Middlesbrough take on the visitors Millwall in the round 27 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Saturday, January 14th at Riverside (Middlesbrough).
Middlesbrough aren’t in their best spirits after recent defeat. Losing to a Premier League representative in the cup may not be embarrassing, but it's embarrassing to concede five goals. The hosts continue to battle for a place in the playoffs, winning six in seven matches and losing only to Burnley. The attack works great and that's enough for now. But the defense has to be improved - just once in eleven matches, Middlesbrough did not concede a goal, which happened in match against Blackpool, who are going now on the 22nd position. Boro have always relied on their strong defense. But now it just doesn't work as they concede an average of 1.30 goals per round. This is an obvious overkill. So the bookmakers are overestimating Michael Carrick's defense capabilities, which has a lot of work to do.
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Millwall were knocked out of the cup by Sheffield, but they weren't too upset. The visitors continue to fight for the playoffs, losing only once since November. Two goals were conceded on the road from Watford, one of the competitors in this fight. Taylor's wards may not be as active on the road, but even there they score one point per match on average. Playing on a collision course with an attacking opponent is something Millwall good at. In the reverse fixture Millwall easily scored two unanswered goals to the opponent by the end of the 50th minute.
It is difficult to determine the favorite of the match. Yes, the “Lions” perform poorly on the road, but the defense of Boro is unreliable. At the same time, bookies are giving three points for the hosts at 1.90, and at 4.90 for the visitors is not entirely logical. Why can't Londoners score at least once? In the last four rounds, it did not work out only once. It looks like we are in for a fun match with a lot of dangerous scoring opportunities. The advantage in head-to-head confrontations has been on the side of the visitors lately: two wins and two draws.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
