Millwall – Sunderland Prediction & Picks (03.03.2018)

Millwall and Sunderland meet at The Den, in a match for the 35th round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 18-11-2017, the two teams tied (2-2). Attention to the house factor, since the Millwall usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Millwall:

The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 48 points won, after 12 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Burton Albion, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Millwall won 17 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 9 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 17 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 12 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).

The Millwall comes to this game with a victory over Burton Albion, by 0-1, adding the third consecutive win in this championship. Of note that the whole of the house quietly occupies a place in the middle of the qualifying table. In this day, playing in his stadium, the trainer Neil Harris must maintain to the equipment in 4-4-2, benefiting the maintenance of the possession of the ball and the organized attacks, especially, by the flanks. Lee Gregory is one of the most dangerous players on the attack front, being the best marker of the Millwall, with 8 goals scored. Normally, the locals usually create a lot of danger through set pieces. Everything indicates that the coach can count on the entire squad for this duel.

Sunderland:

The away team is currently in the 24 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 5 wins, 12 draws and 17 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bolton Wanderers, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Middlesbrough, by (3-3). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home team factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses at their stadium. For the league, Sunderland won 8 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 34 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 23 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Sunderland started for this game with a three-way tie against Middlesbrough, thus totaling the sixth successive game without winning the championship. It is important to underline that the visiting team is desperately in the last position, with only 27 points won. In this away game, coach Chris Coleman must maintain his usual tactical scheme, that is, the 3-5-2, Maja and Asoro being the most offensive references of the team. On the other hand, Aiden McGeady is the best score of the visitors so far, with 12 goals scored. Sunderland has presented enormous difficulties in the completion and maintenance of possession of the ball, something that has hurt the team in this competition. For this game the foreign trainer can not count on Clarke-Salter, suspended, besides Watmore, injured.