Millwall vs Stoke City Betting Tip Draw & Under 2.5 Goals – 30 July 2022

Honours even between Lions & Potters

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Millwall vs Stoke City
30th July 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Draw & Under 2.5 Goals
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 3/1 odds taken 0945 GMT, Friday 29 July

Gary Rowett’s Millwall and Michael O’Neill’s Stoke City square off at The Den this Saturday on matchday one of the new EFL Championship season. Both clubs start the campaign with top-six aspirations. Last term, the Lions went close, finishing just six points behind sixth-place Luton Town. The Potters massively underachieved, as O’Neill’s boys picked up a measly 62 points and finished in the bottom half. Who will come out on top in this season opener in the capital?

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Millwall Preview – Will the Lions start with a home victory?

Millwall had a fine season under Gary Rowett last time around. They made a late dash for the play-offs after picking up five wins in a row in February and March, but the Lions fell short at the end.

Like a whole host of Championship clubs these days, Millwall have Premier League dreams. The top six is the priority, and the Londoners can certainly put themselves in the mix once again.

Our betting prediction:
Both teams to score
5/6

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(odds taken 0948 GMT, Friday 29 July)

 
Millwall made themselves tough to beat last term, losing only 13 times. Just four sides suffered fewer defeats, but too many draws hindered their play-off hopes. They will be desperate to kick off this season with three points – the bookies are pricing the home win at 6/5.

Stoke City Preview – Can the Potters leave London with a positive result?

Stoke City were among the big underachievers in the 2021-22 Championship season. They were tipped by many to be in the promotion picture before a ball was kicked, but City finished way down in 14th after winning 17, drawing 11 and losing 18.

Stoke were dreadful away from home in the second half of last season, winning just two of 12. During that spell, they suffered six away defeats. They did mange to win at Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion in April, however.

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Stoke will want a strong start to their campaign. After traveling to Millwall, City play Blackpool at home a week later. It will be interesting to see how many points they take from those two fixtures.

 

Millwall vs Stoke City Betting Advice

The latest meeting between these two teams came in March this year. Stoke picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory at the bet365 Stadium, with a Jacob Brown strike and a George Saville own goal doing the business. Millwall edged the reverse match 2-1 at The Den thanks to a Tom Bradshaw brace.

City’s success over the Lions in March was their first win in this fixture since December 2018. Millwall won three and drew three of the following six.

 

Key Facts – Millwall vs Stoke City Betting Tip

  • Millwall finished just six points away from the play-offs last term
  • Stoke have won only one of the previous seven meetings
  • Three of the last seven between the Lions and Potters have finished in goalless draws

 

These two teams look hard to split on paper. Although both sides will be pushing for maximum points from this one, we can see the duo cancelling each other out at The Den. The draw and under 2.5 goals is nicely priced at 3/1.

Tom Bradshaw was the hero in this fixture last season, netting both goals in Millwall’s 2-1 win. The 30-year-old is available at the top odds of 13/2 to strike the opening goal of this one.

 

The best betting odds for Millwall vs Stoke City

Millwall to win: 6/5 at Bet365
Draw: 5/2 at Bet365
Stoke City to win: 21/10 at Bet365