Thursday , 2 July 2026

Millwall FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Millwall FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 46' Cedric Kipre
Y 53' Mahlon Romeo
Callum Styles 76' Y
Murray Wallace 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-12 Millwall FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2021-01-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2020-11-21 Millwall FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
30 Aug Burnley FC A 0–2 L
27 Aug Reading FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
16 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–2 D
13 Aug Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Millwall FC A 0–2 L
30 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–2 L
27 Aug Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
21 Aug Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
17 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
13 Aug Birmingham City 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' In just a few seconds The Den will turn into a battlefield for Millwall FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' The 29-year-old Cedric Kipre has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Niels Nkounkou has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 465 appearances.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tom Bradshaw is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
  • 35' It looks surprising Cardiff City FC does not make any changes. Callum Styles has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Millwall FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Cedric Kipre picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Max Watters exits the field as Callum Robinson enters on 46.
  • 48' The Millwall FC bench stirs into life. Shaun Hutchinson is withdrawn and Charlie Cresswell gets his opportunity.
  • 53' The referee shows Cardiff City FC player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Cardiff City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' The Millwall FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Bradshaw departs to be replaced by Tyler Burey.
  • 63' Magnificent from Charlie Cresswell! That is 10 goals in 358 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Millwall FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 69' The whistle greets Romaine Sawyers as he departs to be replaced by Joe Ralls.
  • 74' Joe Ralls has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 76' Callum Styles was booked on 76.
  • 81' Cardiff City FC have won 398 goals from 372 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Murray Wallace on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Millwall FC will be frustrated.
  • 89' Another substitution for Millwall FC to replace Zian Flemming by George Honeyman on 89 minute.
  • 90' Benik Afobe doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Ramasut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aden Flint 5
Tom Bradshaw 3
Kieffer Moore 2
Benik Afobe 2
Murray Wallace 1
Calum Scanlon 1
Mason Bennett 1
Chris Willock 1

Head to Head

2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-12 Millwall FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC 2021-08-21 Cardiff City FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2021-01-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2020-11-21 Millwall FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC

Millwall FC Form

2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-08-30 Burnley FC 2–0 Millwall FC L 2022-08-27 Millwall FC 0–1 Reading FC L 2022-08-19 Norwich City FC 2–0 Millwall FC L 2022-08-16 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2022-08-13 Millwall FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-21 Bristol City FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L 2022-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC50% Draw28% Cardiff City FC22%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
50%
Millwall FC or Cardiff City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC33% Draw50% Cardiff City FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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