Ace Football previews the Championship game between Hull and Millwall who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Hull enjoy home advantage, when visitors Millwall swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Looking at the current standings in the Championship, the two teams are separated by two points.
Form: Hull vs Millwall
Hull Form
Hull failed to win any of their last three matches, though they managed to draw against Bristol City in a 1-1 match, before coming up short against Sheffield Wednesday in a 1-2 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Plymouth. Hull just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the The MKM Stadium. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored 11 and conceded ten goals.
Millwall Form
It is all or nothing with Millwall following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 2-3 in an encounter with Watford to which, they replied by beating Portsmouth0-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 4-3 against Bristol City. Millwall claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and six scored.
Betting facts for Hull and Millwall
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Hull and Millwall. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Hull have not won the last 11 matches in a row
- Hull have conceded in the last 12 matches in a row
- Hull have not won 13 of the last 15 home matches
- Hull have conceded in 15 of the last 17 home matches
- In 6 of the last 8 home matches Hull played in the Championship, both teams scored
- In 17 of the last 18 Millwall away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Millwall away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Millwall have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches in the Championship
- In 4 of the last 5 away matches Millwall played, both teams scored
In-form players: Hull vs Millwall
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Oscar Estupinan will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Millwall hope Duncan Watmore can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Betting markets: Hull vs Millwall
Full-time result
Hull won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing six. They lost three at The MKM Stadium in this run of matches. Millwall won five of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing one and losing four. Hull have not lost to Millwall in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Hull only scored the first goal of the match in zero out of their last ten games. Millwall got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Millwall should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Hull failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Millwall managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Hull have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Millwall.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Hull’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Millwall’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
Recommended tip: Hull vs Millwall
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Hull and Millwall seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.