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Millwall FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Millwall FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Shaun Williams 73' Y
Y 85' Ben Pearson
Jed Wallace 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Millwall FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at The Den.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Adam Crysell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

8
6
2
Millwall FC 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 Millwall FC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2018-12-15 Preston North End FC 3–2 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Preston North End FC H 1–3 L
20 Feb Derby County FC A 1–0 W
16 Feb AFC Wimbledon A 1–0 W
12 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D
09 Feb Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
02 Feb Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Millwall FC A 3–1 W
16 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 0–0 D
13 Feb Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
09 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Derby County FC H 0–0 D
26 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Millwall FC Preston North End FC
#3 Position #14
83 Points 60
46 Played 46
24 / 11 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
64 Scored 55
49 Conceded 62
+15 GD -7
1.80 PPG 1.30
52% Win % 33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Millwall FC are 3rd (83 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Millwall FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
  • 4' Andrew Hughes adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 9' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' The England Tom Clarke breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-2!
  • 21' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 27' Sean Maguire has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 27 minutes.
  • 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alan Browne suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben Marshall is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 42' Tom Barkhuizen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Shane Ferguson on, Murray Wallace off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Harris will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Millwall FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 66' The Millwall FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Leonard is withdrawn and Ben Thompson gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Assisted by Steve Morison with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Thompson makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 72' Paul Gallagher makes way for Lukas Nmecha at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 73' Shaun Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 76' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 76 minute. Tom Barkhuizen leaves to be changed by Daniel Johnson.
  • 81' Jordan Archer, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Ben Pearson gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jed Wallace on 89.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Brad Potts as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Ledson steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Millwall FC 1-3 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zian Flemming 6
Andrew Hughes 3
Ched Evans 2
Charlie Cresswell 2
Jed Wallace 2
Tom Bradshaw 1
Shaun Hutchinson 1
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 1

Head to Head

2019-02-23 Millwall FC 1–3 Preston North End FC 2018-12-15 Preston North End FC 3–2 Millwall FC

Millwall FC Form

2019-02-23 Millwall FC 1–3 Preston North End FC L 2019-02-20 Derby County FC 0–1 Millwall FC W 2019-02-16 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Millwall FC W 2019-02-12 Millwall FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-02-09 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2019-02-02 Millwall FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2019-02-23 Millwall FC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2019-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-02-13 Preston North End FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2019-02-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-02-01 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC30% Draw27% Preston North End FC43%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Preston North End FC
70%
Millwall FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC23% Draw44% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.