Week 27 features a match on Sat Jan 14th, where Middlesbrough will host Millwall at Riverside Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Middlesbrough recorded a 1-5 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Pascal Groß scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 8th minute, then in the 13th minute, Ryan Giles sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Chuba Akpom. Middlesbrough is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while millwall sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison struck first for Sheffield United in the 23rd minute, then Jayden Bogle added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Iliman Ndiaye In the end, Millwall couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win. Millwall is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Millwall and Middlesbrough last played eachother at the The Den on the 8th of October. Millwall won by a score of 2 to 0. Zian Flemming struck first for Millwall in the 5th minute, then Zian Flemming added another in the 49th minute In the end, Middlesbrough couldn’t muster any offence and Millwall ran away with the shutout win.
For Millwall, their top scorers are Zian Flemming and Tom Bradshaw, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Middlesbrough is glad to have Chuba Akpom in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.