• Betting tips
  • Match preview

Championship: Millwall vs Blackburn – Match preview and betting tip

Getty Images
Advertisement

Millwall come up against visiting side Blackburn this coming Monday at The Den in a Championship fixture.

Ranked as number 6 in the Championship standings, Millwall, have so far collected 68 points this season, while Blackburn collected 66 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 45 rounds.

Team form: Millwall vs Blackburn

Millwall Form

Millwall suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Birmingham in a 0-1 defeat. Wigan also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Millwall were able to strike back last time out in a 2-3 win against Blackpool. The Lions claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored six goals and conceded six.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Preston, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Burnley, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with Luton. In their last six Championship away matches, the Rovers failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn three and lost two, scoring nine while also conceding nine times.

Betting stats for Millwall and Blackburn

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Millwall and Blackburn. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.

  • In 20 of the last 22 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 4 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • In 8 of the last 9 away matches Blackburn played, both teams scored
  • Blackburn have not won the last 9 matches in a row
  • In 7 of the last 8 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Blackburn have scored in 13 of the last 15 away matches
  • Blackburn have conceded in 11 of the last 12 away matches

Players to watch: Millwall vs Blackburn

Tom Bradshaw has been great for Millwall lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Blackburn are optimistic that Sammie Szmodics doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Full-time result

Millwall won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing three and losing four as well. Blackburn won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run. The Rovers have not lost to Millwall in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Millwall scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Blackburn scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Millwall probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Monday, as Blackburn managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Millwall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Blackburn’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.

Betting tip: Millwall vs Blackburn

In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Millwall and Blackburn. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.

Millwall vs Blackburn: Who wins the game?

x