Thursday , 2 July 2026

Millwall FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Millwall FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC The Den 18,905 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+4' Matty James
Y 25' Joe Williams
Shaun Hutchinson 67' Y
Y 69' Cameron Pring
Y 88' Zak Vyner

Overview

Match Preview

Millwall FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at The Den.

Match Details

  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
  • Assistant 2 Richard Wild

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
6
Millwall FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2022-12-29 Millwall FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2022-10-15 Bristol City FC 1–2 Millwall FC 2022-01-02 Bristol City FC 3–2 Millwall FC 2021-09-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
05 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
08 May Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–4 L
28 Apr Blackpool FC A 3–2 W
22 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Millwall FC A 1–0 W
05 Aug Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
08 May Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
29 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L
22 Apr Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
18 Apr Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Millwall FC Bristol City FC
#3 Position #12
83 Points 62
46 Played 46
24 / 11 / 11 W / D / L 17 / 11 / 18
64 Scored 59
49 Conceded 59
+15 GD +0
1.80 PPG 1.35
52% Win % 37%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Millwall FC are 3rd (83 pts). Bristol City FC are 12th (62 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Millwall FC and Bristol City FC is underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Joe Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Millwall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Joe Williams. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Pearson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Millwall FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Millwall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' Casper De Norre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Millwall FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Tom Bradshaw. He replaces Duncan Watmore on 62 minute.
  • 63' The whistle greets Nahki Wells as he departs to be replaced by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 64' Harry Cornick is replacing Mark Sykes for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 67' Millwall FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Pring on 69.
  • 74' Millwall FC have won 401 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Haydon Roberts. He replaces Cameron Pring on 76 minute.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Millwall FC! Romain Esse comes on to replace Casper De Norre.
  • 85' Ephraim Yeboah is replacing Sam Bell for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Zak Vyner. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Millwall FC team. Dan McNamara is replaced by Ryan Leonard on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Bristol City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Bristol City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Bradshaw 5
Andreas Weimann 3
Jed Wallace 3
Jake Cooper 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Callum O'Dowda 1
Romain Esse 1
Benik Afobe 1

Head to Head

2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2022-12-29 Millwall FC 0–0 Bristol City FC 2022-10-15 Bristol City FC 1–2 Millwall FC 2022-01-02 Bristol City FC 3–2 Millwall FC 2021-09-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Bristol City FC

Millwall FC Form

2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC W 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-04-28 Blackpool FC 2–3 Millwall FC W 2023-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Millwall FC L 2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2023-04-29 Bristol City FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2023-04-22 Bristol City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-04-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.18 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Bristol City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC34% Draw31% Bristol City FC35%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Bristol City FC
66%
Millwall FC or Bristol City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC25% Draw50% Bristol City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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