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Walsall face a trip to Millwall at The Den on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 8 of the 36 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2008, the The Lions carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Walsall | 1 - 2 | Millwall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 15 Jan | Millwall | 2 - 1 | Walsall | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Walsall | 0 - 0 | Millwall | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Walsall | 3 - 0 | Millwall | LGE1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Millwall | 1 - 2 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 1 | Millwall | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Millwall | 2 - 1 | Walsall | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Millwall's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Lions have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Walsall's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Millwall are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 73 points from 40 games. Walsall see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League One, showing a record of 55 points from their 40 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Millwall | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Saddlers to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Millwall | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Walsall | 4 games since last defeat. |