Middlesbrough v Millwall: automatic-promotion push meets play-off charge | OneFootball

Middlesbrough host Millwall in the Championship on Friday, 3 April 2026 at the Riverside Stadium, with second facing fourth in a key promotion-race fixture.

Middlesbrough sit second on 71 points and Millwall are fourth with 69, separated by two points. The reverse meeting ended 3-0 to Middlesbrough in August.

Boro's recent run reads two wins, then a defeat, followed by draws with Bristol City and Blackburn. The Lions have three wins in their last five and are unbeaten on the road across trips to Preston, Hull and Ipswich.

Boro list Darragh Lenihan, Alfie Jones, Samuel Silvera, Hayden Hackney and Morgan Whittaker as injured. Hackney has seven assists this season and Whittaker leads their scorers with 11 league goals. The Lions report injuries for Massimo Luongo, goalkeeper Lukas Jensen, William Smallbone, Benicio Baker-Boaitey and Daniel Kelly.

On season trends, Boro could look to control the game with 59% possession and 84.76% pass accuracy, while the Lions may lean on crosses and aerial strength, posting 614 open-play crosses at 22.80% accuracy and a league-high 1,034 aerial duels won, plus eight headed goals and 15 clean sheets.

A Boro win would move them to 74 points and strengthen their grip on the automatic promotion places. Victory for the Lions would take them to 72 points and could move them into the top two, sharpening their push beyond the play-offs.