Ace Football previews the Championship round 5 match between Millwall and Luton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Millwall enjoy home advantage, when visitors Luton swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Looking at the current standings in the Championship, the two teams are separated by three points.
Team form: Millwall vs Luton
Millwall Form
Millwall hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Hull resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 0-1 defeat against Leyton Orient, before beating Sheffield Wednesday by 3-0. Millwall claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the The Den. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 11 goals.
Luton Form
Luton were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Preston before drawing 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers. They were defeated once again, when Queens Park Rangers ran out 1-2 winners. Luton claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to ten.
Betting facts for Millwall and Luton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Millwall and Luton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 13 of the last 15 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Millwall have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches in the Championship
- In 10 of the last 12 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Millwall have not lost 7 of the last 8 home matches in the Championship
- Millwall have scored in 10 of the last 12 matches in the Championship
- In 26 of the last 28 Luton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Luton have not won 26 of the last 28 matches
- Luton have conceded in 33 of the last 35 away matches
- Luton have not won the last 13 away matches in a row
- Luton have conceded in 26 of the last 28 matches
In-form players: Millwall vs Luton
Duncan Watmore found the target four times in his previous six matches, whereas Jordan Clark just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Millwall vs Luton
Full-time result
Millwall won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Den. They drew one and lost four as well, while Luton won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost seven. Luton have not lost to Millwall in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Millwall scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Luton scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Millwall managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Millwall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Luton, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of one time goals per game.
Suggested bet: Millwall vs Luton
To sum up, the upcoming match between Millwall and Luton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.