Millwall have won only one of their last five league matches
Southampton have won four games under interim boss Tonda Eckert
Recommended bet: Southampton to win
Southampton head to the capital to take on Millwall on Saturday and do so with increased confidence following a run of four consecutive Championship victories.
Saints have piled in 13 goals across those four wins and that should worry a Lions outfit who have won only one of their last five league matches.
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Team news
Lions boss Alex Neil is unable to draw upon the experience of midfield duo Billy Mitchell and Will Smallbone, as both players are currently nursing hamstring strains.
Ryan Leonard is out with a calf issue, while Benicio Baker-Boaitey needs further time to recover from a groin injury. Fellow defender Zak Sturge missed Tuesday's 1-0 win over Sheff Wed and remains unavailable.
Danish keeper Lukas Jensen is yet to feature this term after rupturing his Achilles tendon towards the back end of last season, leaving Max Crocombe to continue between the sticks.
Southampton's Ryan Fraser has been suffering from illness over the past week and is therefore a doubt, while Shea Charles and Samuel Edozie have sustained minor hamstring injuries.
Danish defensive duo Mads Roerslev and Elias Jelert are not yet ready to return, while Ross Stewart’s recent injury-ravaged spell continues and Flynn Downes is suspended due to picking up his fifth yellow card of the Championship campaign against Leicester.
The stats
Although they won four on the bounce throughout October, Millwall have only taken five points from their last five Championship outings.
The Lions claimed their fifth 1-0 victory of the campaign on Tuesday night, after beating Newport County, Sheff Utd, Watford and Leicester City by the same scoreline.
Southampton have been a different animal since academy manager Tonda Eckert took control of first-team affairs, doubling their season's goals tally in the space of three weeks.
The Saints only earned maximum points on two occasions throughout Will Still's short-lived tenure, with one of these victories coming on the opening weekend of the campaign.
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Prediction
Although Millwall produced a favourable result on Tuesday night, a narrow victory over a club in turmoil is not going to allay the concerns that have developed over the past month.
A recent record of one win, two draws, and two losses has undone some of the good work achieved at the start of the season, but there is plenty of time to claw back lost ground.
If the South Londoners are to become serious promotion contenders, they must address their underwhelming home form. The Den faithful have already watched their side lose on three occasions this term.
Saints have accrued as many points on the road as they have at St. Mary's, so will not feel intimidated heading to one of the Championship's more boisterous venues.
Whether Eckert is appointed on a permanent basis remains to be seen, but it seems as if Southampton are set to keep winning while the German tactician is at the helm.
