Millwall vs Stoke Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

After surviving a gruelling battle for survival last season, Stoke continue their latest Championship campaign on Saturday. The away side play Millwall at The Den in a round 4 fixture.

Looking at the Championship standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and eight places.

Millwall find themselves as number 16 in the league table with three points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 8, three points above them, Stoke have played three rounds this season.

Millwall took down Stoke in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Millwall go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 14. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Stoke scored eight goals, conceded 12 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Millwall go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played Stoke.

Millwall vs Stoke Prediction

Millwall Form

Millwall have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-4 by Reading, before Bristol City ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Norwich, who came out 3-1 winners. Millwall claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing one and losing four matches, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Stoke hope to be contesting for a place in an international tournament in a season, where a top half finish looks like the minimum outcome.

Stoke Form

Their past three matches saw Stoke beating West Bromwich 2-1, losing 2-0 against Ipswich, and beating Watford by 1-0. Stoke only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by six goals to six.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly Millwall might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Championship looks the most realistic scenario.

Are Millwall good enough currently to justify the prices with the bookies, when they face Stoke at The Den? It could be tight, but strength in squad and match history still makes the home side our choice in the betting market.

Millwall vs Stoke Squads

Millwall Squad

The 49-year-old coach of the home team, Gary Rowett, will select the lineup against Stoke from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Bartosz Bialkowski (0/0), Connal Trueman (0/0), Matija Sarkic (0/3), Dan McNamara (0/3), Jake Cooper (0/3), Joe Bryan (0/2), Murray Wallace (0/3), Sashiel Adom-Malaki (0/0), Wes Harding (0/1), Aidomo Emakhu (1/3), Billy Mitchell (0/3), Casper de Norre (0/2), George Evans (0/1), George Honeyman (0/0), George Saville (0/3), Romain Esse (1/3), Ryan Leonard (0/2), Shaun Hutchinson (0/3), Zian Flemming (0/3), Andreas Voglsammer (0/1), Duncan Watmore (0/3), Kevin Nisbet (0/3), Tom Bradshaw (0/3).

Stoke Squad

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

Blondy Nna Noukeu (0/0), Frank Fielding (0/0), Jack Bonham (0/0), Mark Travers (0/3), Ben Wilmot (0/3), Enda Stevens (0/3), Josh Tymon (0/1), Ki-Jana Hoever (1/3), Luke McNally (0/1), Michael Rose (0/3), Andre Vidigal (3/3), Ben Pearson (0/3), Daniel Johnson (0/3), Jordan Thompson (0/2), Josh Laurent (0/3), Lewis Baker (0/0), Liam McCarron (0/0), Nikola Jojic (0/0), Chiquinho (0/3), D'Margio Wright-Phillips (0/0), Dwight Gayle (0/1), Peter Etebo (0/0), Ryan Mmaee (0/3), Thibaud Verlinden (0/0), Tyrese Campbell (0/0), Wesley (0/3).

Millwall vs Stoke Team News

Millwall are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Stoke.

Millwall are unable to field George Honeyman on Saturday against Stoke, as he is sidelined with an injury.

At the time of writing, Stoke just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Lewis Baker and Tyrese Campbell all face a spell on the sidelines for Stoke due to various injuries.

Millwall vs Stoke Lineups

Millwall vs Stoke H2H

Millwall hope to extend their grip on Stoke, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 2-0 and 1-0, respectively. While only slightly favoured by the bookmakers, Millwall will at least be optimistic of adding another win to their name here. They boast a 5-3-2 record against Stoke in recent match-ups. The bookies best betting odds on a home win at full-time are at 13/10.

Millwall vs Stoke Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only two times in the last ten matches Millwall took on Stoke. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies.

Millwall vs Stoke Betting Tips

Tom Bradshaw is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Stoke look to Andre Vidigal, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.

Millwall claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Stoke won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away. Both teams scored in five of the last 10 home league matches for Millwall. Both teams also found the back of the net four times in the previous 10 league games away for Stoke.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in the last ten encounters between Millwall and Stoke. Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in these with Millwall managing an average of 0.9 goals, and Stoke 0.5 goals a game. Millwall performed an average of 1.6 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Stoke's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.