- West Ham form: West Ham have won four and drawn one of their last five games, including a current streak of four consecutive wins.
- Millwall form: Millwall have one win and four defeats in their last five, with two defeats on the spin heading into Saturday's game.
- Scorers: West Ham's Jarrod Bowen has four goals in seven Championship 2026/2027 games, while Millwall's Josh Coburn leads the scoring charts with two in four.
Hammers have firepower to tame Lions
Millwall have been a little too up and down for their own good and seem unlikely to take down top-of-the-table West Ham in a feisty local matchup on Saturday. The Hammers are in rampant form with four wins in a row and look much more likely to get the win in a game where The Den is usually a lively place.
Alex Neil has got his team playing with a high-intensity, high-pressing style where they set a platform to spring the off the ball runners and get at their opponents with pace. It's an energetic and adaptable style that can be very effective against sides who don't play the ball out from the back, but Nuno Espirito Santo's West Ham are not one of those teams.
The Portuguese coach has his team well-drilled in a shape-first style of play that should have them ready for anything Millwall throw at them. They've got width and numbers in the middle of the field, while they can play on the front foot when they get the chances to counterattack. The Hammers have been ruthless against their opponents in recent weeks, backing up a 3-2 away win at Bolton with a 6-0 home win over Wrexham.
The Den could still make this a good local game
Millwall's approach
The Lions will try and rattle the visitors early, getting them to make mistakes in the turnover game and setting the tempo for a potentially feisty game. Millwall showed their teeth with a 4-0 victory over Bolton at home, but the 0-1 cup defeat to Newcastle followed by a 1-3 loss at Blackburn saw them drop off the pace.
Odds, stats and prediction
West Ham are the clear bet here at 1.78, although Millwall's home advantage and energy can make this an interesting local game.
Lyndon Dykes has been in the groove with three of Millwall's last six goals.
- But West Ham's goals per game rate on the road is 2.00 with goals conceded per game of 1.67 in the Championship 2026/2027.
- Both teams to score looks live at 1.52, but we prefer the West Ham to win and over 2.5 goals option as it best suits the form, freshness and available goalscorers of each team.
- West Ham's star man Jarrod Bowen has bagged four goals in his seven games in the Championship 2026/2027, while Josh Coburn is Millwall's top scorer with just two in his four games.
