Blackburn Rovers

vs

Millwall

Preview

Blackburn Rovers (home)

• Blackburn are winless in their last 5 matches, drawing 4 and losing 1.
• Valerien Ismael’s Rovers can get the better of Millwall in terms of possession and territory, but are likely to find it tough to get the ball into the net against a disciplined Lions defense.
• Rovers have won just 1, drawn 3 and lost 6 of their 10 home games in the Championship, conceding an average of 1.60 goals per game and scoring only 0.90 themselves.

Millwall (away)

• Millwall have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games.
• Millwall have won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their 10 Championship away games.

Head-to-Head

• These two teams have 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss each in their head-to-head record over the last 3 meetings, but Millwall have not won on their last 2 visits to Ewood.
• Rovers are winless in their last 5 and Millwall have won 3 of their last 5 so the visitors are in the better form, but Rovers are slight favorites in the game odds and have drawn their last 3 at home.

Key Players

• Andri Gudjohnsen has bagged 6 goals in 16 Championship appearances this season and 2 of Rovers’ last 4, making him their main threat up front.
• Femi Azeez is Millwall’s top scorer with 6 in 13 and he has scored twice in their last 5, so the goal scoring responsibility will rest with him again on Saturday.

Betting Insights

• Blackburn Rovers are 20th in the Championship table with 22 points from 20 games while Millwall are 4th with 35 from 21, making Rovers the favorite at 2.12 compared to 3.4 for the visitors on Saturday, so the oddsmakers are not exactly giving the home side their due.
• Both teams to score is available at 1.87, which is a little too short for my liking given that Rovers are average 0.90 goals scored and 1.60 goals conceded per home game in the Championship.

Prediction

• This looks a toss-up, so I am going for a Millwall win or draw double chance and a 1-1 correct score bet.
• The outcome could come down to who wins the midfield battles on the day.