Reading vs Millwall prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-03-10 15:00.
Reading are turning out to be quite the anomaly this Championship season, finding themselves relatively safe in the mid-table cluster despite suffering the second joint-most amount of defeats (17) and possessing the joint-worst defence prior to the weekend’s proceedings (54 goals conceded). Four of those losses and ten of those goals conceded have come in Reading's last six games (W2) and having also failed to score in each of those reversals, they’ll want improvements across the board as Millwall come to town.
Manager Paul Ince will certainly be encouraging an immediate recovery here, as he thought his side “played so well and deserved something at the end” when losing 1-0 to Sheffield United at home in midweek. The Royals should return to the Select Car Leasing Stadium with confidence that they can right their wrong, as they had racked up a seven-game unbeaten streak at home (W5, D2) prior to that Sheffield defeat.
Millwall, on the other hand, will be kicking themselves that they’re not currently occupying a playoff spot, having dropped points despite scoring first in their last two Championship matches (D1, L1). The five goals conceded in those two contests might concern manager Gary Rowett, after his team worked so hard to concede only seven times in the 11 Championship matches prior.
The Lions have encountered the tightest of margins when hunting for points on the road recently, with their last six away Championship contests being decided by a one-goal margin or drawn (W3, D1, L2). They’ll hope to come out on the winning side here with some club history potentially up for grabs, as a win will see them secure three successive away league wins over Reading for the very first time!
Players to watch: Reading’s #10 Tom Ince will be seeking his tenth goal of the season, with each of his last four coming at home. Millwall’s Tom Bradshaw, who scored both a goal and own goal last time out against Norwich, has scored the match opener in six of his last eight goalscoring outings.
Hot stat: Only games involving league-leaders Burnley (x23) have produced more wins for the pre-match favourite than Reading (x21) matches this season.