Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Tue 5 Mar 2024 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 54' Michael Obafemi
Samuel Szmodics 63' 1–1
Y 36' Japhet Tanganga

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Assistant 1 Rob Hyde (England)
  • Assistant 2 Rob Merchant

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

10
4
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC 2022-03-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Millwall FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
27 Feb Newcastle United FC H 3–4 L
24 Feb Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
20 Feb Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
17 Feb Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
02 Mar Watford FC H 1–0 W
24 Feb Southampton FC A 2–1 W
17 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
14 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 0–4 L
11 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Millwall FC
#20 Position #3
52 Points 83
46 Played 46
13 / 13 / 20 W / D / L 24 / 11 / 11
42 Scored 64
56 Conceded 49
-14 GD +15
1.13 PPG 1.80
28% Win % 52%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Millwall FC are 3rd (83 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Millwall FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Millwall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 25' It’s high time Neil Harris made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Japhet Tanganga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 41' Millwall FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Millwall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Obafemi is hanging Aidomo Emakhu on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 54' Millwall FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michael Obafemi on 54.
  • 59' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Millwall FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Jake Garrett is withdrawn and Yasin Ayari gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Goal! Samuel Szmodics scores his 72 goal in 7 matches.
  • 68' Joe Bryan, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Millwall FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Joe Bryan is replacing Dan McNamara for the Millwall FC side.
  • 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Millwall FC that had 382 games and scored 401 goals.
  • 84' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Sam Gallagher is withdrawn and Dilan Markanday gets his opportunity.
  • 89' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Millwall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duncan Watmore is hanging Zian Flemming on the field on 90 minute.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Millwall FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 4
Mihailo Ivanovic 2
Sondre Tronstad 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 2
Bradley Dack 2
Oliver Burke 2
Duncan Watmore 2

Head to Head

2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC 2022-03-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Millwall FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-03-02 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–4 Newcastle United FC L 2024-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2024-02-20 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-02-17 Preston North End FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Millwall FC Form

2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-03-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2024-02-24 Southampton FC 1–2 Millwall FC W 2024-02-17 Millwall FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-02-14 Millwall FC 0–4 Ipswich Town FC L 2024-02-11 Coventry City FC 2–1 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Millwall FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw28% Millwall FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Millwall FC
62%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Millwall FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC24% Draw48% Millwall FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.