Pick of the stats: Millwall v Cardiff City

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Millwall have slipped to 17th in the Championship following a run of one win in their past 12 games (W1 D5 L6), including a 1-0 defeat at home to Hull City on Saturday.

Cardiff City are 20th, two points above the drop zone, but they beat arch-rivals Swansea City in the south Wales derby at the weekend and are unbeaten in five (W2 D3).

  • Millwall have won four of their past six league games against Cardiff (W4 L2), with three of those wins coming on home soil.

  • Cardiff will be looking to complete a first league double over Millwall since the 2012-13 season after winning the reverse fixture 1-0 in October.

  • Millwall have lost each of their past three league games in midweek; they last endured a longer run in April 2013 (run of four games).

  • Cardiff have won two of their past 21 away league games in London (W2 D5 L14), conceding 44 goals in that time (2.1 per game).

  • After winning each of his first five EFL encounters with Cardiff, Millwall manager Alex Neil is winless in his past seven league matches against them (D4 L3).