Championship: Millwall vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Millwall and Portsmouth who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Millwall face relegation-threatened Portsmouth at The Den in round 40 of the Championship in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 13 in the Championship standings, Millwall, have so far collected 51 points this season, while Portsmouth collected 45 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 39 rounds.

Team form: Millwall vs Portsmouth

Millwall Form

Millwall are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Leeds by a 2-0 score, before winning 1-0 against Stoke. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-0 against Sunderland. Millwall managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Plymouth in a 1-2 defeat. Preston also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Portsmouth were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Blackburn. Portsmouth only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 13 goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Millwall and Portsmouth

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Millwall and Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth

Josh Coburn is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Portsmouth look to Josh Murphy, hoping he can add to his current total of two Championship goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Millwall vs Portsmouth

Full-time result

Millwall claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth won one, drew zero and lost nine of their last 10 games away. Millwall have beaten Portsmouth in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Millwall scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Portsmouth only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Portsmouth should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Millwall only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Portsmouth claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Millwall have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Portsmouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Millwall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Portsmouth’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.