Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Cardiff City in 12th and Millwall in 13th place.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Cardiff City form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 11 Championship games here at Cardiff City Stadium for Cardiff City. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Preston North End in the Championship last time out and are looking for a win here. A 3-3 draw away before that, with Leeds United the opponent.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cardiff City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 2 Lost 1.
There will be little rest for Cardiff City after this match as they are travelling to Sheffield Wednesday for a Championship game in only three days.
Cardiff City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cardiff City Stadium with 18 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Cardiff City have conceded only 9 goals.
Millwall form and stats
3 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Millwall playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Millwall love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Barnsley with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Derby County at their stadium, the result 1-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Millwall in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Millwall, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Millwall, the Championship home match versus Brentford. Busy days.
Millwall are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Millwall have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Millwall - Cardiff City 2-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cardiff City won 2 games, 7 matches ended with a draw and Millwall has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 8Top Goalscorers
  J. Wallace 8 goals |  T. Bradshaw 7 goals |   J. Ralls 5 goals |
Cardiff City missing players
Millwall missing players
| Cardiff City | Millwall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| 32 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 57% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 48% |
| 35% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 61% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 26% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 9% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | 5.6 |
| 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 280 | 126 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 122 | 239 |
| 90 | 36 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 36 | 78 |
| 38% | 50% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | 37% |
- Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Millwall haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 47 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Fulham | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Brentford | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Hull City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 33 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 33 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 28 |
| 16 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 17 | Derby County | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 25 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 25 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 19 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 18 |
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