Pick of the stats: Millwall v Middlesbrough
Boro boss Rob Edwards called his side's 4-0 defeat on Tuesday 'unacceptable' and will be hoping his side are able to produce something more to his liking this time around.
For Millwall, it's a different story. Head coach Alex Neil was 'pleased' with his team's midweek performance against Newport County and he should be - the Lions are yet to lose this season after also defeating Norwich City in their Championship opener.
Millwall have lost just one of their last five home league games against Middlesbrough (W3 D1), keeping four clean sheets in the process.
Middlesbrough have won three of their last five league games against Millwall (L2), as many as in their prior 11 encounters (D5 L3).
Following their 2-1 win at Norwich on MD1, Millwall will be looking to start a league campaign with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2014-15 in the Championship.
Middlesbrough beat Swansea 2-1 at home on MD1, but haven't started a league campaign with consecutive wins since 1994-95 in the second tier.
On his Millwall debut last weekend, Alfie Doughty played 18 passes into the opposition's penalty area – the most of any player on MD1 in the Championship.
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