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Championship: Millwall vs Leicester – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Championship game between Millwall and Leicester who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Leicester come to The Den for the Championship match on Saturday, Millwall will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Millwall are currently looking at 20 points on their account, having played 11 matches, leaving them two places off the current Championship leaders. Meanwhile, Leicester find themselves as number 8 in the Championship with 17 points following 11 rounds.

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Form: Millwall vs Leicester

Millwall Form

In their last three outings, Millwall won 3-0 against West Bromwich, beat Queens Park Rangers by 1-2 and hammered Stoke 2-0. Millwall won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Leicester Form

In their previous three matches, Leicester won 1-3 against Swansea, drew 1-1 with Portsmouth before losing 2-1 against Hull. Leicester claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Millwall and Leicester

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Millwall and Leicester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

  • In 13 of the last 15 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 12 of the last 14 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 13 Millwall home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Millwall matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 Millwall matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Leicester matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Leicester away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Leicester matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

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Full-time result

Millwall won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Leicester won four of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and three defeats as well.

Both teams to score

Millwall scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Leicester got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Leicester played. Leicester managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Millwall have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Leicester.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Millwall, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Leicester’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.