Championship: Millwall vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 22 match between Millwall and Blackburn and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Millwall welcome Blackburn this coming Saturday in the Championship, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 22 match.

Millwall are number 13 in the table on 25 points after 20 matches. Blackburn rank as number 5 with 37 points after 20 matches played.

Form: Millwall vs Blackburn

Millwall Form

Millwall have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Coventry, before Sheffield United ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Middlesbrough, who came out 1-0 winners. Millwall won three of their previous six matches at The Den in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring four goals to three against.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Hull got left behind in a 0-1 win, before Sheffield Wednesday got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Luton was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Blackburn. Blackburn claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Championship, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in seven goals, whilst conceding four.

Betting facts for Millwall and Blackburn

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

In-form players: Millwall vs Blackburn

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Japhet Tanganga will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Blackburn hope Andreas Weimann can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

Betting markets: Millwall vs Blackburn

Full-time result

Millwall claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Blackburn won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Blackburn won their last 6 matches. Blackburn have not lost to Millwall in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Millwall scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Blackburn got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Millwall have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Blackburn have not conceded a goal in 5 consecutive games. Millwall managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Millwall and Blackburn when playing at The Den.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out zero times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Millwall, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Blackburn’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Millwall conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Blackburn won their last five matches without conceding a goal.