EFL Championship sees Millwall take on Middlesbrough in the 37th round of the campaign this Saturday at the Den Stadium. Match kickoff schedules for 12th Match 2022 at 18:00 EAT.
The hosts currently sit in the ninth place with 53 points after 35 matches. Millwall has been among the best teams in the division in recent weeks as no other club has managed more points than they have in their last six Championship fixtures. The hosts have dropped points just once in their last five league matches at home in which they are undefeated, winning the remaining four games.
The Lions gets into this fixture coming off 0-0 Championship stalemate versus Blackburn Rovers in their last fixture. In that game, Millwall had 44% possession and zero shots. Blackburn Rovers got 12 shots with three of them on target.
On the other hand, Middlesbrough has been on a run of inconsistent performances in recent games, the club has dropped out of the top six positions. Currently they are placed in the eighth spot with 55 points. In their last five matches, they have three loses and two wins.
In their last game, Middlesbrough suffered 4-1 championship loss at the hands of Sheffield United in their last game. In that game, Middlesbrough managed 55% possession, seven shots with two of them on target and a goal scored by Folarin Balogun (62′). Sheffield United got 12 shots with five of them on target and goals by Sander Berge (23′), Billy Sharp (25′), Jack Robinson (59′) and Morgan Gibbs-White (79′).
Millwall vs Middlesbrough head to head
Since 1993 these two teams have played against each other 25 times. Middlesbrough claims 10 wins, there have been eight draws and Millwall has won seven times.
- Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall 0/11/21
- Millwall 1-0 Middlesbrough 20/03/21
- Middlesbrough 3-0 Millwall 12/12/20
- Millwall 0-2 Middlesbrough 08/07/20
- Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall 24/08/19
Home
- Blackburn 0-0 Millwall
- Reading 0-1 Millwall
- Millwall 1-0 Sheffield
- Derby County 1-2 Millwall
- Millwall 2-0 QPR
Away
- Sheffield 4-1 Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 2-1 Luton
- Middlesbrough 1-0 Tottenham
- Barnsley 3-2 Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 2-1 West Bromwich
Millwall team news
Boss Gary Rowett will be without Daniel Ballard who picked-up injury playing against Blackburn.
Middlesbrough team news
The visitors have a fully fit squad ahead of this fixture.
Prediction and odds
Millwall looks unstoppable at the moment having dropped just two points in their last six games while Middlesbrough has lost their last three away games.
- Millwall win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
