12 September 2026, 14:00 UTC

Blackburn vs Millwall Championship prediction & result

Ewood Park, Blackburn
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Final score: Blackburn 3-1 Millwall.

Before kick-off the model made it 38% Blackburn, 29% draw, 33% Millwall — fair odds of 2.63, 3.45 and 3.03. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

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Has the model earned this number?

It puts Blackburn at 38% here. Across 2477 settled matches, 1764 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.7%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Blackburn96%Draw4%Millwall0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

Hayden Carter
13'
🔁Yuri Ribeiroout: Harry Pickering
16'
Sam Morsy
38'
Oladapo Afolayanassist: Sam Morsy
41'
Harry Pickering
45'
45+4'
Zak Sturge
🔁Ryan Alebiosuout: Gady Beyuku
45'
45'
🔁Jordi Osei-Tutuout: Mark Sykes
45'
🔁Romain Esseout: Yanis Ali Issoufou
Gady Beyuku
50'
51'
Lyndon Dykes (pen)
Oladapo Afolayanassist: Tom Atcheson
58'
🔁Oladapo Afolayanout: J. Fevrier
69'
🔁Todd Cantwellout: Andri Guðjohnsen
70'
76'
🔁Derek Mazou Sackoout: D. Kelly
81'
Jenson Metcalfe
82'
🔁Jenson Metcalfeout: Elkan Baggott
82'
🔁Jake Cooperout: Zakariya Lovelace
J. Fevrier
86'
90+2'
Mark Sykes
Andri Guðjohnsenassist: J. Fevrier
90+3'

Match stats — Blackburn vs Millwall

45%Possession55%
18Shots15
4On target2
6Corners3

Line-ups

Blackburn 5-4-1
  • 22B. TóthG
  • 17H. CarterD
  • 6Tom AtchesonD
  • 15S. McLoughlinD
  • 4Yuri RibeiroD
  • 31Kristi MontgomeryM
  • 8Sam MorsyM
  • 2R. AlebiosuM
  • 10T. CantwellM
  • 25R. MorishitaM
  • 21O. AfolayanF
Substitutes
  • 45Harvey HigginsM
  • 53F. VareM
  • 1A. PearsG
  • 3H. PickeringD
  • 24M. BaradjiM
  • 27Gady BeyukuD
  • 11J. FevrierF
  • 30J. GarrettM
  • 9A. GuðjohnsenF
Coach: Tony Mowbray
Millwall 4-2-3-1
  • 15M. CrocombeG
  • 2J. Osei-TutuD
  • 6C. TaylorD
  • 5J. CooperD
  • 3Zak Norton SturgeD
  • 49D. Mazou-SackoM
  • 14Jenson MetcalfeM
  • 11R. EsseM
  • 7T. ArconteM
  • 10C. NeghliM
  • 13L. DykesF
Substitutes
  • 35Y. IssoufouF
  • 16D. KellyM
  • 29Z. LovelaceF
  • 34F. MarschallG
  • 44Alfie MasseyM
  • 55Tristan ParkesD
  • 17M. SykesM
  • 12E. BaggottD
  • 23D. BatthD
Coach: A. Neil

Form going into Blackburn vs Millwall

Blackburn

  • L1-2Sheffield Utd8 September 2026
  • L1-2away to Preston5 September 2026
  • D0-0away to Lincoln1 September 2026
  • L1-2QPR29 August 2026

Millwall

  • W4-0Bolton5 September 2026
  • L0-3Wrexham2 September 2026
  • L1-5away to Southampton29 August 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Championship table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
16Blackburn7223101008
11Millwall73131313010

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Blackburn vs Millwall

  • 12 September 2026Blackburn 3–1 MillwallChampionship
  • 14 March 2026Millwall 1–2 BlackburnChampionship
  • 20 December 2025Blackburn 2–0 MillwallChampionship
  • 18 April 2025Blackburn 4–1 MillwallChampionship
  • 21 December 2024Millwall 1–0 BlackburnChampionship
  • 5 March 2024Blackburn 1–1 MillwallChampionship

Leading scorers: Blackburn and Millwall

Blackburn

  • A. Guðjohnsen3 goals1 assists

Millwall

  • L. Dykes4 goals
  • T. Arconte3 goals

Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.