded eight.
Millwall Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Millwall. They first took out Norwich by 1-2 before downing Newport by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Middlesbrough, who ran out 0-3 winners. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Millwall won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and five scored.
Betting facts for Sheffield United and Millwall
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield United and Millwall. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 15 of the last 17 Sheffield United matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sheffield United have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield United have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Sheffield United home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Millwall matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Millwall away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Millwall have won 5 of the last 6 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Millwall have won 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Sheffield United vs Millwall
Callum O’Hare is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Millwall look to Mihailo Ivanovic, hoping he can add to his current total of four Championship goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Sheffield United vs Millwall
Full-time result
Sheffield United claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Millwall won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing four in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Sheffield United scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Millwall scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Millwall should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Sheffield United only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Millwall claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Millwall, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games.
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