Bournemouth – Millwall will be played on Tuesday, January 12, starting at 19:45. This is an outstanding match from the 21st round that was not played on Boxing Day due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the guests’ camp. The match will take place at Vitality Stadium and will be led from the center by Tim Robinson.
The last direct confrontation took place in 2017, when Millwall won 3-0 in an FA Cup match.
The home team comes after a clear success this weekend in the FA Cup, 4-1 with Oldham. Regarding the internal competition, Bournemouth has suffered only one defeat in the last 7 rounds and occupies the 3rd place with a total of 41 points, just two lengths away from the 2nd position that leads directly to the next Premier League season. It is noteworthy that the team led by Jason Tindall has the second best offensive in the Championship with 37 goals scored. Very interesting is the fact that Bournemouth can reach 3 consecutive victories at home without conceding a goal. The last time this happened was in October 2014.
Millwall also qualified for the next round of the FA Cup, after a 2-0 win over Boreham Wood in the weekend, but things are not as good in the Championship for the team coached by Gary Rowett. The “Lions” have won only one victory in the last 13 stages and occupy the 17th position with a total of 25 points. Millwall has only 6 points over the “red zone” and is 12 lengths away from the top 6.
So Bournemouth has a first chance at victory. Millwall does not look like a promotion candidate at all and we highlight the fact that only 5 teams from the Championship have registered less as the guest team this season. Normally, the home team should not lose in a match that does not look very spectacular.
Bournemouth have not conceded a goal in 6 last 9 Championship matches at home;
Bournemouth second best offense in the Championship, 37 goals;
Millwall, the team with the most draws in the Championship, 10 draws in 21 stages;
Bournemouth: Begovic; Smith, S. Cook, Simpson, Kelly, Rico; Brooks, L. Cook, Lerma, Stanislas; Solanki
Millwall: Bialkowski; Romeo, Hutchinson, Cooper, Malone; Woods, Williams; Wallace, Bradshaw, Bennett; Bodvarsson
PREDICTION: Bournemouth to win @ 1,64
