Millwall vs Middlesbrough Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2025

Millwall hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Middlesbrough over to the The Den for a round 2 match.

Millwall got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.

Millwall booked their first win of the season in the Championship as they claimed all three points in the opener. They are of course looking for a follow-up come matchday in round two,

As Millwall were awarded three points for their opening match of the season, they will surely want to continue in the same trend on Saturday, while the guests will fight for their first points this campaign.

Millwall are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Middlesbrough are currently not the most scoring team in the Championship, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded eight times, an average of 0.8 per game. They managed four clean sheets in these.

Middlesbrough were knocked out cold when Millwall took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Middlesbrough handed out in the game before.

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Prediction

Millwall Form

Millwall look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Burnley, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Norwich in a 1-2 win. They followed that up with a 0-1 win against Newport in their most recent outing. Millwall won five of their last six Championship matches at The Den, scoring eight and conceding four along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

Middlesbrough Form

In their previous three outings, Middlesbrough lost 2-0 against Coventry, beat Swansea 1-0 and lost 0-4 against Doncaster. Middlesbrough only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by six goals to three.

While tempted to go along with the straight away win for Middlesbrough, we eventually settled for a more cautious approach. The double-chance or the draw-no-bet is our preferred choice against Millwall.

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Squads

Millwall Squad

Neil will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Middlesbrough from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Lukas Bornhoeft Jensen (0/0), Max Crocombe (0/0), Steven Benda (0/1), Ben Drake (0/0), Dan McNamara (0/0), Jake Cooper (0/1), Japhet Tanganga (0/1), Joe Bryan (0/0), Kamarl Grant (0/0), Tristan Crama (0/1), Wes Harding (0/0), Zak Sturge (0/0), Alfie Doughty (0/1), Billy Mitchell (0/1), Casper de Norre (0/1), Daniel Kelly (0/0), Luke Cundle (0/1), Massimo Luongo (0/1), Ryan Leonard (0/1), Adam Mayor (0/0), Aidomo Emakhu (0/1), Ajay Matthews (0/0), Benicio Baker-Boaitey (0/0), Camiel Neghli (1/1), Femi Azeez (0/1), Josh Coburn (0/1), Kevin Nisbet (0/0), Macaulay Langstaff (1/1), Mihailo Ivanovic (0/1), Raees Bangura-Williams (0/0), Sheldon Kendall (0/0), Zak Lovelace (0/0).

Middlesbrough Squad

Below is the full team squad of Middlesbrough. The manager Edwards will pick his starting XI against Millwall from these players:

Seny Dieng (0/0), Solomon Brynn (0/1), Thomas Glover (0/0), Alex Bangura (0/0), Alfie Jones (0/1), Callum Brittain (0/1), Dael Fry (1/1), Darragh Lenihan (0/0), George Edmundson (0/0), Luke Ayling (0/1), Neto Borges (0/1), Rav van den Berg (0/0), Abdoulaye Kante (0/1), Abella Perez Damia (0/0), Aidan Morris (0/1), Alex Gilbert (0/0), Daniel Barlaser (0/0), Finn Azaz (0/0), Hayden Hackney (0/1), Riley McGree (0/0), Sonny Finch (0/0), Cristhian Stuani (0/0), Delano Burgzorg (0/1), Marcus Forss (0/1), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Morgan Whittaker (0/1), Samuel Silvera (0/1), Tommy Conway (0/1).

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Team News

Millwall are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Middlesbrough. Ryan Leonard gets a day off from the Millwall squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Middlesbrough just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Millwall at the The Den. For instance, Middlesbrough won't be able to field Neto Borges as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Lineups

Millwall vs Middlesbrough H2H

Middlesbrough lost 1-0 against Millwall in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Middlesbrough handed out in the match before. Millwall go into their upcoming match against Middlesbrough with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-2-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Millwall face Middlesbrough as under 2.5 goals happened in eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies.

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Millwall and Middlesbrough this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Millwall won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Middlesbrough won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost four in this run. Both teams scored in five of the last 10 home league matches for Millwall. Both teams also found the back of the net five times in the previous 10 league games away for Middlesbrough.

Under 2.5 goals happened eight times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Millwall managed an average of 0.7 goals, with Middlesbrough averaging 0.9 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Millwall saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Middlesbrough's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.