Millwall vs Blackburn prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-10-23 18:45.
It has been a challenging time for Millwall, who received a formal warning from the FA for offensive chants two days before Gary Rowett decided to end his four-year stint at the club. Caretaker manager Adam Barnett said of their 1-1 draw with Preston on Saturday that âoverall, with everything thatâs gone on, Iâm happy with a pointâ. It left them 14th in the table with 16 points (W4, D4, L4), their second-best 12-game start to a Championship season of the last decade.
Barnett should be happy after all, because Millwall have lost just one of their last six Championship matches (W2, D3) and are three points shy of a playoff place, so itâs not all doom and gloom in South London despite the tumultuous times. Lions fans may still head to The Den in a pessimistic mood given theyâve won just one of their last four home league fixtures (D1, L2) and havenât beaten Blackburn Rovers here since 2020 (D1, L2).
The visitors, who have lost just one of the last 15 H2Hs (W9, D5), sit one place below Millwall with the same number of points (W5, D1, L6) following Saturdayâs 1-0 win over Cardiff in a game of few chances. âThat was a brilliant win against a very good Cardiff side,â enthused manager Jon Dahl Tomasson after his team recorded back-to-back league wins âto nilâ for the first time since February.
Having triumphed in six of their last 11 visits to Millwall (D4, L1), he might sense an opportunity to make it three in a row and move closer to or even into the top half of the standings. But as four of their last five league away games saw only one side on the scoresheet, the Lancashire outfit might see scoring first, which they did in both league away victories this season, as key to achieving that goal.
Players to watch: Zian Flemming scored in three of Millwallâs last six fixtures, on each occasion doing so between the 25th and 60th minutes. Joe Rankin-Costello netted Blackburnâs winner against Cardiff and scored in this corresponding matchup last term, with both goals coming between the 50th and 55th minutes.
Hot streak: Blackburn won each of their last three league games in London after scoring in both halves.