Millwall vs Middlesbrough Predictions and Betting Tips – Millwall to hold their own

Millwall host Middlesbrough on the first weekend of the 2018/19 Championship season and our football tipster has selected three bets for the match at 3pm on Saturday.

Middlesbrough are one of the teams who will be expected to be there or there abouts at the end of the season but holding onto Adama Traore will be key to their season. Millwall rallied for a play-off chase last season but they might not have the surprise factor this season so a mid-table finish looks more likely. See our betting tips and predictions for their opening match below.

 

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Predictions

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Reasons for our Millwall vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

It looks hard to separate these two teams on paper and Millwall have the factor of their home fans on the opening day of a new Championship season to help them. Middlesbrough have signed Aiden Flint from Bristol City and between himself and Ayala, they’ll be a real threat from Stewart Downing’s set piece deliveries. Millwall would probably take a point to open the season and that’s exactly what we’re predicting for today’s Millwall vs Middlesbrough betting tips. The best odds are 9/4 with bet365.

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Middlesbrough striker Britt Assombalonga is a reliable and strong goalscoring option at this level and he’s set to go close in the Championship top goalscorer predictions once again and he’s the selection here. We are expecting Middlesbrough to get on the scoresheet at The Den and Assombalonga could be the man to get ‘Boro a goal. The odds for him to score are 2/1 with Betfred and that goes into our Championship predictions for Millwall vs Middlesbrough this weekend.

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We’ve already predicted a draw for the match result of this fixture and it could be that the game ends 1-1. Both sides will probably take a draw from a tricky opening fixture and this match could be an excellent addition to any weekend both teams to score tip. Tony Pulis will not want to lose this match and may set his side up accordingly but he does have attacking threat at his disposal. The last of this weekend’s Millwall vs Middlesbrough betting tips is for the match to end a 1-1 draw and the odds are 11/2 with Bet Victor.

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The new season starts this weekend and you can get our match result and BTTS predictions for Saturday.

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Recommended Bets and Odds

Some bookies have made Middlesbrough favourites to win this fixture but at the best odds for both teams you can get 7/4, so they’re very hard to split. Millwall’s Lee Gregory is favourite to open the scoring at 11/2 and our anytime scorer selection is best price 6/1 at bet365 but as short as 4/1 with some other bookmakers. Remember to always use the best odds to get the best return for your bet. We’re expecting both teams to score here and the odds for BTTS are 5/6. The odds for BTTS and the draw are 18/5 with Bet Victor.

 

Millwall Team News vs Middlesbrough

Lee Gregory should return after missing Millwall’s last friendly due to his wife giving birth. They haven’t made any signings of note so expect the Lions to have a similar look to last season’s starting 11.

Key Player: Gregory will be tasked with scoring the goals for Millwall this season, taking some of the burden off the ageing Steve Morrison.

Middlesbrough Team News vs Millwall

New signings Aden Flint and Paddy McNair are likely to start but Adama Traore might not be in the starting line-up because of his continued speculation with a move away. Wolves are in pole position to sign the former Barcelona winger.

Key Player: Aden Flint will provide Millwall with problems at both ends of the pitch. He has a knack of popping up with vital goals and did so with Bristol City last season. He’s also an assured defender and played superbly against Man City and Man United last season.

Head to Head Stats

• Middlesbrough have won three of the last four meetings between these sides
• Boro lost four of their six pre-season friendlies including losses against Rochdale and Accrington Stanley
• Millwall conceded one goal in their last 5 Championship home matches last season

 

Millwall vs Middlesbrough Betting Tips

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Anytime Goalscorer Tip

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Correct Score Predictions

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