Thursday , 2 July 2026

Stoke City FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Stoke City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 65' Tom Elliott
Sam Clucas 83' Y
Y 89' Jed Wallace
Y 90' Shaun Hutchinson

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 goals/game

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

2
5
9
Stoke City FC 16 games · Avg 1.5 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Stoke City FC 1–0 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Millwall FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Reading FC A 2–2 D
28 Nov Derby County FC H 2–1 W
24 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–2 D
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
15 Dec Preston North End FC A 2–3 L
08 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–2 D
02 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Birmingham City FC H 0–2 L
24 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Millwall FC
#17 Position #3
55 Points 83
46 Played 46
15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 24 / 11 / 11
51 Scored 64
56 Conceded 49
-5 GD +15
1.20 PPG 1.80
33% Win % 52%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
19% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Stoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Millwall FC are 3rd (83 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Stoke City FC host Millwall FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Stoke City FC and Millwall FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Shaun Hutchinson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Millwall FC is showing some good football. However, Millwall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Stoke City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's shape.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Gregory made 382 appearances and scored 64 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Stoke City FC in their trying to find a way past Millwall FC's compact .
  • 35' Shane Ferguson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Millwall FC tonight.
  • 40' Ryan Leonard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Ryan Woods has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Elliott is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Stoke City FC that had 380 games and scored 400 goals.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Saido Berahino makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tom Elliott.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Steve Morison. He replaces Tom Elliott on 69 minute.
  • 71' James Meredith makes way for Aiden O'Brien at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Millwall FC.
  • 76' Benik Afobe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Saido Berahino on 76 minute.
  • 79' A change in the Stoke City FC ranks — Erik Pieters exits the field as Bruno Martins Indi enters on 79.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Sam Clucas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 86' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 86 minute. Sam Clucas leaves to be changed by Peter Crouch.
  • 88' A change in the Millwall FC ranks — Ryan Leonard exits the field as Jem Karacan enters on 88.
  • 89' Millwall FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Shaun Hutchinson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Stoke City FC players.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Bradshaw 2
Charlie Cresswell 2
Josh Coburn 2
Jacob Brown 2
Romaine Sawyers 1
George Saville 1
Zian Flemming 1
Saido Berahino 1

Head to Head

2018-12-22 Stoke City FC 1–0 Millwall FC

Stoke City FC Form

2018-12-22 Stoke City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2018-12-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-08 Stoke City FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-12-01 Reading FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-11-28 Stoke City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2018-11-24 Stoke City FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Millwall FC Form

2018-12-22 Stoke City FC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2018-12-15 Preston North End FC 3–2 Millwall FC L 2018-12-08 Millwall FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2018-12-02 Bristol City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2018-11-28 Millwall FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC L 2018-11-24 Millwall FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.25 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC49% Draw29% Millwall FC22%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Millwall FC
51%
Stoke City FC or Millwall FC
71%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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