Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Middlesbrough FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 5 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Riverside 29,359 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 79' Romain Esse
Y 25' Joe Bryan
Y 46' Kevin Nisbet
Jonny Howson 80' Y
Y 80' Jake Cooper

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Riverside.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2 Geoff Eltringham
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

6
6
5
Middlesbrough FC 17 games · Avg 2.1 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC 2023-01-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2022-10-08 Millwall FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-03-12 Millwall FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-11-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Millwall FC H 0–1 L
17 May Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
14 May Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
08 May Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
01 May Rotherham United FC A 0–1 L
24 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
08 May Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–4 L
28 Apr Blackpool FC A 3–2 W
22 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Millwall FC
#3 Position #11
15 Points 11
8 Played 8
4 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
16 Scored 15
12 Conceded 15
+4 GD +0
1.88 PPG 1.38
50% Win % 38%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G
Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Middlesbrough FC gets underway.
  • 5' Casper De Norre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Middlesbrough FC and Millwall FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Middlesbrough FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joe Bryan.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' The 33-year-old George Saville has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Millwall FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Nisbet argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 51' Millwall FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 64' George Saville is ready to make an impact after coming on for Casper De Norre at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Silvera is hanging Hayden Coulson on the field on 69 minute.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Millwall FC! Aidomo Emakhu comes on to replace Zian Flemming.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Jonny Howson on, Daniel Barlaser off on 76 minutes.
  • 79' Romain Esse puts Millwall FC on the lead.
  • 80' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Jonny Howson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Millwall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 87' The whistle greets Matt Crooks as he departs to be replaced by Isaiah Jones.
  • 90' Tom Bradshaw has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Nisbet on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Millwall FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Duncan Watmore 2
Josh Coburn 2
Zian Flemming 2
Marcus Forss 2
Paddy McNair 1
Romain Esse 1
Aiden O'Brien 1
William Lankshear 1

Head to Head

2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC 2023-01-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2022-10-08 Millwall FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC 2022-03-12 Millwall FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC 2021-11-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Millwall FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2023-05-14 Coventry City FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-05-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-04-24 Luton Town FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Millwall FC Form

2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC W 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-04-28 Blackpool FC 2–3 Millwall FC W 2023-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Millwall FC L 2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.79 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Millwall FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC40% Draw26% Millwall FC34%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Millwall FC
60%
Middlesbrough FC or Millwall FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC33% Draw42% Millwall FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.