Saturday , 12 September 2026

Middlesbrough FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Millwall FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Riverside Stadium 32,100 HT 45' · FT 45'
Dael Fry 26' 1–0
1–1 58' Josh Coburn
1–2 86' Josh Coburn
Y 13' Jake Cooper
Riley McGree 13' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
  • Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
5
5
Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 2.0 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC 2025-08-16 Millwall FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC 2025-04-12 Millwall FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2024-12-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2024-01-13 Millwall FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Millwall FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D
14 Mar Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 0–1 L
08 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–0 W
02 Mar Birmingham City FC A 3–1 W
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 2–1 W
21 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
14 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
10 Mar Derby County FC H 1–0 W
07 Mar Hull City AFC A 3–1 W
28 Feb Preston North End FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Millwall FC
#4 Position #12
13 Points 9
6 Played 6
4 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 3
12 Scored 11
8 Conceded 11
+4 GD +0
2.17 PPG 1.50
67% Win % 50%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 4th (13 pts). Millwall FC are 12th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 5 G
Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 2 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Tairyk Arconte 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough FC face off against Millwall FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Middlesbrough FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Luke Cundle has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 13' Jake Cooper picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Millwall FC that had 384 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 26' Dael Fry has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
  • 31' It looks like no one’s ball. Middlesbrough FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' Middlesbrough FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Anthony Patterson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' The 30-year-old Matt Targett has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 58' Assisted by Mihailo Ivanovic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josh Coburn makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Millwall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Barry Bannan is hanging Casper De Norre on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' Mihailo Ivanovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 74' The travelling Millwall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Targett departs to be replaced by Alex Bangura.
  • 83' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' Macaulay Langstaff is replacing Mihailo Ivanovic for the Millwall FC side.
  • 86' Josh Coburn has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Callum Brittain is replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 90' Another change for Millwall FC made on 90 minute. Billy Mitchell leaves to be changed by Luke Cundle.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Millwall FC players.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kim Hellberg

Millwall FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Forss 2
Duncan Watmore 2
Josh Coburn 2
Zian Flemming 2
Tom Bradshaw 1
Lee Gregory 1
Paddy McNair 1
Romain Esse 1

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC 2025-08-16 Millwall FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC 2025-04-12 Millwall FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC 2024-12-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2024-01-13 Millwall FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2026-03-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC L 2026-03-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-03-02 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Middlesbrough FC W

Millwall FC Form

2026-04-03 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Millwall FC W 2026-03-21 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2026-03-14 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-03-10 Millwall FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2026-03-07 Hull City AFC 1–3 Millwall FC W 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.03 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC45% Draw25% Millwall FC30%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Millwall FC
55%
Middlesbrough FC or Millwall FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC37% Draw40% Millwall FC23%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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