Thursday , 1 October 2026

Millwall FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Millwall FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC The Den 14,009 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mihailo Ivanovic 90+7' 1–0
Y 6' Lewis Travis
Y 90' Makhtar Gueye

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Tom Cooke (England)
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 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

2
4
11
Millwall FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-21 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC 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

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
14 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
11 Dec Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
07 Dec Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
30 Nov Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Millwall FC A 0–1 L
14 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
10 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
07 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
30 Nov Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
27 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W

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' KICK OFF: Millwall FC gets underway.
  • 5' The 34-year-old Ryan Leonard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 6' It’s gonna be a card for Lewis Travis.
  • 11' Romain Esse has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
  • 16' A quiet spell here at The Den. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Murray Wallace is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Millwall FC tonight.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Millwall FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Millwall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuki Ohashi made 418 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' Millwall FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Millwall FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 61' Tyrhys Dolan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amario Cozier-Duberry at the 61 minute mark.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Mihailo Ivanovic on, Femi Azeez off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Todd Cantwell exits the field as Owen Beck enters on 66.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 76' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Harry Pickering is withdrawn and Ryan Hedges gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Another change for Millwall FC made on 77 minute. Casper De Norre leaves to be changed by Ryan Wintle.
  • 82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 87' Japhet Tanganga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Millwall FC team. Macaulay Langstaff is replaced by Duncan Watmore on 88 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Makhtar Gueye on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Millwall FC take all three points.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 4
Duncan Watmore 2
Callum Brittain 2
Mihailo Ivanovic 2
Sondre Tronstad 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 2
Oladapo Afolayan 2

Head to Head

2024-12-21 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC 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

Millwall FC Form

2024-12-21 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-12-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2024-12-11 Millwall FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2024-12-07 Millwall FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-11-30 Oxford United FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-11-23 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-12-21 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-12-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-12-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-12-07 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC37% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC36%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
65%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
63%
Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC28% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

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

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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