Expert analysis

Open Play Expected at Deepdale This Weekend

Preston have played eight league games and seen three or more goals in six of them while conceding 1.9 per match overall. Millwall have recorded three or more goals in seven of their eight outings and average 1.9 goals scored away from home. Both sides have struggled for clean sheets this season, with Preston keeping none and Millwall managing just three across their fixtures. Head-to-head meetings have produced a string of low-scoring draws, yet the pattern of goals in recent league matches points toward at least two in this one. Preston sit bottom half and face an opponent that creates chances but also leaves gaps on the break. The game looks set to feature attacking intent from both teams given their current form and league positions.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68.1% win rate

Result

0–1 MISSED

Our pick “Over 1.5 Goals” at odds 1.28 didn’t land — final score 0–1.

Match timeline

First half
Leo Leroy 15'
Jenson Metcalfe 19'
Pol Valentin ↓ Harry Clarke 45'
Second half
Delano Burgzorg ↓ Callum Lang 59'
Tristan Crama ↓ Ryan Leonard 66'
Luke Cundle ↓ Kyrell Lisbie 66'
Derek Mazou Sacko 71'
Thierry Small ↓ Andrija Vukčević 72'
Mark Sykes ↓ Taïryk Arconte 74'
Camiel Neghli assist Luke Cundle 79'

This season

	Preston	Millwall
Over 2.5 goals	75%	88%
Clean sheet	0%	38%
Failed to score	25%	13%
Scored per game	1.0	1.9
Conceded per game	1.9	1.9
Scored home / away	1.0 / 1.0	2.3 / 1.5

Across 8 and 8 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
10	BIR Birmingham	8	2	5	1	11
11	MIL Millwall ▲	8	3	2	3	11
12	LIN Lincoln	8	3	2	3	11
13	SOU Southampton	8	4	2	2	10
14	WRE Wrexham	8	2	4	2	10
15	BOL Bolton	8	3	1	4	10
16	BLA Blackburn	8	2	3	3	9
17	NOR Norwich	8	3	0	5	9
18	SHE Sheffield Utd	8	2	3	3	9
19	POR Portsmouth	7	2	2	3	8
20	WAT Watford	8	2	2	4	8
21	CAR Cardiff	8	1	4	3	7
22	DER Derby	8	1	2	5	5
23	PRE Preston ▲	8	1	1	6	4
24	BUR Burnley	8	0	4	4	4

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Preston LWLLD

L vs Bristol City 1–3 Sep 1

W vs Blackburn 2–1 Sep 5

L @ Watford 1–2 Sep 8

L vs Lincoln 0–1 Sep 12

D @ QPR 2–2 Sep 19

Millwall WLLDD

W vs Bolton 4–0 Sep 5

L vs Newcastle 0–1 Sep 8

L @ Blackburn 1–3 Sep 12

D @ Middlesbrough 2–2 Sep 15

D vs West Ham 2–2 Sep 19

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Preston

Scored 1.2 avg

1 2 1 0 2

Conceded 1.8 avg

3 1 2 1 2

Millwall

Scored 1.8 avg

4 0 1 2 2

Conceded 1.6 avg

0 1 3 2 2

Head-to-head · last meetings

0 Preston

6 Draws

4 Millwall

Feb 2026 Preston 0–2 Millwall Millwall

Nov 2025 Millwall 1–1 Preston Draw

Feb 2025 Preston 1–1 Millwall Draw

Sep 2024 Millwall 3–1 Preston Millwall

Jan 2024 Millwall 1–1 Preston Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 2 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

Preston 4-4-2

1 D. Iversen G
24 O. Offiah D
14 J. Storey D
16 A. Hughes D
3 A. Vukčević D
4 H. Clarke M
27 L. Leroy M
15 J. Thompson M
7 A. Devine M
10 C. Lang F
9 J. Erabi F

Bench D. Burgzorg, L. Gibbs, G. Gryba, L. Lindsay, A. Moran, L. Nicholls, T. Small, Pol Valentín

G. Alexander

Millwall 4-2-3-1

34 F. Marschall G
18 R. Leonard D
6 C. Taylor D
5 J. Cooper D
3 Zak Norton Sturge D
49 D. Mazou-Sacko M
14 Jenson Metcalfe M
7 T. Arconte M
10 C. Neghli M
22 K. Lisbie M
13 L. Dykes F

Bench M. Sykes, J. Osei-Tutu, Z. Lovelace, Y. Issoufou, A. Doughty, L. Cundle, M. Crocombe, T. Crama, D. Batth

A. Neil

Team news · injuries & suspensions

Preston

OUT A. McCann Hamstring Injury
OUT B. Potts Ankle Injury
DOUBT T. Carroll Ankle Injury
OUT A. McCann Hamstring Injury
OUT B. Potts Ankle Injury
DOUBT T. Carroll Ankle Injury

Millwall

OUT J. Coburn Muscle Injury
OUT T. Crama Ankle Injury
OUT C. De Norre Muscle Injury
OUT M. Ivanovic Hamstring Injury
OUT L. Jensen Muscle Injury
OUT R. Leonard Hamstring Injury
OUT M. Luongo Knee Injury
OUT J. Coburn Muscle Injury
OUT T. Crama Ankle Injury
OUT C. De Norre Muscle Injury
OUT M. Ivanovic Hamstring Injury
OUT L. Jensen Muscle Injury
OUT R. Leonard Hamstring Injury
OUT M. Luongo Knee Injury