Millwall vs Middlesbrough: Match guide and preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Millwall have their presumed home advantage while Middlesbrough are ahead 7 points in the Championship table.

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Millwall nor Middlesbrough as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Millwall form and stats

4 victories, 10 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Millwall have to build on here at The Den in the Championship.

Millwall faced defeat in their previous match, away at Queens Park Rangers (2-3). A strong away win before that one, visiting Derby County and winning 1-0.

A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Queens Park Rangers) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 2-3.

Millwall aren't scoring a lot here at The Den in the league, with only 17 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Millwall are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Den in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 18 matches.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Playing away, Middlesbrough have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 7 defeats in the Championship this season.

180 minutes! That's how long the Middlesbrough goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Middlesbrough go into this game after a win, the home game against Preston North End that ended 2-0. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Stoke City.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Middlesbrough have scored 21 goals in 18 league games away. As opposed to that, Middlesbrough have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Middlesbrough - Millwall 3-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Millwall wins - draws - Middlesbrough wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
8 goals
MiddlesbroughD. Watmore
D. Watmore
6 goals
MillwallM. Bennett
M. Bennett
5 goals

Millwall missing players

Middlesbrough missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Millwall Middlesbrough
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
11 4 0 Won W 1 6 16
16 10 5 Drew D 3 5 8
10 4 0 Lost L 2 7 13
37 17 3 Scored S 3 21 46
36 16 3 Conceded C 6 20 38
81% 78% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 83% 89%
70% 72% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 68%
32% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 50% 49%
8% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 14%
5% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
51% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 46%
38% 33% 40% Clean Sheets C S 33% 28% 35%
30% 39% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.9 11.7 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.1 11.5
3.4 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.4 3
30% 23% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 48% 41%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 37 25 7 5 55 26 18 12 5 1 26 9 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 82
2 Watford 37 21 9 7 52 26 18 14 2 2 35 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 26 72
3 Swansea City 36 20 9 7 45 28 18 11 5 2 23 10 18 9 4 5 22 18 17 69
4 Brentford 36 19 10 7 64 38 17 10 5 2 34 18 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 67
5 Barnsley 37 19 7 11 48 40 18 10 4 4 23 17 19 9 3 7 25 23 8 64
6 Reading 37 18 7 12 51 40 18 11 0 7 28 20 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 61
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Middlesbrough 37 16 8 13 46 38 19 10 3 6 25 18 18 6 5 7 21 20 8 56
9 Cardiff City 37 15 10 12 54 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 18 8 6 4 22 16 17 55
10 Millwall 37 11 16 10 37 36 18 4 10 4 17 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 1 49
11 Stoke City 37 12 13 12 41 42 18 8 4 6 25 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 -1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 36 13 10 13 38 42 19 8 4 7 21 22 17 5 6 6 17 20 -4 49
13 Bristol City 37 15 4 18 39 48 18 7 2 9 15 20 19 8 2 9 24 28 -9 49
14 Luton Town 36 13 8 15 30 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 18 6 2 10 8 21 -11 47
15 Blackburn Rovers 37 12 9 16 49 41 19 6 7 6 25 21 18 6 2 10 24 20 8 45
16 Preston North End 37 13 5 19 39 48 18 5 4 9 15 17 19 8 1 10 24 31 -9 44
17 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
18 Nottingham Forest 37 10 11 16 29 37 19 5 7 7 16 18 18 5 4 9 13 19 -8 41
19 Derby County 37 10 10 17 27 41 19 5 6 8 14 20 18 5 4 9 13 21 -14 40
20 Coventry City 36 9 11 16 32 48 18 7 6 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 38
21 Birmingham City 37 9 11 17 28 47 19 4 3 12 14 32 18 5 8 5 14 15 -19 38
22 Rotherham United 33 9 5 19 36 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 16 5 2 9 15 21 -11 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 36 9 8 19 26 46 18 6 6 6 15 14 18 3 2 13 11 32 -20 29
24 Wycombe Wanderers 37 6 8 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 18 2 3 13 13 37 -36 26

Millwall:
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Championship:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 37 25 7 5 55 26 18 12 5 1 26 9 19 13 2 4 29 17 29 82
2 Watford 37 21 9 7 52 26 18 14 2 2 35 12 19 7 7 5 17 14 26 72
3 Swansea City 36 20 9 7 45 28 18 11 5 2 23 10 18 9 4 5 22 18 17 69
4 Brentford 36 19 10 7 64 38 17 10 5 2 34 18 19 9 5 5 30 20 26 67
5 Barnsley 37 19 7 11 48 40 18 10 4 4 23 17 19 9 3 7 25 23 8 64
6 Reading 37 18 7 12 51 40 18 11 0 7 28 20 19 7 7 5 23 20 11 61
7 AFC Bournemouth 37 16 11 10 55 37 19 11 3 5 33 19 18 5 8 5 22 18 18 59
8 Middlesbrough 37 16 8 13 46 38 19 10 3 6 25 18 18 6 5 7 21 20 8 56
9 Cardiff City 37 15 10 12 54 37 19 7 4 8 32 21 18 8 6 4 22 16 17 55
10 Millwall 37 11 16 10 37 36 18 4 10 4 17 16 19 7 6 6 20 20 1 49
11 Stoke City 37 12 13 12 41 42 18 8 4 6 25 21 19 4 9 6 16 21 -1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 36 13 10 13 38 42 19 8 4 7 21 22 17 5 6 6 17 20 -4 49
13 Bristol City 37 15 4 18 39 48 18 7 2 9 15 20 19 8 2 9 24 28 -9 49
14 Luton Town 36 13 8 15 30 41 18 7 6 5 22 20 18 6 2 10 8 21 -11 47
15 Blackburn Rovers 37 12 9 16 49 41 19 6 7 6 25 21 18 6 2 10 24 20 8 45
16 Preston North End 37 13 5 19 39 48 18 5 4 9 15 17 19 8 1 10 24 31 -9 44
17 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 41 52 18 8 4 6 25 18 19 3 5 11 16 34 -11 42
18 Nottingham Forest 37 10 11 16 29 37 19 5 7 7 16 18 18 5 4 9 13 19 -8 41
19 Derby County 37 10 10 17 27 41 19 5 6 8 14 20 18 5 4 9 13 21 -14 40
20 Coventry City 36 9 11 16 32 48 18 7 6 5 19 19 18 2 5 11 13 29 -16 38
21 Birmingham City 37 9 11 17 28 47 19 4 3 12 14 32 18 5 8 5 14 15 -19 38
22 Rotherham United 33 9 5 19 36 47 17 4 3 10 21 26 16 5 2 9 15 21 -11 32
23 Sheffield Wednesday 36 9 8 19 26 46 18 6 6 6 15 14 18 3 2 13 11 32 -20 29
24 Wycombe Wanderers 37 6 8 23 25 61 19 4 5 10 12 24 18 2 3 13 13 37 -36 26

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.