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

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Championship · 2024-25

Millwall FC

1 – 0

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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

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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 David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Tom Cooke (England)

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Millwall FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Blackburn Rovers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
6' That is a card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Lewis Travis will be fuming at that decision.
11' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
16' Ryan Leonard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
21' Millwall FC is showing some good football. However, Millwall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' Joe Bryan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
31' 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.
36' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' Millwall FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' Blackburn Rovers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Oladapo Afolayan scoring 2 goals.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Amario Cozier-Duberry by Tyrhys Dolan on 61 minute.
65' The Millwall FC bench stirs into life. Femi Azeez is withdrawn and Mihailo Ivanovic gets his opportunity.
66' The supporters are chanting for Owen Beck. He replaces Todd Cantwell on 66 minute.
71' A quiet spell here at The Den. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Ryan Hedges gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Harry Pickering and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Another change for Millwall FC made on 77 minute. Casper De Norre leaves to be changed by Ryan Wintle.
82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Millwall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
87' Millwall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' Duncan Watmore is replacing Macaulay Langstaff for the Millwall FC side.
90' The referee calls foul for Makhtar Gueye. He receives a card.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Macaulay Langstaff ↓ Duncan Watmore 88'
18
Ryan Leonard
3
Murray Wallace
15
Joe Bryan
23
George Saville
24
Casper De Norre ↓ Ryan Wintle 77'
6
Japhet Tanganga
1
Lukas Jensen
11
Femi Azeez ↓ Mihailo Ivanovic 65'
22
Aidomo Emakhu
25
Romain Esse

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
8
Todd Cantwell ↓ Owen Beck 66'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis
11
Joe Rankin-Costello
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering ↓ Ryan Hedges 76'
9
Makhtar Gueye
23
Yuki Ohashi ↓ Andreas Weimann 66'
6
Sondre Tronstad
33
Amario Cozier-Duberry ↓ Tyrhys Dolan 61'

Bench

14
Andreas Weimann ↑ 66'
2
Callum Brittain
19
Ryan Hedges ↑ 76'
4
Kyle McFadzean
42
Lewis Baker
21
John Buckley
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 61'
13
Joe Hilton
24
Owen Beck ↑ 66'

Coach John Eustace

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

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

1 / 4

1.34 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC35% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC37%

Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

65%

Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC26% Draw46% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

8.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 1

8.1%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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