Championship: Millwall vs Coventry – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 19 match between Millwall and Coventry and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Coventry go up against Millwall this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at The Den.

Millwall approach the next Championship round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 25 points this season so far. With 17 games behind them, Coventry amassed 18 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

Form: Millwall vs Coventry

Millwall Form

Having collected three draws in their previous three matches, Millwall are on the lookout for a win again. Against Stoke it finished 1-1, before a draw with Sunderland in a 1-1 match. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a tie after drawing 1-1 against Oxford. Millwall put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the The Den. They drew twice while losing none, scored eight goals while conceding three.

Coventry Form

Coventry have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Sheffield United, they got a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Burnley, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 2-2 game with Cardiff. Coventry managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Millwall and Coventry

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

Players on top: Millwall vs Coventry

Look no further than Japhet Tanganga, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Millwall in the Championship, while Haji Wright managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Coventry in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Millwall vs Coventry

Full-time result

Millwall claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Coventry won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Millwall are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Millwall didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches at The Den.

Both teams to score

Millwall scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Coventry got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Coventry managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Millwall were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Coventry have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Millwall when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Millwall saw over 2.5 goals in zero of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Coventry, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves. Millwall scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.