FM Preview: Millwall v Middlesbrough 01 Sep 2012

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Millwall v Middlesbrough fixture

Middlesbrough face a trip to Millwall at The Den at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 5 of the 24 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Den was less than a year ago, in February 2012, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1994/1995 Sat 01 Oct Middlesbrough 3 - 0 Millwall League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Millwall are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Millwall are currently lying in 19th place in npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 3 from their 3 matches played.

Middlesbrough's total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Millwall 6 2 2 2 11 10 8
Middlesbrough 6 4 0 2 10 7 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Middlesbrough are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Millwall Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Middlesbrough 7 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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