In this week 14 match, on Saturday Oct 8th, Millwall hosts Middlesbrough at The Den in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 17th placed Millwall is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Dolan struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 57th minute, then Ben Brereton added another in the 64th minute. Millwall looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while middlesbrough is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Coventry City. Viktor Gyökeres scored the first goal for Coventry City in the 17th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Middlesbrough couldn’t muster any offence and Coventry City ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Middlesbrough’s top weapon lately has been R. Muniz Carvalho, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Millwall’s most prolific scorer has been Benik Afobe. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.