Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough have won two of their first two home games in Championship 2026/2027, averaging 2.5 goals.
- Middlesbrough have made a solid start to the Championship 2026/2027 season, claiming 10 points from their opening 5 games to sit in third place, whereas Millwall have a slightly lesser record with 9 points from the same amount of games to leave them in eighth.
- Kim Hellberg has done well since taking charge of Boro on 24th November 2025, implementing his system to great effect on Middlesbrough's players.
- They play with a high-tempo press, their wing-backs are aggressive and they've scored 5 at home.
- The hosts edged out Queens Park Rangers 1-0 away from home in their last Championship 2026/2027 game before they were crushed 3-0 by Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup 2026/2027.
Millwall
- Millwall have won one and lost one of their two away games in Championship 2026/2027, scoring 3 goals and averaging 1.5 per-game.
- Millwall returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers at home in their previous league game before losing 1-0 at The Valley against Newcastle in the cup.
Key Players
- Josh Coburn is the top-scorer in this Championship 2026/2027 side with 2 goals from 4 games, so the visitors will have a focal point in the front two.
- Lyndon Dykes is also an asset, the ex-Rangers man has 2 goals in the last 5 games across all competitions.
- Will Lankshear has scored 5 goals in 5 appearances in this Championship 2026/2027 campaign (4 of Boro's last 8 goals in all comps).
Head-to-Head
Middlesbrough won this game 2-1 away from home in the Championship 2025/2026 five months ago and the previous 2 head-to-heads have ended 1-1 .
Betting Insights
- Odds: Middlesbrough are 1.87 favorites here, Millwall are 3.81 and the tie is priced up at 3.6.
- Suggested market: There is an alternative angle to get involved in which could prove profitable, and that is for Middlesbrough to win and both teams to score.
- Millwall scored 3 goals across their last 2 trips, so we think they can score here as well.
Prediction
The hosts, who have been in excellent form, should be a bit too good for their London visitors at the Riverside, but The Lions have proven themselves capable of a punch to this promotion push and there is enough value on the double chance wager to suggest that this will not be a walkover for the Boro.