Millwall
- Millwall have won four and lost one of their last five Championship matches, winning each of their last two.
- Alex Neil has overseen a significant increase in structure and stability at Millwall since taking charge in December 2024.
- The Lions have played with a more pragmatic and compact 4-2-3-1 system this season, often slowing the game down before striking with direct play and are defensively solid enough to avoid being made to pay for errors at the back.
Derby County
- Derby County have won two and lost three of their last five, losing both of their last two away matches.
- That’s in contrast to John Eustace’s Derby County, who have played a high-tempo, pressing system since he took charge in February 2025.
- They’ve played a 4-2-3-1 system where they attempt to win the ball back quickly and then play vertically into their pacey attacking players, often catching opponents off guard when they come onto the ball in transitional phases.
Key Players
- Femi Azeez has been the star of the show for Millwall this season, getting on the scoresheet eight times and providing three assists in 24 appearances in the Championship.
- Rhian Brewster has scored three of the Rams’ last eight goals across his last five appearances.
- Carlton Morris, who has been the club’s best player this campaign, has 10 goals in 20 league appearances, so the visitors always pose a threat in the attacking third.
Betting Insights
- Millwall have won 10 of their 18 home league games this term, so both teams to score does look likely in this clash of styles.
- ‘Both Teams to Score - Yes’ is available at 1.83 for this one, which seems a little too low given Derby’s away record of eight wins, three draws and six defeats from 17 away days in the Championship where they’ve netted 28 goals.
Prediction
Millwall are a hard team to back against at the moment though, so we’ll take the hosts to nick this crucial matchup at 1.98 .
