Championship: Millwall vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 8 match between Millwall and West Ham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

West Ham go up against Millwall on Saturday for a Championship meeting at The Den.

The Irons have taken the lead in the Championship after collecting 14 points from their initial seven encounters. Millwall trail them by ten points after seven rounds, leaving them as number 11 in the table.

Form: Millwall vs West Ham

Millwall Form

A single draw is all Millwall have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-1 and 3-1 against Newcastle and Blackburn respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Middlesbrough. Millwall won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored nine goals and conceded five times.

West Ham Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for West Ham. They first took out Bolton by 2-3 before downing Wrexham by 6-0. The winning streak came to an end against Fulham, who ran out 2-3 winners. West Ham recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding seven. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting facts for Millwall and West Ham

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

Players in form: Millwall vs West Ham

Jarrod Bowen look like great value to find the back of the net on Saturday, having hit the target four times in recent Championship matches for West Ham. His total for the season says four goals scored in this Championship campaign. With four goals lately for Millwall in the Championship, Lyndon Dykes is also a player worth mentioning.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Millwall won five times and lost five as well. West Ham won three times, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. West Ham won their last 4 matches. Good luck taking on West Ham currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 away games without defeat. West Ham have not lost to Millwall in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Millwall scored first in seven of their last ten home games. West Ham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games West Ham played. West Ham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Millwall, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for West Ham, who managed to hit the net 2.9 times on average in these games. Millwall’s last 6 matches had more than three goals. West Ham scored at least one goal in their last 24 matches.