Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Millwall FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 13 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Michael Obafemi 9' 1–0
1–1 24' Yakou Meite
Jake Cooper 45+4' 2–1
Duncan Watmore 90+4' 3–1
Ryan Longman 69' Y
Y 69' Jamilu Collins
George Saville 90' Y
Duncan Watmore 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Will Finnie
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

4
5
3
Millwall FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC 2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-12 Millwall FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Cardiff City FC H 3–1 W
09 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
06 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
01 Apr Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
17 Mar Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Apr Millwall FC A 1–3 L
10 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Hull City AFC H 1–3 L
01 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
29 Mar Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L
16 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Millwall FC Cardiff City FC
#11 Position #21
11 Points 7
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 3
15 Scored 10
15 Conceded 12
+0 GD -2
1.38 PPG 0.88
38% Win % 13%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts). Cardiff City FC are 21st (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cardiff City FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G
Cardiff City FC
Jack Moylan 3 G 1 A
Yousef Salech 2 G 1 A
Cian Ashford 2 G 1 A
Rubin Colwill 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to The Den that hosts another battle between Millwall FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 9' Michael Obafemi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 14' England international Josh Bowler has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cardiff City FC that had 376 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 24' Goal! Yakou Meite scores his 47 goal in 382 matches.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Millwall FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' The 29-year-old Nathaniel Phillips has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Duncan Watmore is replacing Romain Esse for the Millwall FC side.
  • 49' Assisted by Ryan Longman with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jake Cooper makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Millwall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' Millwall FC have won 408 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Manolis Siopis departs to be replaced by Ryan Wintle.
  • 65' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cardiff City FC backline.
  • 69' Ryan Longman picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Cardiff City FC make a change. Josh Bowler trudges off to be replaced by Cian Ashford on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Ollie Tanner gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Rubin Colwill and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Ralls is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
  • 84' The Millwall FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Longman is withdrawn and Brooke Norton-Cuffy gets his opportunity.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erol Bulut might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Millwall FC player. George Saville gets a card.
  • 90' A change in the Millwall FC ranks — Zian Flemming exits the field as Casper De Norre enters on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Millwall FC 3-1 Cardiff City FC.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aden Flint 5
Tom Bradshaw 3
Benik Afobe 2
Kieffer Moore 2
Yakou Meite 1
Perry Ng 1
Sean Morrison 1
Casper De Norre 1

Head to Head

2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC 2023-12-09 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC 2023-01-21 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Millwall FC 2022-09-03 Millwall FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC 2022-02-12 Millwall FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC

Millwall FC Form

2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2024-04-06 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2024-04-01 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Millwall FC L 2024-03-29 Millwall FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-03-17 Leeds United FC 2–0 Millwall FC L

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC L 2024-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-06 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-03-16 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC56% Draw23% Cardiff City FC21%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
44%
Millwall FC or Cardiff City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC40% Draw42% Cardiff City FC18%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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