With both teams placed mid-table Stoke and Millwall have a chance to gain some ground on their upcoming opponent in the Championship. Stoke find themselves placed 11th in the table on 55 points from 39 matches. In 10th place, Millwall is 0 points behind in the standings.
Stoke will be eager to close the gap on Millwall in the Championship table this coming Monday.
Stoke unbeaten the last 3 matches in a row;Stoke has won in the last 4 of 5 matches at home;Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Stoke’s last 4 of 6 matches;Stoke scored in the last 5 of 7 matches.
Millwall scored in the last 10 of 12 matches;Millwall scored the last 10 matches in a row when playing away;Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Millwall’s last 4 of 6 matches.The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.
Results have pretty much up to scratch in recent matches for Stoke who have been neither awesome nor poor. In their last 3 matches Stoke ended with a 0-0 draw against Cardiff, followed by a 1-0 win against Derby. Their most recent match brought a 2-0 win against Bristol City.
Millwall look to extend their current momentum with another positive result. In their previous 3 matches Millwall was defeated 3-2 by Queens P.R. and went on to a 1-0 win against Middlesbrough. Their latest match served up a 1-0 win against Rotherham.
In a match between two sides performing almost identical in recent weeks, we still favor Stoke to first make a breakthrough.
The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before placing a bet on the upcoming game.
The last time Stoke played Millwall at The Den the game finished with a 0-0 scoreline. Both sides have seemingly entered their latest matches in a cautious state of mind. 8 of their 10 most recent encounters saw at least one team managing a clean sheet. Stoke have been slightly more succesful than Millwall in recent meetings in the Championship. With a 5-4-1 advantage going into this match, betting on Stoke has often proved the profitable way to go.
Stoke lie 11th in the table on 55 points from 39 matches. 0 points behind following the first 39 matches Millwall find themselves in 10th place.
Following odds are available for this match with the bookmakers: Stoke to win pays out at 2.15, the best prize for a draw is 3.00, while an away win for Millwall returns you odds 3.90. Stoke won 5 of their last 10 home league games whereas Millwall lost 3 of their last 10 away league games.
The prices available with the bookmakers indicate the chance of both teams to score (BTTS) is as low as 43% in this match. This equals odds around 2.30, while going the other way and betting on both teams NOT to score pays out odds 1.60. The bookies estimate the chance of this outcome paying out lies at 63%. The last 10 home league games for Stoke averaged 1.7 goals per game with BTTS paying out 3 of these last 10 matches.In the previous 10 away league games for Millwall the average total goals were 2.5 with 7 of these 10 matches seeing BTTS.
According to the bookmakers the chance of this match having over 2.5 goals is just 36%. Should you fancy a punt, there are odds around 2.80 available if you bet OVER 2.5 goals. Going the opposite direction and betting on under 2.5 goals pays out at odds 1.45. Stoke’s last 10 home league matches saw an average of 1.7 goals a game. 4 of Stoke’s last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals.Millwall’s last 10 away league games averaged 2.5 goals per game. 4 of the last 10 away matches for Millwall went over 2.5 goals.
