Sunday , 16 August 2026

Millwall FC vs Cardiff City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Millwall FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Tue 21 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC The Den 12,041 HT 45' · FT 45'
Calum Scanlon 2' 1–0
Casper De Norre 19' 2–0
2–1 45+1' Chris Willock
2–2 90+8' Yousef Salech

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

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
2025-01-21 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC 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

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
18 Jan Hull City AFC H 0–1 L
13 Jan Dagenham & Redbridge FC H 3–0 W
04 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–2 D
01 Jan Oxford United FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jan Millwall FC A 2–2 D
18 Jan Swansea City AFC H 3–0 W
14 Jan Watford FC H 1–1 D
09 Jan Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W
04 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan Coventry City FC H 1–1 D

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' Welcome to The Den that hosts another battle between Millwall FC and Cardiff City FC.
  • 2' Calum Scanlon adds to his 0 season tally! Millwall FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 7' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Millwall FC and Cardiff City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 12' Millwall FC have won 401 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 17' 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.
  • 19' The Belgium Casper De Norre breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 2-0!
  • 24' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' Cardiff City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Millwall FC currently sit 17 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Chris Willock has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 51' Will Fish has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Millwall FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Cardiff City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 57' Perry Ng gets the nod from Cardiff City FC. He replaces Manolis Siopis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' Millwall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dan McNamara is hanging Ryan Leonard on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' A change in the Millwall FC ranks — Dan McNamara exits the field as Tristan Crama enters on 64.
  • 69' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Cardiff City FC ring the changes. Rubin Colwill has done his job and it is now time for Cian Ashford to step up.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 78' The whistle greets Calum Scanlon as he departs to be replaced by George Honeyman.
  • 79' Cardiff City FC make a change. Chris Willock trudges off to be replaced by Anwar El Ghazi on 79 minutes.
  • 84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Cardiff City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Omer Riza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aden Flint 5
Tom Bradshaw 3
Kieffer Moore 2
Benik Afobe 2
Daniel Ward 1
Charlie Cresswell 1
Junior Hoilett 1
Dimitrios Goutas 1

Head to Head

2025-01-21 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC 2024-10-01 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Millwall FC 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

Millwall FC Form

2025-01-21 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Hull City AFC L 2025-01-13 Millwall FC 3–0 Dagenham & Redbridge FC W 2025-01-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2025-01-01 Millwall FC 0–1 Oxford United FC L 2024-12-29 Coventry City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-01-21 Millwall FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-18 Cardiff City FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2025-01-09 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-01 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.64 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC32% Draw40% Cardiff City FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 68%
32%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
68%
Millwall FC or Cardiff City FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC17% Draw68% Cardiff City FC15%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.5%
1 – 0
16.6%
0 – 1
15.6%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
1.1%
0 – 3
0.9%
3 – 1
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 21% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✗

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