Cardiff vs Millwall

9 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Dimitris Goutas 78’

Match summary

Cardiff beat Millwall 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Dimitris Goutas put Cardiff ahead with a header in the 78th minute.

Millwall can feel hard done by, creating 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Cardiff's 0.83 from 7.

Match stats

Cardiff Millwall
7 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.83 xG 1.45
0.83 Non-penalty xG 1.45

Key events

Cardiff Millwall
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Dimitris Goutas1-0 (Cardiff)
78’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cardiff
  • Yakou Méïté
Millwall
  • Ryan Leonard
  • Shaun Hutchinson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.83 1.45 78’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), 1-0 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.83 1.45 78’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), 1-0 Goutas 78’
Cardiff 0.83 xGMillwall 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Millwall attacking Cardiff attacking 
81’ Ryan Leonard (Millwall), set piece, 0.73 xG, off target 64’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 71’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 46’ Kevin Nisbet (Millwall), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 78’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 57’ Kevin Nisbet (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Allan Campbell (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Ryan Leonard (Millwall), set piece, 0.73 xG, off target 64’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 71’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 46’ Kevin Nisbet (Millwall), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 78’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 57’ Kevin Nisbet (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Allan Campbell (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.13 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamilu Collins
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ryan Wintle Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Manolis Siopis Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
Josh Bowler Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Callum Robinson Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ike Ugbo Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Rubin Colwill Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Yakou Méïté Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 2 0.38 – –
Joe Ralls Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Kion Etete Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.27 – – –
Ebou Adams Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cardiff win 44% Avg odds 2.17
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Millwall win 27% Avg odds 3.57

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.