Blackburn Rovers face Millwall at Ewood Park on late Tuesday looking to secure a first win in six Championship games.
Blackburn have lost two and drawn three matches since they last earned three points – against Stoke City on February 10.
They face a Millwall side who have won just two and lost three over that time.
In Samuel Szmodics, Blackburn have the league's sharpest shooter so far this season. He has notched 19 goals in 33 appearances.
His goal rate of one every 154 minutes is much quicker than that of Zian Flemming, Millwall's top scorer with a goal every 390 minutes, and a total of seven goals in 35 games.
In the last 10 years, Blackburn and Millwall have played each other on 14 occasions. Blackburn won eight of them, Millwall one, and they drew five times.
On average, Blackburn scored 1.6 goals and the Lions 0.9 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on October 24, when Blackburn won 2-1 away.
With 34 goals in 35 games so far this season, the Lions are scoring at below the league average rate with 1.0 goals per game. But they are conceding fewer than average too, letting in 47 goals at a rate of 1.3 per game.
Rovers, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game. They have conceded 1.8 goals per game.
The home side are 18th in the table after 35 games, of which they have won 11 and drawn six, earning 39 points.
The visitors are one place ahead of Blackburn in 17th, with 10 wins and nine draws putting them on the same number of points.
Blackburn's last match was on Saturday, a 2-1 loss against Swansea City, with Szmodics getting the goal for Blackburn.
Millwall beat Watford 1-0 last time out, also on Saturday, with Flemming on the scoresheet.
Tuesday's match will be refereed by Jeremy Simpson, who has taken charge of seven Championship games so far this season, issuing one red card and booking 23 players. He has awarded one penalty.
The last Blackburn game Simpson refereed was a 1-0 away loss to Coventry City on October 4. He is yet to oversee a match featuring Millwall this season.
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Blackburn Rovers v Millwall
Championship | Ewood Park
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 @ 7.45pm
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