Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 6, 2022 at 3pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
2 - 0
Millwall

Ndiaye (7'), Berge (22')
Clark (82'), Norrington-Davies (90+3'), Foderingham (90+4')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Bennett (45'), McNamara (90+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Millwall, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Watford 1-0 Sheff Utd
Monday, August 1 at 8pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
21	Reading	1	-1	0
22	Sheffield United	1	-1	0
23	Huddersfield Town	2	-2	0

Millwall

Last Six:

Last Game: Cambridge 1-0 Millwall
Tuesday, August 2 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	2	1	4
2	Millwall	1	2	3
3	Hull City	1	1	3

We said: Sheffield United 1-1 Millwall

The hosts will certainly be going all out for three points, and, despite their injury issues, they still have the tools to hurt most Championship sides, but Millwall may continue to be a thorn in the side of the Blades. Rowett should be encouraged by his side's opening-day win, and we see the visitors being tough to beat and ultimately returning home with a share of the spoils. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 58.5%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Millwall had a probability of 17.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.49%) and 2-1 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.13%), while for a Millwall win it was 0-1 (6.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Millwall
58.5% ( 0.16)	23.57% ( -0.09)	17.92% ( -0.07)

Both teams to score 46.54% (

0.14)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.17% (

0.25)

52.83% (

-0.25)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.55% (

0.21)

74.45% (

-0.21)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.18% (

0.14)

17.81% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.45% (

0.25)

48.54% (

-0.26)

Millwall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.63% (

0.06)

43.36% (

-0.07)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.4% (

0.05)

79.59% (

-0.06)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 58.49%

Millwall 17.92%

Draw 23.57%

Sheffield United	Draw	Millwall
1-0 @ 13.32% ( -0.07) 2-0 @ 11.49% 2-1 @ 9.61% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 6.61% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 5.52% ( 0.04) 4-0 @ 2.85% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 2.38% ( 0.03) 3-2 @ 2.31% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 1% ( 0.01) 5-0 @ 0.98% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.41% Total : 58.49%	1-1 @ 11.13% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 7.72% ( -0.08) 2-2 @ 4.01% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.7% Total : 23.57%	0-1 @ 6.45% ( -0.05) 1-2 @ 4.65% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 2.7% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 1.3% 2-3 @ 1.12% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.71% Total : 17.92%