One of the exciting EFL Championship fixtures is expected this Friday as Preston North End go into battle with Millwall at Deepdale Stadium. Showdown schedules for 15th April 2022 at 17:00 EAT.
Preston is placed 13th with 57 points in the table after an inconsistent run. They have a tiny chance to make it to the playoffs as they need a surplus of eight points from the remaining matches, and thus gun for a ticket to the top flight. Lowe’s side have only lost three of their 20 home league games this term and will be eyeing a third straight league success in front of their own supporters on Friday, which would lead them nicely into the clash with league leaders Fulham on April 19.
The Lilywhites are confidently hoping for another victory following a 2-1 Championship win over Queens Park Rangers in their last game. In that match, Preston North End had 49% possession, 20 shots with seven of them on target and a goal scored by Cameron Archer (50′). Queens Park Rangers got 15 shots with seven of them on target goals by Jimmy Dunne (42′ Own goal) and Andre Gray (93′).
Millwall on the other side is placed ninth with 61 points in the standings. They have a chance to make it to the playoffs, but they would have to make the remaining five games of the season count as they need a surplus of four points from the next five fixtures. The away side is in a real test since most of Millwall’s success in the league this term has been built on a strong home record, collecting 39 points from their 21 home matches, which is the third-best record in the league behind Blackburn and Fulham.
The Lions will enter Friday’s match off the back of an impressive 4-1 win over Barnsley last weekend at the Den. In that match, Millwall had 46% possession and 15 shots with 10 of them on target and goals scored by Danny McNamara (31′, 47′), Oliver Burke (58′) and Benik Afobe (72′). Barnsley got 13 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Romal Palmer (49′).
Preston North End vs Millwall head to head
Millwall bears a slightly better record in the history of this fixture having won 10 times out of the 22 meetings between the two sides since 2001. Preston claims seven wins while five matches ended in stalemates.
- Millwall 0-0 Preston 01/02/22
- Millwall 2-1 Preston 02/03/21
- Preston 0-2 Millwall 28/10/20
- Preston 0-1 Millwall 15/02/20
- Millwall 1-0 Preston 03/08/19
Home
- Preston 2-1 QPR
- Preston 1-0 Blackpool
- Derby County 1-0 Preston
- Luton 4-0 Preston
- Cardiff 0-0 Preston
Preston North End team news
Gaffer Ryan Lowe will do with the absence of Ched Evans, Tom Barkhuizen and Isaiah Brown, who are all recovering from injuries.
Millwall team news
Preston North End will head into the weekend with renewed confidence as after two-fixture winning streak and is unbeaten in 16 of their past 20 overall games while Millwall is unbeaten in ten of their past twelve overall fixtures and in the process they had gone on a five-game winning streak.
- Millwall Win
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
