Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Millwall & Cambridge United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Millwall and Cambridge United.
Millwall form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Millwall, as the manager G. Rowett led his troops to eliminate Portsmouth, and reach the 2nd Round. Millwall participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Millwall have less points than they have played home games in the Championship so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.
In their previous game, the manager G. Rowett led his Millwall to a defeat in the Championship match away at Cardiff City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Den. Benik Afobe, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.32 (out of 10). Afobe scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was the home Championship game against Fulham that was lost 1-2.The match schedule is unforgiving for Millwall as they have a new game in only four days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Blackpool are visiting.
At The Den, Millwall has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Cambridge United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Swindon Town in order to reach 2nd round of Carabao Cup. They also participated in Carabao Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.The League One season is young and Cambridge United have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
The supporters enjoyed Cambridge's previous game versus Burton Albion, a League One 3-0 win played at home. Dimitar Mitov was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.5. The agile goalkeeper Mitov stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Cambridge goalie Dimitar Mitov was high and low in the Burton Albion game, contributing seven saves towards the victory.
Ahead of that match was the League One away draw versus Plymouth Argyle that ended 1-1.After this away game Cambridge return home for a League One game against Bolton Wanderers. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Cambridge United have the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ironside 3 goals |   J. Wallace 2 goals |  B. Afobe 2 goals |
Millwall missing players
Cambridge United missing players
| Millwall | Cambridge United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 23 | 36 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 35% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 21 | Millwall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |