Middlesbrough vs Millwall prediction for Saturday’s Championship round 27 fixture at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. Follow on for our free predictions betting tips and preview.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Middlesbrough to Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals – 1.71
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: Both Teams to Score No – 1.81
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Anytime Correct Score 1-1 – 2.60
Middlesbrough to Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals
According to the stats, there is a 42% possibility for Middlesbrough to win this match after winning five of their 12 home games. A draw meanwhile has a 34% chance. In the goals market, there is a 75% possibility that this match will produce over 1.5 goals.
Both Teams to Score No
Five of the last six meetings between Middlesbrough and Millwall ended in one team scoring. The same trend happened in Millwall’s last three outings and in four of Middlesbrough’s last five home games.
Anytime Correct Score 1-1
Three of the last games between these two teams ended with a 1-1 draw. Moreover, six of Middlesbrough’s and two of Millwall’s games in the Championship saw the result 1-1 during the match or as a final result.
Middlesbrough
Winning six of their last eight matches, Middlesbrough have turned their season upside down in a positive way. Boro are on a three-match winning streak after beating Birmingham on the road by 1-3.
Offensively, manager Michael Carrick’s team has been faring very well scoring in all of its last ten games and two or more in the last three outings. Moreover, Boro improved in terms of collecting points by 58% from 1.50 for the season to 2.37 in the last eight rounds.
Milwall
With the 3-0 home win against Rotherham, Millwall went back to winning ways, extending their unbeaten run to 4 matches, and did not concede any goal in their last 3 games in the league.
Millwall have four of their last eight games and lost six of their 12 away games. In the last six visits to the Riverside Stadium, Millwall drew three times and lost the other three games.
Looking at both teams’ recent form, it is obvious that Middlesbrough are in better form. However, Milwall are undefeated in the last four meetings with Middlesbrough, winning two and drawing two. Thus we will back a combo bet of a home win or draw and over 1.5 goals.
Middlesbrough are 1.58 goals per game since the start of the season. Moreover, the Riversiders scored at least a goal in each of their last ten matches, and two or more in the last three outings, with odds of 1.42 at 1xBet, we predict Middlesbrough to score over one goal.
The bookmakers are favoring Chuba Akpom to score anytime in this math after the lightning form the Englishman is showing this term. Akpom has scored 13 goals in 19 appearances and is leading his team in scoring.
Middlesbrough’s Matt Clarke has a back injury and will miss this game.
On Milwall’s side, Ryan Leonard is suffering from a hamstring injury and is out till mid-January.
Middlesbrough: Steffen; Smith, Fry, Lenihan, Giles; Hackney, Howson; McGree, Akpom, Crook; Forss;
Millwall: Bialkowski; McNamara, Hutchinson, Cooper, Wallace; Mitchell, Hobeyman; Voglsammer, Flemming, Styles; Bradshaw;
Saturday’s game will be played at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.
The kickoff for this game is scheduled at 15:00 UTC.
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