Millwall FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Millwall FC

1 – 2

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 24 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'

Wes Harding 3' 1–0

1–1 22' Joe Rankin-Costello

1–2 51' Callum Brittain

Y 90' Tyrhys Dolan

Overview

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

Millwall FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Davies (England)
Assistant 1 Graham Kane
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

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

Millwall FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC 2022-03-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Millwall FC 2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
21 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
07 Oct	Hull City AFC	H	2–2	D
03 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–0	W
30 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	0–3	L
23 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Millwall FC	A	2–1	W
21 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	1–0	W
07 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	4–0	W
04 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	1–4	L
23 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	3–4	L

Season Stats

Millwall FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#11	Position	#16
11	Points	9
8	Played	8
3 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
15	Scored	12
15	Conceded	12
+0	GD	+0
1.38	PPG	1.13
38%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC

Lyndon Dykes	4 G	1 A
Tairyk Arconte	3 G
Josh Coburn	2 G
Luke Cundle	1 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Millwall FC host Blackburn Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
3' What composure from Wes Harding! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 1-0.
8' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
13' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Rankin-Costello, as he is very good at scoring at The Den with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
22' The deadlock is broken! Joe Rankin-Costello gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brooke Norton-Cuffy made 322 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Tyrhys Dolan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
37' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
42' Norway international Sondre Tronstad has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Arnor Sigurdsson exits the field as Scott Wharton enters on 46.
51' Callum Brittain puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
53' Another substitution for Millwall FC to replace Joe Bryan by Murray Wallace on 53 minute.
58' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Adam Wharton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' 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 Bartosz Bialkowski suffering a number of foals already.
66' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — George Saville on, Billy Mitchell off on 66 minutes.
67' George Honeyman is replacing Aidomo Emakhu for the Millwall FC side.
72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rankin-Costello has done his job and it is now time for Adam Wharton to step up.
82' Casper De Norre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 267 appearances.
87' It is a cagey affair so far. Millwall FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-1-4-1.
88' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Andrew Moran trudges off to be replaced by Niall Ennis on 88 minutes.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tyrhys Dolan.
1-2 the final result. Millwall FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Adam Wharton 77'
4
James Hill
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam ↓ Andrew Moran 46'
3
Harry Pickering
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Andrew Moran 46'
6
Sondre Tronstad
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

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

Millwall FC Form

2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-21 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-10-07 Millwall FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2023-10-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Millwall FC W 2023-09-30 Millwall FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC L 2023-09-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-23 Ipswich Town FC 4–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.72 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC33% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC42%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

67%

Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC27% Draw39% Blackburn Rovers FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 1

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 0

3.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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