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Millwall FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Millwall FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 22 Oct 2019 · 18:45 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 65' Joe Bennett
Jake Cooper 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Ian Cooper

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

4
5
3
Millwall FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-22 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Brentford FC A 2–3 L
05 Oct Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
02 Oct Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
21 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Millwall FC A 2–2 D
18 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
05 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–4 L
02 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–0 W
28 Sep Hull City AFC A 2–2 D
21 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Millwall FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at The Den. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Ward gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
  • 17' England international Joe Bennett has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' Ben Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 37' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Millwall FC that had 382 games and scored 401 goals.
  • 45' What a strike from Tom Bradshaw! The score is 1-1.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cardiff City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Millwall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 57' Goal! Junior Hoilett scores his 23 goal in 372 matches.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Cardiff City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 67' Another substitution for Cardiff City FC to replace Junior Hoilett by Josh Murphy on 67 minute.
  • 70' A change in the Millwall FC ranks — Matt Smith exits the field as Jon Dadi Bodvarsson enters on 70.
  • 75' Matt Smith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Tom Bradshaw makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 77' Millwall FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Millwall FC! Connor Mahoney comes on to replace Aiden O'Brien.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aden Flint 5
Tom Bradshaw 3
Kieffer Moore 2
Benik Afobe 2
Dimitrios Goutas 1
Jed Wallace 1
Jake Cooper 1
Duncan Watmore 1

Head to Head

2019-10-22 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC

Millwall FC Form

2019-10-22 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2019-10-19 Brentford FC 3–2 Millwall FC L 2019-10-05 Millwall FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2019-10-02 Luton Town FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2019-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2019-09-21 Millwall FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2019-10-22 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2019-10-18 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2019-10-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Cardiff City FC L 2019-10-02 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-09-28 Hull City AFC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2019-09-21 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Cardiff City FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC43% Draw26% Cardiff City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
57%
Millwall FC or Cardiff City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC32% Draw42% Cardiff City FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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