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Ace Football previews the Championship round 38 match between Millwall and Stoke and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Millwall face relegation-threatened Stoke at The Den in round 38 of the Championship in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Millwall approach round 38 as number 13 in the Championship table with 48 points on their account so far. With 37 rounds behind them, Stoke have amassed 39 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

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Form: Millwall vs Stoke

Millwall Form

Millwall are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Bristol City by a 0-2 score, before winning 1-2 against Watford. They were back on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat against Leeds. Millwall only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at The Den in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded eight goals.

Stoke Form

Stoke claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against Watford. Afterwards, a 3-2 defeat against Coventry followed, before beating Blackburn 1-0. Stoke only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 14 goals to eight.

Betting facts for Millwall and Stoke

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Millwall and Stoke. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 17 of the last 19 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Millwall home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 15 of the last 17 Millwall home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 Millwall matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Stoke away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5

In-form players: Millwall vs Stoke

Look no further than Josh Coburn, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Millwall in the Championship, while Lewis Baker managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Stoke in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Millwall claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Stoke won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Millwall have beaten Stoke in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Millwall scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Stoke scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. In the last 10 games played, Stoke opened to scoring only once, while Millwall scored the opener five times in their last 10 games. Millwall have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Stoke.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Millwall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Stoke, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.

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