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

Match Details

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

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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Millwall FC and Blackburn Rovers FC get this one started.
3' GOAL! Wes Harding fires home to make it 1-0!
8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
13' Aidomo Emakhu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
18' 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.
22' GOAL! Joe Rankin-Costello scores on 22. Assisted by Callum Brittain
27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jon Dahl Tomasson will be considering his options from the bench.
32' Jake Cooper is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 46 minute. Arnor Sigurdsson leaves to be changed by Scott Wharton.
51' Sensational shot from Callum Brittain. Blackburn Rovers FC is back in the lead.
53' The crowd applauds Joe Bryan as he leaves the pitch. Murray Wallace steps in for Millwall FC.
58' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
63' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
66' Time for substitution for Millwall FC. Billy Mitchell is replaced by George Saville.
67' George Honeyman is replacing Aidomo Emakhu for the Millwall FC side.
72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
77' Adam Wharton is replacing Joe Rankin-Costello for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
87' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
88' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niall Ennis is hanging Andrew Moran on the field on 88 minute.
90' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Tyrhys Dolan will be fuming at that decision.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
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

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

1.53 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC30% Draw25% Blackburn Rovers FC45%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC24% Draw41% Blackburn Rovers FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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