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Millwall v Norwich City Prediction: Lions to corner a 10/11 winner

Millwall and Norwich City meet at The New Den on Saturday after mixed fortunes in their EFL Championship campaign openers.

The Lions took advantage of Bristol City going down to 10 men in the first half as Alex Neil's men won 2-0 at Ashton Gate.

Neil's former club Norwich, meanwhile, were far too good for West Brom only to concede two late goals in a 2-1 loss.

There will no doubt be some gloomy Canaries' followers fearing a repeat of last season when Norwich lost their first eight home games, so they will probably be delighted to be heading to east London especially after winning 2-1 at Millwall last season.

Millwall v Norwich City Tips Summary

Best Bet - Over 5.5 Millwall Corners @ 10/11
Alternative Bet - Jenson Metcalfe Over 1.5 Shots @
5/2
Bet Builder - Josh Coburn Over 1.5 Shots on Target, Over 4 Norwich Corners, Both Teams to Receive A Card @
11/2

Millwall v Norwich City

Millwall v Norwich City Prediction

Best Bet: Over 5.5 Millwall Corners @ 10/11

Play-off semi-finalists Millwall are a tough team to beat home and away and will doubtless have plenty of admirers.

But there was a lot to like about Norwich's performance against West Brom and they are clearly much improved under Philippe Clement.

The 90-minute prices are hard to dispute - one price which looks a real spot of value is the 10/11 that Millwall win over 5.5 corners.

The Lions are a direct side, who look to get the ball forward quickly and that ensures plenty of corners. They average 7.3 corners at home since New Year's Day.

They won six corners away at Bristol City last Saturday in a pretty turgid contest so can at least match that number this weekend.

Alternative Bet: Jenson Metcalfe Over 1.5 Shots @ 5/2

Millwall did some decent business getting highly-rated Bradford youngster Jenson Metcalfe in over the summer and the 21-year-old has slotted in nicely.

Metcalfe has started both Lions' games thus far and looks like an Alex Neil player - tough in the tackle, likes to break up play but can offer a threat going forward.

Playing off the right side of midfield against Bristol City he fired off a couple of shots and crossed for Josh Coburn's second in the 2-0 win.

Last season he fired off 60 shots - scoring twice - in League One for Bradford.

They create chances Millwall; they struggle to take as many as they should. To that end backing their players to have shots rather than shots on target - especially at 5/2 for over 1.5 - makes a lot of sense.

Millwall v Norwich City Bet Builder Tip

  • Josh Coburn Over 1.5 Shots on Target

  • Over 4 Norwich Corners

  • Both Teams to Receive A Card


    Pays
    11/2

Millwall had only three shots on target out of 24 attempts at Ashton Gate last weekend.

Josh Coburn had all three of those, scoring with two of those efforts.

Millwall's £5m record signing is a real bully of a striker in the box who will get chances; back him to have over 1.5 shots on target as the first leg of the Bet Builder.

Norwich have won 15 corners this season in two outings and can win at least five at The Den, just as they did in April's 2-1 win.

Both these teams received cards in each of last season's fixtures and can repeat that stat for the final leg of the Bet Builder.

Learn more about how Bet Builders work in our Bet Builder guide.

Key Match Stats

  • Play-off semi-finalists Millwall have played two games, drawing 1-1 at QPR in the EFL Cup and winning 2-0 at Bristol City in the Championship

  • Norwich beat League One's MK Dons 4-1 in the EFL Cup but lost their Championship opener, going down 2-1 at home to West Brom

  • Norwich won 2-1 at Millwall in April, reversing a 2-1 loss to the Lions at Carrow Road the previous August

  • Since the turn of the year Millwall have won 80 corners in 11 games at 7.3 corners per game. Interestingly, the only game in that sequence in which they won fewer than six was against Norwich in April when they won just two corners

  • The Canaries have won 15 corners in their two games this season; in their last six away games of last season they racked up 42 corners at exactly seven per game, including five in the 2-1 win at The Den

  • Millwall made more fouls per game - 12.8 - than any other side in the Championship last season

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.

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