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Millwall FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Millwall FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Tue 2 Nov 2021 · 19:45 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Maikel Kieftenbeld 31' Y
Ryan Leonard 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Millwall FC vs Reading FC — Championship at The Den.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
1
3
Millwall FC 10 games · Avg 1.9 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC 2021-02-13 Reading FC 1–2 Millwall FC 2020-11-25 Millwall FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-01-18 Millwall FC 2–0 Reading FC 2019-11-02 Reading FC 2–1 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Reading FC H 1–0 W
30 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
23 Oct Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
19 Oct Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
16 Oct Luton Town FC H 0–2 L
02 Oct Barnsley FC A 1–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Millwall FC A 0–1 L
30 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
23 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Blackpool FC H 2–3 L
16 Oct Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
02 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at The Den. Millwall FC are looking to make home advantage count against Reading FC.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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 Tom Holmes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Reading FC have won 433 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 25' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. John Swift has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' Millwall FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' The 37-year-old Matt Smith has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' The whistle greets Matt Smith as he departs to be replaced by Mason Bennett.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. George Puscas made 379 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Benik Afobe makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 77' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace George Puscas by Jahmari Clarke on 77 minute.
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 83' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Ovie Ejaria departs to be replaced by Mamadi Camara.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Dan McNamara on, Benik Afobe off on 87 minutes.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryan Leonard.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Millwall FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jed Wallace 3
Yakou Meite 2
Jake Cooper 2
Sam Baldock 2
Naby Sarr 2
Andreas Voglsammer 2
Matt Smith 2
Lucas Joao 1

Head to Head

2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC 2021-02-13 Reading FC 1–2 Millwall FC 2020-11-25 Millwall FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-01-18 Millwall FC 2–0 Reading FC 2019-11-02 Reading FC 2–1 Millwall FC

Millwall FC Form

2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2021-10-30 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2021-10-23 Millwall FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2021-10-19 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Millwall FC W 2021-10-16 Millwall FC 0–2 Luton Town FC L 2021-10-02 Barnsley FC 0–1 Millwall FC W

Reading FC Form

2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-30 Reading FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-20 Reading FC 2–3 Blackpool FC L 2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-10-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC50% Draw29% Reading FC21%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Reading FC
50%
Millwall FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC30% Draw53% Reading FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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