Millwall vs Bristol City Match Analysis & Prediction
29/12/2022 10:45 pm
Millwall will be seeking to retain their playoff spot and keep their promotion push on the track when the host Bristol City at The Den on Thursday in the Championship.
While the Robins are experiencing a very tough patch in their campaign, Millwall supporters are in dreamland after beating rivals Watford on Boxing Day.
Millwall have lost just twice in their last 12 Championship matches, with their most recent game ending in a 2-0 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road on Monday.
That victory moved the Lions into sixth place in the league standings by the end of play on Boxing Day, with Gary Rowett’s current crop of players seeming more capable offensively than the ones who have failed to finish in the top six over the past three seasons.
Meanwhile, Bristol City have now won just one of their last nine matches across all competitions after suffering a defeat to West Bromwich Albion at Ashton Gate on Boxing Day.
Nigel Pearson admitted that his side were second best for the majority of the proceedings in Somerset and understood some of the discontent from fans which was directed towards him.
That defeat has left Bristol City in 18th place in the league table, just two points ahead of Blackpool, who occupy the highest of the relegation spots, meaning the importance of the upcoming contest against Millwall cannot be overstated.
The Robins have suffered from Austrian Andreas Weimann not reaching the performance levels of his 22-goal season of the last campaign, with the 31-year-old occasionally being left out of the starting lineup all together by Pearson.
Millwall vs. Bristol City Head to head
These two teams have previously met on 32 occasions, with Millwall claiming 10 victories while Bristol City have won 11, and they have drawn 11 times. Millwall have scored 37 goals and conceded 36 in the process.
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23/01/2021Millwall0Bristol City3FA Cup
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01/05/2021Millwall4Bristol City1Championship
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29/09/2021Millwall1Bristol City0Championship
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02/01/2022Bristol City3Millwall2Championship
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15/10/2022Bristol City1Millwall2Championship
Millwall Team News
Millwall will be without winger Callum Styles, who sustained a calf injury in the defeat to Sunderland earlier this month, and he is expected to be back in action early in January.
Ryan Leonard is a long-term absentee for the hosts, having not featured since August after a serious hamstring injury, and the Lions are targeting his return in January.
Millwall's Last 5 Matches
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12/11/2022Preston North End2Millwall4Championship
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26/11/2022Millwall1Brondby1Club Friendlies
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03/12/2022Sunderland3Millwall0Championship
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10/12/2022Millwall1Wigan Athletic1Championship
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26/12/2022Watford0Millwall2Championship
Bristol City Team News
Andy King is a doubt for Bristol City after being forced off with a knock in the second half on Boxing Day, and Pearson could be forced to start Robert Atkinson.
The medical team at Ashton Gate are wary of rushing Tomas Kalas back from his calf injury too quickly, meaning that he is unlikely to feature in this contest.
Bristol City's Last 5 Matches
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08/11/2022Bristol City1Lincoln City3EFL Cup
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12/11/2022Bristol City0Watford0Championship
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10/12/2022Rotherham United1Bristol City3Championship
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17/12/2022Bristol City1Stoke City2Championship
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26/12/2022Bristol City0West Bromwich Albion2Championship
Millwall vs. Bristol City: Odds and Predictions
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