Millwall vs Norwich prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-12-28 19:45.
Millwall fans would’ve started to fear the worst with their side on a dismal seven-game winless run prior to Christmas (D3, L4), which saw their team sinking towards the Championship relegation zone. Joe Edwards’s side needed to stem the tide, and they managed to do just that with a 2-0 win over fellow relegation candidates QPR at home on Boxing Day, which widened their lead over those in the bottom three to six points.
The Den has hardly proved a fortress for Millwall this season, with only QPR (nine) winning less points at home than them this Championship campaign (12 – tied with Sheffield Wednesday). Perhaps that latest win will prove to be a turning point for the Lions who’ve often gone on the hunt in the latter stages of the year, having avoided defeat in their final league game of the last eight calendar years (W6, D2).
Upcoming guests Norwich City have fared much worse in that regard, as their final league game over the last 12 years has produced only a solitary victory (D6, L5). They also fell to a defeat in their Boxing Day match, losing 1-0 away to West Brom, but having won five of their eight Championship games prior (D2, L1), David Wagner’s side are sat just two points off the play-off spots heading into this final matchday of 2023.
Despite that latest loss, the Canaries will travel to the Den with confidence having gotten the better of their hosts in recent times, going unbeaten across the last eight H2Hs (W6, D2). That includes a 3-1 win in the reverse fixture earlier this season, offering Norwich the chance to secure consecutive league doubles over Millwall having done so last season.
Players to watch: Millwall’s Tom Bradshaw has scored the match opener in five of his last six goalscoring outings, a run that started in this very fixture last season. As for Norwich, they’ll take inspiration from Ashley Barnes, who’s scored in his last two meetings with Millwall and has never lost any of his eight personal H2Hs (W4, D4).
Hot stat: There have been over 2.5 goals scored in nine of the last 12 H2Hs.