Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Millwall 3rd with 83 points, Blackburn Rovers 20th with 52, 31 apart. Blackburn Rovers had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Millwall 1.39 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Blackburn Rovers 0.91 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.3.
Momentum sat with Millwall, winners of their last four, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Millwall against 4/15 for Blackburn Rovers.
The sides have met 23 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Millwall, 7 draws and 12 for Blackburn Rovers, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Only 39% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The Den staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,146. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Millwall: Luke Cundle (54') · Blackburn Rovers: Mathias Jørgensen (85'), Mathias Jørgensen (80')
Key stats
Possession: Millwall 47% · Blackburn Rovers 53% · Total shots: 9-20 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 9-7