Third-placed Blackburn Rovers will try to end a four-match winless streak in the Championship on Saturday when they host league leaders Millwall with kickoff at 6 pm.
Millwall will be looking to finish their four-game road trip positively when they visit Blackburn on Saturday. A win would move them within eight hosts’ points with a game in hand.
Few people would have expected Blackburn, who has the fourth-best attacking record in the second division, to go four matches without scoring.
Although they were shut out at West Brom last time out, the team has managed two goals from eight second-tier outings this year and can have a good result against their rivals for promotion with a win on Saturday.
Blackburn has the second-best home record in the division, winning 10 of their 16 matches at Ewood Park.
Despite losing three matches in a row at the start of this season, Millwall’s mid-table obscurity looked like a foregone conclusion, but that perception is slowly changing. Millwall has won 10 points from 15 games, theoretically moving the team to within one win of progress into the top 10.
If Millwall maintains their form from the start of the season, they should secure a playoff place by collecting points at a rate of 2 points per match.
Blackburn vs. Millwall Head to Head
Both sides have 15 games against each other, with hosts taking 7 wins while visitors with 3 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- West Brom 0-0 Blackburn
- Blackburn 0-2 Nottingham
- Swansea 1-0 Blackburn
- Luton Town 0-0 Blackburn
- Blackburn 1-0 Middlesbrough
Away
- Millwall 2-0 QPR
- Millwall 2-1 Cardiff City
- Fulham 3-0 Millwall
- Millwall 0-0 Preston North End
- Millwall 2-0 West Brom
Blackburn Rovers Team News
Giving a press conference on Thursday, Mowbray revealed that Brereton Diaz would be forced to sit out this weekend’s match – he twisted his ankle. Darragh Lenihan is expected to return to the backline, taking the place of Ryan Nyambe and allowing Joe Rankin-Coostely to switch to right wing-back.
Millwall Team News
Tyler Burey is expected to make his first Championship start as a replacement for Oliver Burke. The rest of the Millwall team could stay the same, with George Saville having to do a spot among the substitutes.
Prediction and Odds
This match has all the makings of an exciting game. Millwall will feel they are favorites to win based on their current form.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both Teams to Score
