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Millwall vs CardiffChampionship 2025

Millwall
Millwall
FT
31
HT: 21
Cardiff
Cardiff
D. Watmore 90+3'
J. Cooper 45+4'
Y. Meïté 24'
4/13/2024ChampionshipChampionship · Round 43The Den

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 32+ matches

Millwall47%
×Draw26%
Cardiff27%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Millwall
1.50
Cardiff
1.06

Millwall creates 42% more chances

Season form · 32 home / 61 away

creates per match

Millwall
1.44
Cardiff
1.03

allows per match

Millwall
1.09
Cardiff
1.56

finishing

Millwall+0.00on par
Cardiff+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Millwall

Cardiff
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
018%
024%
032%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
127%
132%
141%
2
209%
219%
225%
232%
240%
3
304%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

Millwall or draw
73%
Millwall or Cardiff
74%
Draw or Cardiff
53%

Winning margin

Millwall wins by 2+
24%
Cardiff wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Millwall 1+ goals
78%
Millwall 2+ goals
44%
Millwall 3+ goals
19%
Cardiff 1+ goals
65%
Cardiff 2+ goals
29%
Cardiff 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Millwall (draw refunded)
64%
Cardiff (draw refunded)
36%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Millwall at homecreates 1.44, concedes 1.09 · 32 matches

Cardiff awaycreates 1.03, concedes 1.56 · 61 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Millwall attack 1.44 + Cardiff defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.50

Cardiff attack 1.03 + Millwall defence 1.09 → ÷2 → 1.06

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 47%?"

Millwall scores more
47%
level
26%
Cardiff scores more
27%

Millwall at 47% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 47% does not mean "Millwall will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

5
J. CooperMillwallMillwall · D
7.7

Possession

38%Millwall

Shots

15Millwall

Pass accuracy

46%Millwall

Statistics

MillwallCardiff
Overview
38%Possession62%
15Total Shots7
1.36Expected Goals (xG)0.32
6Corners4
10Fouls7
Shots
15Total Shots7
7On Target4
5Off Target2
3Blocked1
7Inside Box3
8Outside Box4
Passing
38%Possession62%
302Total Passes518
204Accurate Passes413
68%Pass Accuracy80%
Goalkeeping
3Saves4
Discipline
10Fouls7
3Yellow Cards1
5Offsides1

Match Recap: Millwall vs Cardiff

Millwall beat Cardiff 3-1 in Championship on April 13, 2024.

Goals: M. Obafemi (9'), Y. Meïté (24'), J. Cooper (45+4'), D. Watmore (90+3').

Cardiff controlled possession (62%) and registered 7 shots to 15.

The match was played at The Den in London.