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Championship: Millwall vs Southampton – Betting preview

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At The Den, Southampton and Millwall battle it out for three points in a Championship match where both are in need of points to boost their tally.

Millwall are 18th in the rankings with 17 points after 14 matches played, whereas Southampton rank fourth in the Championship with 24 points.

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Form: Millwall vs Southampton

Millwall Form

Millwall are without a win from their previous three outings, as Preston managed a draw, before they lost 1-2 against Blackburn. Their latest match ended in a 2-2 draw with Watford. Millwall only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded ten goals.

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton beat Hull 1-2, drew 2-2 with Preston, and beat Birmingham by 3-1. Southampton won half of their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding 11.

Betting facts for Millwall and Southampton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Millwall and Southampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 9 of the last 11 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 matches in a row Millwall played, both teams scored
  • Millwall have not won 10 of the last 12 home matches
  • In 9 of the last 11 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Millwall have conceded in 10 of the last 12 home matches
  • Southampton have conceded in 31 of the last 32 matches
  • In 12 of the last 14 away matches Southampton played, both teams scored
  • In 12 of the last 14 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Southampton have conceded in 14 of the last 15 away matches
  • Southampton have scored in 13 of the last 14 away matches

Interesting players: Millwall vs Southampton

There are a few players in each team who currently draw attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Adam Armstrong has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Southampton bank on him to build on these numbers against Millwall. The latter relies on Zian Flemming, who found the target three times in six games.

Full-time result

The Den witnessed Millwall winning two of their 10 latest matches. They drew two and lost six in this run. Southampton won five of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost three. The Saints didn’t lose any of their six most recent Championship games. They have beaten Millwall in an impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Both teams have scored in the last four Millwall games, as well as in each of Southampton’s last four. Southampton have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings. Millwall scored the first goal of the game in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Millwall scored an average of 1.2 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Southampton, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.

Suggested bet: Millwall vs Southampton

The match between Millwall and Southampton should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.

Millwall vs Southampton: Who wins the game?

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