📊 Form Guide

Millwall

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Millwall will be hoping to bounce back here after the 1-0 Championship losing effort in their last game against Huddersfield Town.

In that match, Millwall had 48% possession and 6 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Huddersfield Town got 17 shots on goal with 7 on target. Rhys Healey (94') scored for Huddersfield Town.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Millwall have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Millwall have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 7 goals during that time.

Analysis of their past results shows that Millwall:

• have not won against Leicester City in their last 3 league matches.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Leicester City

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Leicester City head into the encounter following on from a 2-1 Championship win as they beat Birmingham City in their most recent outing.

In that game, Leicester City had 68% possession and 17 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. For Leicester City, the goals were scored by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (28') and Stephy Mavididi (87'). On the other side, Birmingham City had 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. Jay Stansfield (45') was the scorer for Birmingham City.

The numbers tell their own story, and Leicester City have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals in total. At the back, Leicester City seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. Despite that, it remains to be seen if that trend will be maintained in this upcoming match.

Ahead of this clash, Leicester City haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 30/11/2013 shows that Millwall have won 1 of these and Leicester City 5, with the tally of drawn games standing at 0.

A total of 20 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 6 for The Lions and 14 being from The Foxes. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

ℹ️ Team News: Millwall

The Millwall boss Neil Harris will be grateful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from.

In our view, The Lions could go for a 4-4-2 formation, handing starts to Matija Sarkic, Ryan Leonard, Japhet Tanganga, Jake Cooper, Danny McNamara, Ryan Longman, Casper De Norre, George Saville, George Honeyman, Zian Flemming and Michael Obafemi.

🗞️ Team News: Leicester City

Thanks to a completely healthy group available to select from, the Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of coming into this match.

We’re of the thinking that The Foxes will likely begin the game with a 4-3-3 system, giving starts to Mads Hermansen, Ricardo Pereira, Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes, James Justin, Harry Winks, K. Dewsbury-Hall, Wilfred Ndidi, Stephy Mavididi, Jamie Vardy and Issahaku Fatawu.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Millwall may well find it hard to see themselves scoring against this Leicester City team who should be able to grind out a win.

That’s why we have predicted a very even match with a 0-1 victory for Leicester City after 90 minutes.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 18:05 09/04/2024