The Championship clash at The Den on Friday will see home team Millwall prepare for the visit of opponents, West Bromwich Albion.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Millwall v West Bromwich Albion are shown below (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Millwall
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Millwall will be hoping for a better result after the 2-0 Championship loss in their previous game against Leeds United.
In that game, Millwall had 38% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Leeds United had 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Wilfired Gnonto (33') and Daniel James (79') scored for Leeds United.
Under three goals per match were scored during 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Millwall have taken part. Regarding the goal distribution from this period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 6 and Millwall totted up 5. We shall soon see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.
A look at their previous results shows us that Millwall:
- have not lost a league tie with West Bromwich Albion in their previous 5 games.
- have not beaten West Bromwich Albion in their last 2 league matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
West Bromwich Albion
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West Bromwich Albion will go into the meeting after a 2-0 Championship win in the defeat of Bristol City in their last game.
In that game, West Bromwich Albion had 54% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 on target. For West Bromwich Albion, the scorers were Tom Fellows (45') and Jed Wallace (50'). On the other side, Bristol City got 10 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.
In their previous six clashes, West Bromwich Albion have bagged a total of 14 goals. West Bromwich Albion have also managed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, theyโve seen 5 goals scored by their opponents.
Analysis of their past results shows that West Bromwich Albion:
- have not won against Millwall when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 5 away league matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head to head clashes dating back to 09/02/2020 shows that Millwall have won 2 of these games and West Bromwich Albion 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.
A combined total of 9 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 5 of them for The Lions and 4 for The Baggies. The average goals per game has been 1.5.
The last league contest between these clubs was Championship match day 8 on 23/09/2023 when it finished West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Millwall.
In that match, West Bromwich Albion had 62% possession and 15 shots at goal with 3 on target.
Millwall got 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
The referee was Tom Nield.
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Team News: Millwall
The Millwall boss Neil Harris does not have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash with a completely injury-free squad available for selection.
In all likelihood, The Lions look set to go for a 4-4-2 system with Matija Sarkic, Ryan Leonard, Japhet Tanganga, Jake Cooper, Joe Bryan, George Honeyman, Billy Mitchell, George Saville, Duncan Watmore, Michael Obafemi and Zian Flemming.
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Team News: West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion manager Carlos Corberรกn has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Jayson Molumby (unknown injury) and Daryl Dike (Achilles tendon surgery) are names that wonโt be on the team sheet.
From our viewpoint, The Baggies could decide to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, giving starts to Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Cรฉdric Kiprรฉ, Erik Pieters, Conor Townsend, Okay Yokuslu, Alex Mowatt, Tom Fellows, Grady Diangana, Michael Johnston and Jed Wallace.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Millwall might well have a job on their hands to be putting a goal past this West Bromwich Albion lineup who we think will likely manage to score & go ahead.
We therefore think that itโs going to be a very competitive game with a 0-1 advantage for West Bromwich Albion at full-time.
Little in this one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
12:08 29/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Millwall
Formed: 1885
Stadium: The Den (20,146)
Captain: Shaun Hutchinson
Chairman: James Berylson
Manager: Neil Harris
Competitions: Championship position 16
๐ Key Player: Tom Bradshaw
Normally taking to the field in the Striker position, Tom Bradshaw was born in Shrewsbury, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Shrewsbury Town in the 2009 - 2010 season, the dangerous Forward has managed to score 4 league goals in the Championship 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 29 appearances.