Preview & Prediction: Watford FC vs Millwall FC

In this Championship face-off between Watford FC and Millwall FC, Watford comes into the match boasting a solid run, unbeaten in their last three games and excelling defensively with three clean sheets in their latest five outings. Their defense at home has been strong, with an average of 1.88 points per game, indicating a sturdy performance on their turf throughout the season. However, Watford’s recent struggles in front of goal and inconsistency in finding the net in two of their last five matches may pose a challenge, requiring tactical adjustments from the manager to reignite their attacking prowess.

Millwall, on the other hand, has shown resilience on the road, maintaining an unbeaten streak in their last two away fixtures. Known for their ability to score away, they have managed to find the back of the net in their previous six away matches, presenting a potential threat to Watford’s defensive resilience. The Lions’ recent tendency towards both teams scoring in away games, complemented by BTTS landing in three of their last five matches, adds an intriguing dynamic to this encounter.

Given Watford’s strong home form and Millwall’s favorable away scoring trend, this match could be tightly contested with both teams having the potential to get on the scoresheet. Historically, Watford holds an edge with nine wins in their last 18 meetings against Millwall, and if they can capitalize on their defensive discipline while improving their attacking output, they stand a good chance of securing a positive result. However, with Millwall’s recent record of scoring on the road, expect them to challenge Watford and potentially find a way past their defense. The game might lean towards a low-scoring affair, but both teams could end up finding the net.

Insights

• Watford has collected more points recently, averaging 1.6 points per game from their last 5 matches, compared to Millwall’s 1 point per game.
• Watford has been solid defensively, securing 3 clean sheets in their last 5 games and conceding 6 goals in the same period.
• Watford has been inconsistent in attack, failing to score in 2 of their last 5 matches.
• Millwall has been able to score consistently in away games, finding the net in their last 6 away matches.
• Watford’s last 5 games rarely see both teams scoring, with BTTS occurring in just 1 of those matches.
• Millwall’s recent fixtures see an intriguing number of games with both teams scoring, landing 3 times in their last 5 matches.
• Historically, Watford has the upper hand with 9 wins in the last 18 meetings against Millwall, who have won 5 times.
• Watford performs better at home in the Championship this season with an average of 1.88 points per game, whereas Millwall averages 1.18 points away.
• Past encounters between Watford and Millwall have averaged 2.5 goals per match, with BTTS occurring 33% of the time.
• The last head-to-head match ended in a Watford victory with a 3-1 scoreline.

Match Facts

• The most frequent scoreline when Watford FC plays Millwall FC at home is 1-0, a total of 4 matches have ended this way.
• In the overall meetings between Watford FC and Millwall FC, 0-1 is the most common result, occurring in 5 matches.
• Over the last 16 home games for Watford FC against Millwall FC, Watford FC has won 9 times, drawn 3, and lost 4. They have outscored Millwall FC 21-14 in these matches.
• Across 34 encounters in total, Watford FC has secured 16 victories, with 6 draws and 12 losses to Millwall FC, giving a goal difference of 44-38 in favor of Watford FC.
• Last season’s results were 2-2 at Watford’s ground and 1-0 in favor of Millwall at their venue.
• Watford FC tends to score 27% of their goals between the 46th and 60th minutes.
• Millwall FC scores 26% of their goals during the 76th to 90th minutes.
• This season, Watford FC has failed to score in 3 out of 17 home matches in the Championship.
• Millwall FC hasn’t scored in 5 of their 17 away Championship matches this season.
• Millwall FC’s current away record stands at 4 wins, 8 draws, and 5 losses.
• Giorgi Chakvetadze is the top assist provider for Watford FC with 6 assists; Femi Azeez leads for Millwall FC with 5 assists.
• Francisco Sierralta of Watford FC and George Saville of Millwall FC have both accumulated 8 yellow cards, the most in their teams.

• Millwall FC has managed to score in each of their last 10 matches consecutively.
• Watford FC wins the first half in 21% of their games, while Millwall FC does so in 27% of their matches.
• Watford FC wins at halftime 21% of the time, whereas Millwall FC wins 27% of the time.
• Watford FC emerged victorious in their last confrontation with Millwall FC.
• Watford FC won their most recent meeting with Millwall FC by a single goal.
• Watford FC secures an 83% win rate when leading 1-0 at home.
• Millwall FC wins 66% of away games when they lead 0-1.
• When trailing 0-1 at home, Watford FC manages to win 30% of those games.
• Millwall FC wins 0% of the matches in which they are 1-0 down away.
• Currently, Millwall FC’s performance in the Championship is superior to Watford FC’s.
• Millwall FC has only lost once in their last 5 encounters against Watford FC in all competitions.
• In their last 5 matchups, Watford FC won once, Millwall FC won three times, and there was one draw.
• In the last 5 Championship games against Watford FC, Millwall FC lost just once.
• Watford FC has won only 1 of their last 5 Championship games against Millwall FC.
• On average, Watford FC scores 1 goal and Millwall FC scores 2 goals when they clash.
• Meetings between Watford FC and Millwall FC produce an average of 3 goals per game.
• The first half of these meetings averages 1.6 goals.
• Watford FC averages 1.31 goals per home game while Millwall FC averages 0.89 goals away.
• Watford FC’s performance in their last 5 matches has been better than Millwall FC’s.
• Watford FC has kept clean sheets in their last 3 consecutive matches.