Portsmouth vs Millwall Match Analysis & Prediction
13/08/2024 9:45 pm
Two Championship sides will meet in Tuesday’s EFL Cup first round, as Portsmouth play host to Millwall at Fratton Park.
After winning the League One title in the 2023-24 season, Portsmouth made an exciting start to their first Championship campaign since 2011-12.
John Mousinho’s side fell behind in the 10th minute of Saturday’s away encounter with Leeds United, before Elias Sorensen and Callum Lang grabbed a goal each to give Pompey a narrow lead at the interval.
Although they conceded in the first minute of the second half, Portsmouth looked set to secure a dramatic victory when Lang scored a 92nd-minute penalty, only to see his effort cancelled out by Brenden Aaronson’s late equaliser.
Before they can prepare for a home encounter with recently-relegated Luton Town, Portsmouth will attempt to reach the second round of the EFL Cup for the third season in a row.
Incidentally, Portsmouth’s most recent first-round exit came in their previous encounter with Millwall in August 2021 when they suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat at The Den.
Meanwhile, after finishing the 2023-24 campaign with five successive victories, Millwall would have been hoping to pick up from where the left off when they played host to Watford on Saturday.
Unfortunately for the Lions, they succumbed to a dramatic 3-2 defeat at The Den despite mounting an impressive fightback from two goals down.
Duncan scored in the 74th and 88th minutes to pull Millwall back onto level terms, only to see Watford substitute Mileta Rajovic score a 90th-minute winner.
Neil Harris will hope his side can produce a positive response in the League Cup as Millwall bid to avoid a third successive first-round exit.
The Lions suffered a 1-0 defeat to Cambridge United in the first round in 2022-23, before they suffered a heavy 4-0 loss at this stage of last season’s competition.
Portsmouth vs. Millwall Head to head
In the previous 15 meetings between these two teams, they have claimed five victories each while drawing in five. Portsmouth have scored 20 goals and conceded 14 in the process.
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19/10/2010Millwall0Portsmouth1Championship
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26/12/2010Portsmouth1Millwall1Championship
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26/12/2011Millwall1Portsmouth0Championship
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10/04/2012Portsmouth0Millwall1Championship
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10/08/2021Millwall2Portsmouth1League Cup
Portsmouth Team News
Portsmouth are still unable to call upon the services of Regan Poole, Jacob Farrell, Josh Murphy and Colby Bishop.
Australia international Kusini Yengi missed the league opener due to a slight groin strain and is expected to be absent for Tuesday’s game.
Portsmouth's Last 5 Matches
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19/07/2024Havant & Waerlooville0Portsmouth3Club Friendlies
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20/07/2024Bognor Regis Town0Portsmouth2Club Friendlies
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30/07/2024Milton Keynes Dons1Portsmouth1Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Charlton Athletic2Portsmouth0Club Friendlies
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10/08/2024Leeds United3Portsmouth3Championship
Millwall Team News
Millwall are expected to be without the services of the injured quartet of Murray Wallace, Billy Mitchell, Adam Mayor and Zian Flemming.
Harris could rotate his side for the EFL Cup tie, with Liam Roberts, Wes Harding, Danny McNamara, Aidomo Emakhu and Macaulay Langstaff all in contention to start the first-round game.
Millwall's Last 5 Matches
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23/07/2024Nottingham Forest2Millwall1Club Friendlies
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26/07/2024Real Murcia1Millwall2Club Friendlies
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30/07/2024Millwall0Colchester United1Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Millwall0Southampton1Club Friendlies
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10/08/2024Millwall2Watford3Championship
Portsmouth vs. Millwall: Odds and Predictions
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