Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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

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 #11
7 Points 11
8 Played 8
1 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
10 Scored 15
12 Conceded 15
-2 GD +0
0.88 PPG 1.38
13% Win % 38%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts). Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
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)

Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A
Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Cardiff City Stadium that hosts another battle between Cardiff City FC and Millwall FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Cardiff City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cardiff City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cardiff City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Millwall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Millwall FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cardiff City FC and Millwall FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' The 31-year-old Callum Robinson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cardiff City FC and Millwall FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at Cardiff City Stadium. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Cardiff City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yakou Meite is hanging Ike Ugbo on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Millwall FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' Ryan Longman, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yakou Meite on 62 minutes.
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yakou Meite.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' Duncan Watmore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zian Flemming on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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 Mark McGuinness suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' Dimitrios Goutas does the damage! The net is bulging and Cardiff City FC surge ahead!
  • 79' Ryan Leonard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' Millwall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aidomo Emakhu is hanging Ryan Longman on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' Ebou Adams is replacing Manolis Siopis for the Cardiff City FC side.
  • Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Millwall FC

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
Daniel Ward 1
Charlie Cresswell 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Dimitrios Goutas 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
2 / 4
1.5 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Cardiff City FC or Millwall FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC41% Draw26% Millwall FC33%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Millwall FC
59%
Cardiff City FC or Millwall FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC27% Draw44% Millwall FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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