Millwall v Leicester

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Millwall will be chasing a fourth win on the trot on Saturday lunchtime when they play host to Leicester City at The Den in the FA Cup third round after securing a 1-0 win away from home at Bristol City last time out in the Championship while Leicester City extended their lead at the top of the Championship table to 10 points following a 4-1 demolition of strugglers, Huddersfield Town, on New Years Day.

Recent wins against QPR, Norwich City and the aforementioned Bristol City will give Millwall plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming cup-tie and The Lions have now put together a five-match unbeaten sequence overall which includes picking up points in previous 1-1 and 0-0 draws with Huddersfield Town and Stoke City respectively.

However, dig a little deeper and you'll find that Millwall have managed to collect just four wins from their previous 16 matches in all competitions so their prospects of gaining the upper hand over an in-form and quality side such as Leicester City may find The Lions wanting in this cup-tie.

Results at home have also reflected Millwall's difficulties in recording wins at The Den as the London club have recorded just two wins from their last nine home games, slipping to four defeats in the process.

Leicester City continued their seemingly inevitable course for automatic promotion from the Championship back up into the Premier League with a resounding and comprehensive 4-1 victory over Huddersfield Town as The Foxes brought in the new year in emphatic style.

That recent win not only extended Leicester City's lead at the top of the Championship table by 10 points but it also ensured a tenth game being unbeaten for Enzo Maresca's side which includes picking up no fewer than eight wins in the process.

The bigger picture shows The Foxes have been handed just the two losses within their previous 18 matches overall and having registered 14 wins within this impressive period of results, the east midlands outfit look the more likely to win this cup-tie and be in the hat for the fourth round draw of this season's competition.

Leicester City have suffered just two defeats out of their last 16 outings on the road as well in all competitions whilst collecting 12 victories along the way so Maresca's side look a tough opponent for hosts Millwall here on Saturday lunchtime.

Millwall v Leicester City Verdict

If previous exchanges between Millwall and Leicester City are anything to go by, then The Foxes look to hold the upper hand here for this cup clash as the visitors have won four out of the previous five encounters against their London counterparts and they look the more likely to take the spoils this Saturday as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Leicester City win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Leicester City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct Score: Leicester City 1-0 @ 8.50