Millwall vs Hull City Championship play-offs preview, team news and prediction

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A place in the Championship play-off final is on the line on Monday as Millwall host Hull City in the semi-final second leg at The Den.

The bookies have priced the hosts as the odds-on favourite in this tie at 4/6 with BetGoodwin while Sky Bet have Hull at 10/3 and Betfair 13/5 for a draw. You can also find more betting offers at the Mirror Betting Hubs Free Bets offers .

The tie is finely balanced after Friday’s first leg ended 0-0, with Millwall denied a late winner when Ryan Leonard’s effort was ruled out for a foul. The Lions finished third in the regular season - their best second-tier placing since 1993-94 - after missing out on second spot by a single point, and they remain on course to chase a first-ever Premier League campaign.

Alex Neil’s side return to a ground where they have been tough to beat, winning four of their last six home matches without conceding. Millwall kept 11 clean sheets in 23 home league games this season — the best record in the division — although they have not beaten Hull at The Den in their last four attempts since April 2022.

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Hull, by contrast, only sealed sixth place on the final day after edging Norwich 2-1, and will hope their previous play-off pedigree counts for something, having gone up via this route in 2007-08 and 2015-16. But they travel to London short on momentum, with just three wins in their last 13 matches and five draws in their last eight.

The Tigers are also winless in their last five away games and have not won on the road since beating Wrexham on March 10. Even so, they have won their last two away meetings with Millwall, including December’s 3-1 victory, and will be aiming to rediscover that cutting edge after a flat attacking display in the first leg.

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Millwall will again be without Lukas Jensen, Caleb Taylor, Daniel Kelly and Massimo Luongo due to injury.

Alex Neil is expected to name a similar side, although Barry Bannan has given him something to think about after a lively cameo at the MKM Stadium. Josh Coburn will also hope to keep his place ahead of Mihailo Ivanovic after overcoming a hip issue to play 86 minutes in the first leg.

Hull, meanwhile, are still missing Eliot Matazo, Amir Hadziahmetovic and Cody Drameh, though Drameh could return in time for the final if the Tigers make Wembley. Sergej Jakirovic may stick with an unchanged XI if there are no fresh problems, with Oli McBurnie set to lead the line after ending the regular season as the division’s joint-second top scorer with 17 goals in 38 games.

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