Millwall – Burton PREDICTION & TIPS
Millwall and Burton join forces at The Den in a match for the 16th round of the Championship. In the last 3 years there have been only 2 direct clashes between these two teams: one on 28-03-2016, which ended with Millwall winning by 2-0, and the most recent one on 12-12-2015, ended with a 2-1 victory over Burton. The home / away condition deserves special attention, though although this is a game between 16th and 23rd overall, it is actually a confrontation between the 8th in home games and the 23rd as a visitor.
After 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in 16th place, having won 17 points. In the last game, they lost with Sheffield Wednesday out (2-1), after the previous game drew (0-0) away in a game against Cardiff City. This is a stronger team in their field, where they won 13 points, against only 4 in their games as a visitor. In the last 7 home games for the championship Millwall has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, which has earned 13 points out of 21. In their domestic league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (4 out of 7 matches). In 15 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turnaround.
Millwall enter this unmotivated day after a 2-1 loss to the Sheffield Wednesday. The emblem of the house usually works in a tactical system in 4-3-3, privileging the fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this drawing, the three most advanced players are Ferguson, Elliott and Wallace. Coach Neil Harris will not be able to rely on center back Jake Cooper for being punished.
After 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is in 23rd place, having won 10 points. In the last game, he lost to Barnsley at home (2-4), having lost at home in a game against Ipswich Town by (1-2). This is a stronger team in their field, where they won 7 points, against only 3 in their games as a visitor. For the championship, the Burton won 3 points in 21 possible, after 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 7 games he played as a visitor.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 7 games outside of your stadium. In his games as a visitor there are some frequent results: at 0-0 interval (4 in 7 games) and at the end of the game 0-0 (3 in 7 games). The team conceded goals to 7 opponents in the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, and their attack needs to improve as it has failed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 2 of its last 15 games for the Championship, and never reached the break in advantage. In 15 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 1 turnaround. There have been 1 period in the last 11 meetings played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 8 of his 20 goals in the minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Burton enter this unmotivated round after a 2-4 home snub at Barnsley. Contrary to the “enemy” of this round, the Burton usually works in a 3-5-2, where the two players of the zone more advanced are Dyer and Akins. The visiting club when it invests in the offensive process usually does it through the right aisle, taking advantage of the depth offered by right-back Scannell. Coach Nigel Clough will not be able to count on Liam Boyce for being in injury time.
Millwall – Burton FREE TIPS
Millwall – Win @ 1.60
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
