Championship: Southampton vs Millwall – Betting preview

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

Southampton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Millwall swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Millwall put six points on display after their first two outings of the new season, and they will be tough to handle in their pursuit of maintaining maximum points.

Form: Southampton vs Millwall

Southampton Form

Showing inconsistent form, Southampton lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-1 against Watford, before beating Stoke 3-1. The joy was short-lived, as West Ham proved too strong in a 1-4 defeat. Southampton managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 14 goals and conceded six times.

Millwall Form

Millwall are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Bristol City got left behind in a 0-2 win, before Norwich got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Cambridge U was the most recent victim in a 0-1 win for Millwall. Millwall won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding three.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Millwall

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Millwall. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Southampton vs Millwall

Femi Azeez shows decent form right now for Millwall, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Southampton, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Cyle Larin also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Championship matches.

Betting markets: Southampton vs Millwall

Full-time result

Southampton claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Millwall won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing three in this series of matches. Southampton are on an amazing streak of now 11 games at home in a row without defeat. Good luck taking on Millwall currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 11 away games without defeat. Millwall have not lost to Southampton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Millwall got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Southampton games Millwall managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Millwall, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Southampton are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 22 matches.