Millwall FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Darragh Lenihan

Maikel Kieftenbeld 60' Y

Y 82' Daniel Ayala

Overview

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Millwall FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The Den.

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

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

Millwall FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-03-06 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-12-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC 2020-07-14 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-09-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
24 Apr	Watford FC	A	0–1	L
21 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–4	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
07 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
08 May	Birmingham City FC	H	5–2	W
01 May	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	5–2	W
20 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at The Den. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Millwall FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' A quiet spell here at The Den. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Scott Malone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 20 Yellow cards this season.
20' Matt Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Millwall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' It’s high time Gary Rowett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, George Saville is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
45' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Hayden Carter gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Millwall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
52' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gary Rowett might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' Poor challenge from Maikel Kieftenbeld. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
64' Goal! Jed Wallace scores his 49 goal in 397 matches.
69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
73' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Harry Pickering is replaced by Daniel Butterworth on 73 minute.
74' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. John Buckley has done his job and it is now time for Harry Chapman to step up.
76' A goal from the Chile international Ben Brereton! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-1!
81' The whistle greets George Saville as he departs to be replaced by Matt Smith.
82' Daniel Ayala picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' Millwall FC ring the changes. George Evans has done his job and it is now time for Billy Mitchell to step up.
88' The crowd applauds George Evans as he leaves the pitch. Billy Mitchell steps in for Millwall FC.
89' Time for substitution for Millwall FC. George Evans is replaced by Billy Mitchell.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Sam Gallagher
5
Daniel Ayala
2
Ryan Nyambe
27
Lewis Travis
26
Darragh Lenihan
8
Joe Rothwell
22
Ben Brereton
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Daniel Butterworth 73'
1
Thomas Kaminski
21
John Buckley ↓ Harry Chapman 74'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Hayden Carter 46'

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Millwall FC Form

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 2021-04-24 Watford FC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2021-04-21 Millwall FC 1–4 AFC Bournemouth L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-05-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-05-01 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.5 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC36% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

64%

Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC28% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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