Sunday , 16 August 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 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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

Season Stats

Millwall FC Cardiff City FC
#9 Position #21
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Millwall FC are 9th (0 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Millwall FC and Cardiff City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling Cardiff City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Millwall FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Ralls made 372 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at The Den. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Millwall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Millwall FC in their trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact .
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Millwall FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andy Rinomhota suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Ryan Allsop, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' It’s a booking for Cardiff City FC player. Cedric Kipre gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Max Watters exits the field as Callum Robinson enters on 46.
  • 48' Another substitution for Millwall FC to replace Shaun Hutchinson by Charlie Cresswell on 48 minute.
  • 53' A moment of madness from Mahlon Romeo on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cardiff City FC will be frustrated.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' The Millwall FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Bradshaw departs to be replaced by Tyler Burey.
  • 63' Millwall FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Charlie Cresswell on 63.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' The whistle greets Romaine Sawyers as he departs to be replaced by Joe Ralls.
  • 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Callum Styles on 76.
  • 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Millwall FC and Cardiff City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 86' Perry Ng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 88' Murray Wallace picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The whistle greets Zian Flemming as he departs to be replaced by George Honeyman.
  • 90' Benik Afobe does the damage! The net is bulging and Millwall FC surge ahead!
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Millwall FC to claim maximum points.

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
Chris Willock 1
Joel Bagan 1
Yousef Salech 1
Daniel Ward 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
0.77 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 89% + Millwall FC or Draw 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC45% Draw39% Cardiff City FC16%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 65%
35%
± 1.5 32%
68%
± 2.5 11%
89%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
55%
Millwall FC or Cardiff City FC
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC23% Draw70% Cardiff City FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
35.1%
1 – 0
23.2%
1 – 1
10.1%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
2.2%
0 – 2
1.8%
1 – 2
1.7%
3 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 0
0.4%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 27% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 12% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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