FM Preview: Middlesbrough v Millwall 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Middlesbrough v Millwall fixture

Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Millwall at Riverside Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 17 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was just last season, in October 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Sep Millwall 3 - 1 Middlesbrough Championship
2011/2012 Tue 21 Feb Millwall 1 - 3 Middlesbrough Championship
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Middlesbrough 1-1 Millwall Championship
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb Millwall 2 - 3 Middlesbrough Championship
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Millwall Championship
2010/2011 Tue 24 Aug Millwall 2 - 1 Middlesbrough League Cup
1994/1995 Sun 26 Feb Millwall 0 - 0 Middlesbrough League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Middlesbrough are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Boro in those games, with 9 conceded.

Millwall have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Lions's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Middlesbrough's total of 51 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Millwall see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 41 points from their 32 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Middlesbrough 6 2 1 3 6 12 7
Millwall 6 2 0 4 7 11 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Millwall is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Boro in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Middlesbrough 14 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Millwall 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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