Pick of the stats: Millwall v Norwich City

Millwall and Norwich City, the two teams that finished strongly last season, are set to face each other again this year. Millwall reached the play-offs before losing to Hull City in the semi-finals, while Norwich City climbed from the relegation zone to finish ninth in the Championship. Both teams are expected to challenge for a top-six position in the upcoming season.

Millwall has shown their strength against Norwich City in recent encounters, winning three of their past five league games against them. They have won two of their past five meetings, just like they did in the entire stretch from 2002 to 2023. Last season, Millwall secured a 2-1 victory over Norwich City in this specific fixture.

Norwich City, on the other hand, will be aiming to win their first away league games against Millwall back-to-back for the first time since 1989. In the previous season, they managed to secure a 2-0 win against Millwall on an away match.

Millwall are hoping to win their opening two league games of the new season for the first time since 2014-15. Norwich City, meanwhile, won their opening away league game against Portsmouth last season with a 2-1 victory, but they have not managed to win consecutive away matches since 2015-16/2016-17.

Notably, Mohamed Toure from Norwich City has been a standout performer in away games. He has scored seven goals and provided two assists in just four Championship away appearances, including two hat-tricks. The record for the quickest player to achieve 10 away goals in the Championship history is held by Matej Vydra, who managed to score his 10th away goal in just 10 appearances.