Middlesbrough vs Millwall betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 14th, 2024

Middlesbrough and Millwall will face each other in a Championship game in England on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), check the Middlesbrough vs Millwall betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Middlesbrough vs Millwall will occur

The game will be played in the Riverside Stadium stadium, in the city of Middlesbrough, with a capacity for 34988 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Middlesbrough vs Millwall betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.45 goals per match played.

Middlesbrough last match

Middlesbrough is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Leeds United in a match valid for Championship, and the match ended 3-1. The eleven coached by M. Carrick played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 4.50 were a sign of it.

The whole defensive section of the team suffered a lot from the opponent's raids, but the most in trouble seemed to be Matthew Clarke. The player made many crucial mistakes during the match, and he will have to regain his lucidity as early as the next match in order to return useful to his team.

Millwall last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Millwall, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Coventry City team with a final score of 0-1.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.50, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Middlesbrough vs Millwall h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Millwall occupied 15th place in Championship and, team Middlesbrough the 13th place. Millwall entered the field with the tactic 3-4-2-1, while Middlesbrough arranged their formation in a 4-4-2.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2023/2024 season of the Championship. The meeting took place on 13-01-2024 and ended with a 1-3 win for Middlesbrough.

The Middlesbrough team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Millwall has been more irregular.

Middlesbrough

Championship leaderboard now

The Middlesbrough team with 31 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses.

Which means that, with an advantage of 1 point, the team is ahead the Watford team closing in at the 7th place in the 21st round.

Middlesbrough analysis

Currently, Middlesbrough has a tally of 34 goals scored and 25 goals against, at the end of round 20 of Championship.

To control the game, the Middlesbrough team would often try to reach an average ball possession of 54.95%. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% would give teams some control over their opponents.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 4 games won.

In comparison to Millwall 1521 attacks and 20 goals, Middlesbrough has had 2020 attacks and 34 goals.

Best goalscorer from Middlesbrough

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Tommy Conway. The Attacker has scored 8 times in the current season and has helped Middlesbrough come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data Middlesbrough

The Middlesbrough team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 4 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Millwall

Championship leaderboard now

Millwall arrives in this game with 25 points, and in 13th place in the Championship, having won 6 games in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 7 draws.

With a small disadvantage of 1 point against Sheffield Wednesday who occupies position 12, the team starts the 21st round.

Millwall analysis

We have reached matchday 20 in Championship and at the moment Millwall has made 20 goals and conceded 16.

Best goalscorer from Millwall

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Duncan Watmore has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Millwall with 5 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Middlesbrough is Tommy Conway, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Millwall is Duncan Watmore, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Millwall scores an average of 0.88 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.73.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 5.92 corners per game.

Middlesbrough is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.05 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Middlesbrough in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.8 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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