Millwall have won four of their last five home league games
Preston have failed to win on any of their last six trips to The Den
Recommended bet: Millwall to win to nil
Fourth meets fifth in the Championship on Saturday as high-flying Preston make the trip to Millwall's Den, with the visitors will be hoping to make it four wins in a row.
North End have been one of this season's surprise packages but Millwall, only one point behind in fifth, are also enjoying a successful campaign and they have been pretty formidable on their own patch.
Alex Neil's side have a 4-0 hiding at Birmingham in midweek to respond to, but they have won four of their last five fixtures in front of their own supporters and in each of those victories they kept a clean sheet.
Preston impressed in a 2-0 victory at Southampton in their last road outing, but they have a dreadful record in south east London and will need to be on their A-game.
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Team news
Millwall must cope without the services of Josh Coburn, Lukas Jensen, Massimo Luongo, Steven Benda and Dan McNamara, while Ryan Leonard and Femi Azeez, having both missed the recent defeat at Birmingham, are doubts.
For Preston, they are still nursing a number of knocks with Robbie Brady, Lewis Gibson, Will Keane, Ali McCann, Brad Potts, Pol Valentin Sancho and Andrija Vukcevic all sidelined.
The stats
Millwall have won four of their last five home league games, keeping a clean sheet in each success.
The Lions are unbeaten in six home games against Preston, recording four victories in that period.
Both teams have scored in only two of Millwall’s last seven matches.
Preston are on a three-game winning streak, but they have triumphed only three times in seven away matches.
Six of the last eight meetings between these sides have gone under 2.5 goals and there have been three 1-1 draws in the last four Championship meetings between these two sides.
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Prediction
Millwall and Preston have both impressed in the early part of the Championship campaign, each winning seven of their 14 matches to place themselves firmly in the playoff picture.
The Lions put in their worst performance of the campaign in a 4-0 beating at Birmingham on Tuesday, but they also lost by that scoreline to leaders Coventry earlier in the season, which led Neil to rally his troops, guiding them to four straight victories.
Preston do head to The Den following three consecutive wins, but that run could come to an end given Millwall's recent dominance at home, where they have recorded three successive victories to nil.
The Lions are dogged defensively and, in what is sure to be a contest settled by small margins, they can grind out a victory which would further enhance their play-off aspirations.
