Millwall vs Cardiff

13 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee W Finnie

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Michael Obafemi 9’
  • Jake Cooper 45+4’
  • Duncan Watmore 90+3’
  • Yakou Méïté 24’

Match summary

Millwall beat Cardiff 3-1. Millwall led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Michael Obafemi put Millwall ahead in the 9th minute, Yakou Méïté equalised with a header in the 24th minute, and Jake Cooper put Millwall back in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Duncan Watmore made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Millwall created 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Cardiff's 0.39 from 7.

Match stats

Millwall Cardiff
15 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.37 xG 0.39
1.37 Non-penalty xG 0.39

Key events

Millwall Cardiff
Kick-off
Michael Obafemi1-0 (Millwall)
9’
24’
Yakou Méïté1-1 (Cardiff)
Jake Cooper2-1 (Millwall)
45+4’
Half-time2-1
Duncan Watmore3-1 (Millwall)
90+3’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Millwall
  • George Saville
  • Ryan Longman
  • Duncan Watmore
Cardiff
  • Jamilu Collins

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 1.37 0.39 9’ Michael Obafemi (Millwall), 1-0 9’ 24’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 1-1 24’ 45+4’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), 2-1 45+4’ 90+3’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), 3-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 0.39 9’ Michael Obafemi (Millwall), 1-0 Obafemi 9’ 24’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), 1-1 Méïté 24’ 45+4’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), 2-1 Cooper 45+4’ 90+3’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), 3-1 Watmore 90+3’
Millwall 1.37 xGCardiff 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Millwall attacking 
90+3’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 43’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 48’ Ryan Longman (Millwall), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 49’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 72’ Tom Bradshaw (Millwall), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 8’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Michael Obafemi (Millwall), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 9’ Michael Obafemi (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 48’ Romain Esse (Millwall), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Ryan Longman (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Ryan Longman (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Romain Esse (Millwall), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Ryan Leonard (Millwall), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 43’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 48’ Ryan Longman (Millwall), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 49’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 72’ Tom Bradshaw (Millwall), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 60’ Michael Obafemi (Millwall), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 8’ Perry Ng (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Michael Obafemi (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Romain Esse (Millwall), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Ryan Longman (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 86’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Ryan Longman (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Romain Esse (Millwall), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 6’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Joe Ralls (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Ryan Leonard (Millwall), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
Matija Šarkić
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.22 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Romain Esse Taken off
46′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Billy Mitchell
90′ – – – – – – –
George Saville
90′ – – – – – –
Ryan Longman Taken off
84′ – – 3 0.26 – –
Zian Flemming Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Michael Obafemi Taken off
71′ 1 – 2 0.17 – – –
Duncan Watmore Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 2 0.45 – –
Tom Bradshaw Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Brooke Norton-Cuffy Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
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

Millwall win 48% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Cardiff win 22% Avg odds 4.32

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

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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.