Cardiff vs Millwall prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-01-20 15:00.
Former Cardiff manager Mark Hudson tugged on the heartstrings as he told his family âdonât worry, thatâs footballâ after being sacked just 61 days into his first senior football management role. That decision came following a 1-1 draw to Championship strugglers Wigan in a result that left the leagueâs lowest scorers (G21) just one place above the drop zone.
Popular former Cardiff boss Neil Warnock swiftly became the hot favourite to come out of retirement for âone last jobâ. However club legend Robert Earnshaw has insisted that they must seek a long-term solution amid their worst 27-game record (W7, D8, L12) than in all but one of the last ten seasons. That lone exception was last season, when they were three points worse off at this stage before securing survival.
Currently holding more points than at the same stage in six of their last seven campaigns, perennial play-off hopefuls Millwall were left licking their wounds after falling to a second straight defeat âto nilâ in their weekend fixture against Middlesbrough. Manager Gary Rowett suggested that he was happy with the performance against an in-form Boro, but he will expect more against a Cardiff side winless in eight league games.
Playing away has perhaps been the biggest hindrance to Millwall truly troubling the top-six this season, with their record of just three wins from 13 league trips one of the divisions worst travelling records (W3, D3, L7). Thatâs actually an identical record to relegation-threatened Cardiff, further highlighting the disparity between their home and away league form.
Players to watch: Callum Robinson has contributed to almost half (43%) of Cardiffâs league goals this season (G4, A5), but hasnât scored since the first game back following the break. Travelling across the border shouldnât faze the Championshipâs highest-scoring Welshman, Millwallâs Tom Bradshaw (G6), yet only one of his three all-time goals against Welsh clubs came in away games.
Hot stat: Cardiff have failed to score in a joint league-high 12 games this season.