Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Cardiff City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Aden Flint 51' Y
Aden Flint 52' Y
Y 65' Jake Cooper
Curtis Nelson 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Cardiff City Stadium.

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

3
5
4
Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2021-01-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2020-11-21 Millwall FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-12-26 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2019-10-22 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Millwall FC H 3–1 W
17 Aug Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D
14 Aug Blackpool FC A 2–0 W
07 Aug Barnsley FC H 1–1 D
08 May Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
01 May Birmingham City FC A 4–0 W
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Cardiff City FC A 1–3 L
17 Aug Fulham FC H 1–2 L
14 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
07 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
08 May Coventry City FC A 1–6 L
01 May Bristol City FC H 4–1 W

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Millwall FC
#14 Position #16
18 Points 18
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 3 / 7
27 Scored 23
27 Conceded 27
+0 GD -4
1.20 PPG 1.20
27% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 14th (18 pts). Millwall FC are 16th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
3/5
31-45
9/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
5/2
76+
4/3
■ 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)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 10 G 3 A
Yousef Salech 5 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 2 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
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' Cardiff City FC have kicked off against Millwall FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's shape.
  • 10' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Kieffer Moore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Malone made 400 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Rowett will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' 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.
  • 51' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 52' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' George Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Mark Harris is withdrawn and Ryan John Giles gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Cardiff City FC! Ryan John Giles comes on to replace Mark Harris.
  • 65' Millwall FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 66' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aden Flint makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 67' A goal from the England international Aden Flint! He fires home on 67 to make it 2-0!
  • 70' Millwall FC ring the changes. George Evans has done his job and it is now time for Matt Smith to step up.
  • 70' Goal! Aden Flint scores his 16 goal in 398 matches.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jake Cooper as he departs to be replaced by Connor Mahoney.
  • 76' What a strike from Benik Afobe! The score is 3-1.
  • 81' Joel Bagan, a Ireland , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sean Morrison makes it 4-1.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Curtis Nelson.
  • 90' James Collins gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Kieffer Moore and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, Cardiff City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mick McCarthy

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aden Flint 5
Tom Bradshaw 3
Kieffer Moore 2
Benik Afobe 2
Casper De Norre 1
Murray Wallace 1
Calum Scanlon 1
Mason Bennett 1

Head to Head

2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2021-01-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2020-11-21 Millwall FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC 2019-12-26 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2019-10-22 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2021-08-17 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2021-08-14 Blackpool FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2021-08-07 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2021-05-08 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2021-05-01 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W

Millwall FC Form

2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC L 2021-08-17 Millwall FC 1–2 Fulham FC L 2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-05-08 Coventry City FC 6–1 Millwall FC L 2021-05-01 Millwall FC 4–1 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.4 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC58% Draw21% Millwall FC21%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Millwall FC
42%
Cardiff City FC or Millwall FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC43% Draw37% Millwall FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
4.1%
0 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 20% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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