Crystal Palace v Millwall

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Crystal Palace are absolutely flying right now under manager Oliver Glasner and it's perhaps fitting that the upcoming hosts' nickname are The Eagles as Palace head into Saturday lunchtime's FA Cup 5th round tie on the back of a comprehensive 4-1 thrashing of Aston Villa in the Premier League in midweek.

Millwall also registered a win last time out in the Championship when The Lions inflicted a 1-0 defeat upon Derby County, making it just one loss from within their previous nine matches in all competitions.

A 2-1 home win against Southampton in the Premier League towards the end of December was the catalyst behind a promising turnaround in form for Crystal Palace which has seen The Eagles pick up no fewer than eight wins within their last 11 matches in all competitions and being handed just two defeats.

Six clean sheets within these 11 games have underlined Crystal Palace's improvements at the back in recent times and the hosts will certainly be eyeing off another win in this upcoming FA Cup tie as The Eagles look to build upon victories gained in earlier rounds against Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers.

Crystal Palace have also lost just twice in their last nine FA Cup ties on home soil at Selhurst Park which also includes collecting six wins in the process.

Millwall also bring an encouraging sequence of results into Saturday lunchtime's cup-tie as the visitors have been dealt just the single loss in their previous nine matches in all competitions, that being a heavy 5-1 mauling away from home at Plymouth Argyle in the Championship.

The Lions have also picked up five wins within these previous nine games which include victories gained in the English second tier against the likes of Luton Town, Portsmouth, QPR and Derby County along with the most impressive of all result with a 2-0 win away from home at Leeds United in the previous round of this season's FA Cup.

The bigger picture shows Millwall have slipped to just two defeats in their last 12 matches overall and interestingly, six of these previous 12 games in all competitions have also resulted in only one team scoring as well.

Millwall had previously registered a 3-0 home win against National League outfit Dagenham & Redbridge in the 3rd round of the FA Cup but the visitors have managed to capture just five wins within their last 18 outings on the road in all competitions, along with being handed five defeats.

Crystal Palace v Millwall Verdict

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last six meetings against Millwall and The Eagles have picked up four wins in the process; three clean sheets within these six encounters suggest Palace are capable of keeping a clean sheet here too.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Crystal Palace win & BTTS No @ 1.83

Correct Score: Crystal Palace 2-0 @ 5.50