Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

11
4
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#16 Position #11
9 Points 11
8 Played 8
2 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
12 Scored 15
12 Conceded 15
+0 GD +0
1.13 PPG 1.38
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Blackburn Rovers FC have kicked off against Millwall FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The travelling Millwall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Millwall FC is showing some good football. However, Millwall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Japhet Tanganga on 36 minutes earns him a card. Millwall FC will be frustrated.
  • 41' The 27-year-old Dan McNamara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Michael Obafemi gets the nod from Millwall FC. He replaces Aidomo Emakhu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Millwall FC backline.
  • 54' The deadlock is broken! Michael Obafemi gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brooke Norton-Cuffy made 323 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Jake Garrett exits the field as Yasin Ayari enters on 61.
  • 63' Against the run of play, Samuel Szmodics has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 73' John Buckley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Joe Bryan on, Dan McNamara off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Dominic Hyam has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 377 appearances.
  • 84' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Sam Gallagher departs to be replaced by Dilan Markanday.
  • 89' Kyle McFadzean, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Duncan Watmore. He replaces Zian Flemming on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Blackburn Rovers FC and Millwall FC share the spoils 1-1.

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
Oladapo Afolayan 2
Bradley Dack 2
Oliver Burke 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
2 / 4
1.93 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC45% Draw24% Millwall FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Millwall FC
55%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Millwall FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC33% Draw40% Millwall FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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