• Millwall have won five of their last six home fixtures

• Hull have been beaten in four of their last seven matches

• Recommended bet: Millwall to win

Third-placed Millwall have become firmly established in the Championship play-off places and they will be aiming to add another three points when taking on sixth-placed Hull at the Den.

The grind of a 46-game season presents plenty of challenges, but nothing seems to faze Alex Neil’s Millwall, who have maintained impressive levels of consistency despite the inconvenience of a packed treatment room.

The Londoners have taken 10 points from their last four matches and have an opportunity to kick on because three of their next four games are on home soil.

However, the Lions will be respectful of Hull, who are among several clubs hoping to have a say in the promotion race.

The Tigers have lost four matches since the start of November but they returned to the top six with Wednesday’s dominant 2-0 victory at home to Wrexham.

Team news

Millwall are stretched in midfield after Casper De Norre (calf) joined Luke Cundle, Massimo Luongo, William Smallbone, Billy Mitchell and David Mazou-Sacko on the sidelines.

Striker Josh Coburn is unavailable but there are plentiful options in attack with Mihailo Ivanovic, Macauley Langstaff, Thierno Ballo, Femi Azeez and Aidomo Emakhu competing for places.

Hull have been digesting some difficult news about their top scorer, Joe Gelhardt, who has been ruled out for at least a month with a calf strain.

However, they may be able to start target man Oli McBurnie (calf), who came off the bench during Wednesday’s fixture against Wrexham and helped wrap up the points with a 67th minute goal. John Lundstram, Cody Drameh, Kasey Palmer and Eliot Matazo remain out of contention.

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The stats

Millwall have won three of their last four matches

The Lions have kept clean sheets in four of their last six home games

Both teams have scored in five of Hull’s last seven fixtures.

Hull have conceded the first goal in five of their last seven games.

Eight of Hull’s last nine away matches have featured at least three goals

Prediction

Millwall have taken 19 points from 10 Championship home games and their direct style of play could give them the edge over Hull.

The Lions are having to get by with a severely depleted midfield, but they have shown the ability to simplify their game and focus on being effective in the penalty areas.

They are especially strong at home, as they showed a fortnight ago by securing a hard-fought 3-2 success over in-form Southampton having fallen behind in the second half.

Six of Millwall’s 10 league wins have come at The Den and another successful outcome looks likely against Hull, who have not achieved back-to-back victories since October.

A game of fine margins is on the cards, but Millwall have the more reliable defence and that could be key to deciding the result.

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