Championship: Preston vs Millwall – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 9 match between Preston and Millwall and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Millwall go up against Preston on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Deepdale.

Placed 23th in the table Preston have amassed four points after eight matches. On 11 points, Millwall rank 11th with eight matches played this season.

Form: Preston vs Millwall

Preston Form

Preston only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 2-1 and 0-1 against Watford and Lincoln City respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Queens Park Rangers. Preston claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored five and conceded 13 goals.

Millwall Form

Millwall came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 3-1 against Blackburn, followed by a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough. In their last match, they finished even 2-2 against West Ham. Millwall only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Preston and Millwall

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

In-form players: Preston vs Millwall

Preston against Millwall is also a battle between Callum Lang and Lyndon Dykes with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Championship goals in their last six games respectively.

Betting markets: Preston vs Millwall

Full-time result

Preston won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing two. They lost seven at Deepdale in this run of matches. Millwall won three of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing three and losing four. Millwall have not lost to Preston in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Preston only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Millwall scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Millwall managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Millwall have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Preston’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Millwall, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their 23 last matches. Millwall’s last 4 matches had over 3.5 goals.