Bristol City vs Millwall Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th August 2024

Matchday 2 of the new Championship season sees Millwall pay Bristol City a visit at the Ashton Gate in what promises to be a gruelling affair.

Bristol City were most likely hoping for more from their opening match of the season, but nevertheless set off with a point in the table.

Bristol City were most likely hoping for more from their opening match of the season, but nevertheless set off with a point in the table.

While the hosts will battle for their first points of the season on Saturday, Millwall will aim to handle the upcoming game in a similar trend as their opening match of the season.

Bristol City go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Millwall managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded ten goals in total, and while claiming four clean sheets, they conceded one goals an average per game.

Bristol City lost to 0-1 Millwall in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Bristol City dished out the match before that.

Bristol City vs Millwall Prediction

Bristol City Form

In their last three matches, Bristol City lost 4-0 against Stoke, drew 1-1 with Hull, before losing to Coventry by 0-1. Bristol City claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the Ashton Gate. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded two and scored ten goals.

Bristol City go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, perhaps even contesting for a place in an international competition.

Millwall Form

Their past three matches saw Millwall beating Swansea 0-1, losing 2-3 against Watford, and beating Portsmouth by 0-1. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Millwall won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and four scored.

Qualification for an international tournament is the ideal scenario Bristol City hope to accomplish by the end of the season, but everything needs to click for this to happen.

You don't look for Bristol City or Millwall, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals on Saturday.

Bristol City vs Millwall Squads

Bristol City Squad

Manning will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Millwall from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Lewis Thomas (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/1), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/1), George Tanner (0/1), Haydon Roberts (0/0), Kal Naismith (0/1), Rob Dickie (0/1), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/1), Adam Murphy (0/0), Anis Mehmeti (0/1), Ayman Benarous (0/0), Jason Knight (0/1), Joe Williams (0/1), Mark Sykes (0/1), Max Bird (0/1), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (0/0), Fally Mayulu (0/0), Harry Cornick (0/0), Leo Pecover (0/0), Nahki Wells (0/1), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Samuel Bell (0/1), Sinclair Armstrong (0/0), Tommy Conway (0/0), Yu Hirakawa (0/0).

Millwall Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Millwall players that the manager Neil Harris will choose from for the upcoming game:

Connal Trueman (0/0), Liam Roberts (0/0), Lukas Bornhoeft Jensen (0/1), Dan McNamara (0/1), Jake Cooper (0/1), Japhet Tanganga (0/0), Joe Bryan (0/1), Murray Wallace (0/0), Sashiel Adom-Malaki (0/0), Shaun Hutchinson (0/1), Wes Harding (0/0), Alfie Massey (0/0), Billy Mitchell (0/0), Casper de Norre (0/1), George Honeyman (0/1), George Saville (0/1), Romain Esse (0/1), Ryan Leonard (0/1), Zian Flemming (0/0), Adam Mayor (0/0), Aidomo Emakhu (0/1), Duncan Watmore (2/1), Kevin Nisbet (0/1), Macaulay Langstaff (0/1), Tom Bradshaw (0/1), Tom Leahy (0/0).

Bristol City vs Millwall Team News

Bristol City could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday.

Robert Atkinson and Ayman Benarous nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bristol City against Millwall at Ashton Gate.

Millwall just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Bristol City at the Ashton Gate.

Kevin Nisbet won't be travelling with Millwall this time, as he nurses an injury.

Bristol City vs Millwall Lineups

Bristol City vs Millwall H2H

Bristol City were defeated by 0-1 in their last encounter with Millwall, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though. All in all, Millwall have a fine reading on Bristol City in previous seasons with a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Millwall to win this match at best price odds of 16/5.

Bristol City vs Millwall Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Bristol City and Millwall. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 11/10.

Bristol City vs Millwall Betting Tips

Nahki Wells look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Duncan Watmore adds to his four Championship goals come this coming Saturday.

Bristol City claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Millwall won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Bristol City kept a clean sheet six times in their previous 10 matches at Ashton Gate hoping to do so again this coming Saturday. Millwall kept a clean sheet in four of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bristol City managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Millwall averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Millwall's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.