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Stoke City 1–3 Millwall · Championship

1–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Millwall won 1–3.

Shots
1214
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
11.82
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Millwall beat Stoke City 3–1. Recorded in this match (Stoke City – Millwall): shots 12–14, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1–1.82, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Stoke City, Millwall.

3.2 days ▲Rest daysStoke City · Millwall3.3 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricStoke CityMillwallBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.3 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Stoke City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Stoke City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.14 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.14 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots14 shotsStoke City 12 shots, Millwall 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsStoke City 4 shots, Millwall 6 shots
  • Expected goals1 xG1.82 xGStoke City 1 xG, Millwall 1.82 xG
  • Possession46%54%Stoke City 46%, Millwall 54%
  • Corners11 corners1 cornerStoke City 11 corners, Millwall 1 corner
  • Fouls8 fouls11 foulsStoke City 8 fouls, Millwall 11 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Femi Azeez · Millwall · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewis Baker · Stoke City · 41′ · 0.02 xG · on targetTatsuki Seko · Stoke City · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSteven​ N'Zonzi · Stoke City · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 82′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 37′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 55′ · 0.03 xG · goalFemi Azeez · Millwall · 62′ · 0.03 xG · on targetTristan Crama · Millwall · 67′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 79′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 16′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCasper De Norre · Millwall · 57′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 12′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 33′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEric Bocat · Stoke City · 86′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 50′ · 0.08 xG · on targetThierno Ballo · Millwall · 28′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 71′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedCaleb Taylor · Stoke City · 60′ · 0.12 xG · goalJosh Coburn · Millwall · 69′ · 0.12 xG · goalCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 20′ · 0.13 xG · goalPijus Otegbayo · Stoke City · 9′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJosh Coburn · Millwall · 17′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedThierno Ballo · Millwall · 57′ · 0.31 xG · on targetLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 78′ · 0.34 xG · on targetJosh Coburn · Millwall · 24′ · 0.35 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Stoke City: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.11 xG. Millwall: 14 shots, 6 on target, 1.50 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Caleb Taylor · Stoke City · 60′Camiel Neghli · Millwall · 20′Femi Azeez · Millwall · 55′Josh Coburn · Millwall · 69′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Stoke City 1.11 xG · Millwall 1.50 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Stoke City
2Draws
3Millwall
Millwall — Stoke City · Championship2–0
Millwall — Stoke City · Championship1–0
Stoke City — Millwall · Championship1–1
Stoke City — Millwall · Championship0–0
Millwall — Stoke City · Championship1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Stoke City favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Millwall in 7 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Stoke City44 matchesMillwall44 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored44/44▲ 1.39 goals/match
1.16 goals/matchGoals allowed44/44▲ 1.09 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals44/44▲ 1.31 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots43/43▲ 12.5 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target43/434.05 shots/match
51.8% ●Possession43/4346.5%
5.81 corners/match ●Corners43/435.42 corners/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls42/4213 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples44 / 44home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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