Saturday , 14 November 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
6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
#2 Position #16
29 Points 18
15 Played 15
8 / 5 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 3 / 7
30 Scored 23
19 Conceded 27
+11 GD -4
1.93 PPG 1.20
53% Win % 33%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Millwall FC are 16th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
5/4
61-75
6/4
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Millwall FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/4
76+
7/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 G 4 A
Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 5 G 2 A
Camiel Neghli 3 G 3 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Riverside will turn into a battlefield for Middlesbrough FC and Millwall FC.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The travelling Millwall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Joe Bryan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Hayden Coulson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' The referee has no hesitation. Kevin Nisbet is booked for Millwall FC — Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' Casper De Norre, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' Matt Crooks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Millwall FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Millwall FC team. Casper De Norre is replaced by George Saville on 64 minute.
  • 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' Aidomo Emakhu is replacing Zian Flemming for the Millwall FC side.
  • 76' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Daniel Barlaser has done his job and it is now time for Jonny Howson to step up.
  • 79' GOAL! Romain Esse scores on 79. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Jonny Howson is booked for Middlesbrough FC — Yellow card on 80.
  • 81' Jonny Howson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Millwall FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 87' Isaiah Jones is replacing Matt Crooks for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • 90' Tom Bradshaw is replacing Kevin Nisbet for the Millwall FC side.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Middlesbrough FC 0-1 Millwall FC.

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
Aiden O'Brien 1
William Lankshear 1
Ashley Fletcher 1
Joe Bryan 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
1.71 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Millwall FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC43% Draw27% Millwall FC30%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Millwall FC
57%
Middlesbrough FC or Millwall FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC35% Draw45% Millwall FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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