Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Millwall
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Middlesbrough host Millwall at The Riverside Stadium on Tuesday (19:45 BST) in a game between two sides that made it into last season's play-offs.
Boro are coming off the back of a thrilling 4-3 victory against Norwich while Millwall lost at Blackburn on Saturday.
After their 2-1 defeat in April, Middlesbrough could lose back-to-back league games against Millwall for the first time since February 2013.
Millwall are looking to enjoy back-to-back league wins away to the Middlesbrough for only the second time in their history, after achieving the feat in April 2014.
Middlesbrough have only won one of their last six midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) home games in the Championship (D2 L3), although that was their most recent, beating Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in April.
Millwall have won both of their last two league games played on a Tuesday, last winning three in a row on this day of the week in January 2019 (run of 5).
Millwall's Alex Neil has only lost one of his seven managerial games away to Middlesbrough in the Championship (W3 D3), a 0-2 defeat with Preston in March 2021.
