On the 15th of April, in this week 42 match, Millwall will travel to Preston to battle Preston North End in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Preston North End recorded a 2-1 win against Queens Park Rangers. Jimmy Dunne struck first for Preston North End on an own goal in the 42nd minute, then Cameron Archer added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Daniel Johnson. Preston North End is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Millwall, recorded a 4-1 win against Barnsley. Dan McNamara scored the first goal for Millwall in the 31st minute, then Dan McNamara added another in the 47th minute. Millwall should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Tuesday Feb 1st, Millwall hosted Preston North End in their last match together. Millwall and Preston North End battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Millwall nor Preston North End could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Benik Afobe has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Millwall. Cameron Archer has been the most effective weapon for Preston North End lately. The English attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.