Sunday , 16 August 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Cardiff City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Cardiff City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Dimitrios Goutas 78' 1–0
Yakou Meite 62' Y
Y 63' Shaun Hutchinson
Y 79' Ryan Leonard

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
5
4
Cardiff City FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC 2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-12 Millwall FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Millwall FC H 1–0 W
02 Dec Southampton FC A 0–2 L
28 Nov West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
25 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Norwich City FC H 2–3 L
04 Nov Stoke City FC A 0–0 D
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Dec Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
02 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
29 Nov Ipswich Town FC A 1–3 L
25 Nov Coventry City FC H 0–3 L
11 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 4–0 W
04 Nov Southampton FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Cardiff City FC Millwall FC
#21 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts). Millwall FC are 9th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Millwall FC get us underway at Cardiff City Stadium.
  • 5' Millwall FC have won 401 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Ryan Wintle, a England , has 29 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The travelling Millwall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erol Bulut might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Matija Sarkic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cardiff City FC so far.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The 27-year-old Josh Bowler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Yakou Meite has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ike Ugbo on 46 minute.
  • 51' Millwall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Jamilu Collins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yakou Meite.
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yakou Meite.
  • 68' Cardiff City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Millwall FC team. Zian Flemming is replaced by Duncan Watmore on 70 minute.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Erol Bulut will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dimitrios Goutas makes it 1-0.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Leonard on 79.
  • 82' Aidomo Emakhu gets the nod from Millwall FC. He replaces Ryan Longman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Millwall FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 89' The Cardiff City FC bench stirs into life. Manolis Siopis is withdrawn and Ebou Adams gets his opportunity.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

Millwall FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aden Flint 5
Tom Bradshaw 3
Kieffer Moore 2
Benik Afobe 2
Junior Hoilett 1
Dimitrios Goutas 1
Jed Wallace 1
Jake Cooper 1

Head to Head

2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC 2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-12 Millwall FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC

Cardiff City FC Form

2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2023-12-02 Southampton FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-28 Cardiff City FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-11-11 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC L 2023-11-04 Stoke City FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D

Millwall FC Form

2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2023-12-02 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2023-11-29 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Millwall FC L 2023-11-25 Millwall FC 0–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-11-11 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–4 Millwall FC W 2023-11-04 Millwall FC 0–1 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.57 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC33% Draw40% Millwall FC27%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Millwall FC
67%
Cardiff City FC or Millwall FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC15% Draw69% Millwall FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.4%
0 – 1
16.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
1.2%
0 – 3
1%
3 – 0
0.8%
1 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 19% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 21% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

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