Both Bristol City and their guests Millwall will be hoping to secure their first win of the new Championship campaign this weekend.
The Robins secured a decent point away at Hull City on the opening weekend, while Millwall lost a five-goal thriller in their own backyard against Watford.
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Bristol City vs Millwall prediction: Possible low-scoring 90 minutes?
Key Stats
- Under 2.5 goals have been produced in four of Bristol City's last six outings.
- Three of Millwall's last four outings have witnessed fewer than three goals.
- Both teams have scored in just two of the hosts' last six fixtures.
- Only one of Millwall's last four outings have ended with both teams scoring.
Correct score prediction: Bristol City 1-0 Millwall
Bristol City have won three of their last six matches in all competitions, while Millwall have lost four of their last six. The visitors have failed to score in two of their last four outings and Bristol City haven't scored more than one goal in any of their last three fixtures.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies backing the Robins
- HOME: 21/20 (2.05) – 48.8%
- DRAW: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
- AWAY: 16/5 (4.20) – 23.8%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Bristol City are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 48.8%, but we are expecting a tight and tense 90 minutes between the two clubs.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Level pegging
The last five meetings between these two clubs have produced two wins, one draw and two defeats apiece, but Millwall did win the last encounter between the pair 1-0 back in January.
England Championship 01/01/24
Bristol City
Millwall
England Championship 12/08/23
Millwall
Bristol City
England Championship 29/12/22
Millwall
Bristol City
England Championship 15/10/22
Bristol City
Millwall
England Championship 02/01/22
Bristol City
Millwall
Bristol City preview: Buoyed by debutants' goal
Bristol City will have been disappointed not to have secured all three points in their opening game of the season against Hull, though, the draw was probably a fair result.
With the game goalless heading into the latter stages, the Robins' new French striker Fally Mayulu fired the visitors in front at The MKM Stadium. However, Hull secured a point thanks to a stoppage-time penalty from Colombian striker Oscar Estupinan.
In terms of team news, Rob Atkinson, Ross McCrorie and Yu Hirakawa are expected to miss the Millwall game due to injury.
Predicted lineup: O’Leary (GK), Dickie, Vyner, Tanner, Pring, Sykes, Williams, Bird, Mehmeti, Knight & Mayulu
England Championship 02/10/24
D
Sheff Wed
0
Bristol City
0
England Championship 29/09/24
D
Swansea
1
Bristol City
1
England Championship 21/09/24
W
Oxford Utd
1
Bristol City
2
England Championship 14/09/24
L
Blackburn
3
Bristol City
0
England Championship 31/08/24
L
Derby
3
Bristol City
0
Millwall preview: Looked poor at the back against Watford
The Lions played host to Watford in their Championship opener and did well to come from two goals behind to level the scores late on, only to lose the match 3-2.
Duncan Watmore scored both of Millwall's goals, the second arriving two minutes from the end of the game but Watford scored in the 90th minute to win the game 3-2.
Billy Mitchell, Murray Wallace and Zian Flemming look set to miss the trip to Bristol this weekend through injury.
Predicted lineup: Jensen (GK), Hutchinson, Bryan, Cooper, Leonard, Saville, De Norre, Honeyman, Esse, Bradshaw & Watmore
England Championship 01/10/24
L
Cardiff
1
Millwall
0
England Championship 28/09/24
W
Preston
1
Millwall
3
England Championship 21/09/24
D
QPR
1
Millwall
1
England Championship 14/09/24
L
Luton
1
Millwall
0
England Championship 31/08/24
W
Sheff Wed
0
Millwall
3
Player to watch – Fally Mayulu
Bristol City signed French forward Fally Mayulu from Rapid Vienna this summer and gave the 22-year-old the number nine shirt.
Whilst Mayulu didn't start against Hull he did come on and score on his debut for the Robins and we expect the 6'4″ striker to start against Millwall on Saturday.
Scored on his league debut for the Robins
Mayulu made his name at Blau-Weiss Linz where he scored 14 times in 43 league games before being signed by Austrian giants Rapid Vienna. However, the French forward only managed to score six times in 28 appearances for Rapid.
