Ace Football previews the Championship game between Leicester and Millwall who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Leicester welcome Millwall at King Power Stadium on Friday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Championship season.
While Millwall are chasing the lead in the Championship after collecting 79 points in 44 rounds, Leicester trail by 42 points after 44 rounds, leaving them as number 23 in the table.
Form: Leicester vs Millwall
Leicester Form
Leicester only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 0-1 and 1-0 against Swansea and Portsmouth respectively. At least they managed a 2-2 draw with Hull. Leicester only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at King Power Stadium in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded ten goals.
Millwall Form
In their last three matches, Millwall drew 0-0 with West Bromwich, beat Queens Park Rangers by 2-0 and beat Stoke by 1-3. Millwall claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Championship, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding four.
Betting stats and facts for Leicester and Millwall
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Leicester and Millwall played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Leicester matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Leicester matches in the Championship, 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 12 of the last 14 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Millwall away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Millwall matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Millwall have won 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Leicester vs Millwall
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Patson Daka, who is performing well for The Foxes. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Millwall.The visitors will be looking to Josh Coburn to find the net once again, after managing four Championship goals for Millwall in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Leicester vs Millwall
Full-time result
Leicester won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing six as well. Millwall won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Millwall have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 8 matches now without losing.
Both teams to score
Leicester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Millwall scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Millwall will feel optimistic about scoring on Friday with Leicester managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 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 1.6 goals in these matches.
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