Blackburn Rovers FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Millwall FC

Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 14,167 HT 45' · FT 45'

Dominic Hyam 42' 1–0

1–1 44' Mihailo Ivanovic

Sondre Tronstad 45+1' 2–1

Callum Brittain 50' 3–1

Sondre Tronstad 59' 4–1

Y 45' Wes Harding

Overview

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Millwall FC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith
Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
Assistant 2 Jonathan Hunt

5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Millwall FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC 2024-12-21 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Millwall FC	H	4–1	W
12 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
08 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–2	D
04 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
29 Mar	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
15 Mar	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L

Millwall FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–4	L
12 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–0	W
08 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	1–0	W
05 Apr	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
29 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	0–1	L
15 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Millwall FC
#13	Position	#16
21	Points	18
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 3 / 7
22	Scored	23
23	Conceded	27
-1	GD	-4
1.40	PPG	1.20
40%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Millwall FC are 16th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Millwall FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

4/3

46-60

3/5

61-75

1/4

76+

7/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Millwall FC

Lyndon Dykes	5 G	2 A
Camiel Neghli	3 G	3 A
Tairyk Arconte	3 G
Josh Coburn	2 G
Luke Cundle	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Blackburn Rovers FC to score. At the same time, Millwall FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valerien Ismael will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Jake Cooper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
15' Millwall FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Callum Brittain, as he is very good at scoring at Ewood Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's 4-4-2 shape.
30' Balazs Toth needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for George Saville suffering a number of foals already.
40' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
42' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dominic Hyam on 42.
44' What a strike from Mihailo Ivanovic! The score is 1-1.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Wes Harding is booked for Millwall FC — card on 45.
46' The deadlock is broken! Sondre Tronstad gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
50' Callum Brittain has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
55' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
57' Fresh legs for Millwall FC! George Saville comes on to replace Billy Mitchell.
59' What a strike from Sondre Tronstad! The score is 4-1.
64' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Lewis Travis is withdrawn and Adam Forshaw gets his opportunity.
70' Luke Cundle has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
72' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Callum Brittain by Harry Pickering on 72 minute.
74' The Millwall FC manager makes a substitution. Femi Azeez departs to be replaced by Aaron Connolly.
79' England international Ryan Leonard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
84' John Buckley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sondre Tronstad on 84 minute.
89' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
Millwall FC will have plenty to reflect on. Blackburn Rovers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Millwall FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Sondre Tronstad	2
Adam Armstrong	2
Joe Rankin-Costello	2
Oladapo Afolayan	2
Bradley Dack	2
Oliver Burke	2
Duncan Watmore	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC W 2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-03-29 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L

Millwall FC Form

2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC L 2025-04-12 Millwall FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-04-08 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Millwall FC W 2025-04-05 Millwall FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-03-29 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2025-03-15 Millwall FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.12 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.43 Millwall FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC52% Draw23% Millwall FC25%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Millwall FC

48%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Millwall FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw40% Millwall FC21%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

3.5%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Millwall FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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