Ace Football previews the Championship game between Millwall and Middlesbrough who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Millwall will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Middlesbrough for a round 2 match in the Championship.
Millwall are placed threeth with three points after one match. Middlesbrough occupy a position as eightth in the league on three points.
Team form: Millwall vs Middlesbrough
Millwall Form
In the previous three matches, Millwall lost 3-1 against Burnley, beat Norwich by 1-2 and won 0-1 against Newport. Millwall won five of their last six Championship matches at The Den, scoring eight and conceding four along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
Middlesbrough Form
In their previous three outings, Middlesbrough lost 2-0 against Coventry, beat Swansea 1-0 and lost 0-4 against Doncaster. Middlesbrough managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring six time and letting in three.
Betting stats for Millwall and Middlesbrough
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Millwall and Middlesbrough. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 19 of the last 21 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Millwall home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Millwall matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Millwall have won the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Millwall have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 13 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Middlesbrough away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Middlesbrough have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Middlesbrough away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Middlesbrough matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Millwall vs Middlesbrough
As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Millwall and Middlesbrough this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular markets: Millwall vs Middlesbrough
Full-time result
Millwall claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Middlesbrough won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing four in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Millwall scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Middlesbrough scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Millwall probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Middlesbrough managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Millwall have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Middlesbrough.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Millwall’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Middlesbrough, who managed to score one time in those matches. Millwall scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.
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