Championship · 2025Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 18:45 UTCFull timebet365 StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricStoke CityMillwall
Shots12 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1 xG/match1.82 xG/match
Possession46%54%
Corners11 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match11 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Stoke City, Millwall. A second useful context is: Stoke City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

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

3.2 daysRest 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/matchGoals 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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Stoke City
0Draws
1Millwall
MillwallStoke City · Championship20

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Stoke City favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Millwall in 7 · 6 too close

1.14 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 44/441.39 goals/match
1.16 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 44/441.09 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 44/441.31 xG/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 44/441.25 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 43/4312.5 shots/match
13 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 43/4313 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 43/434.05 shots/match
3.81 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 43/433.93 shots/match
51.8%Possessionseason · 43/4346.5%
5.81 corners/matchCornersseason · 43/435.42 corners/match
4.98 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 43/435.72 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 42/4213 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
30%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 44/4439%
64%Scoring frequencyseason · 44/4482%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Stoke City68.8
Millwall31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Stoke City28.5
Millwall59.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Stoke City61.1
Millwall56.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 99%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Stoke City6.2
Millwall81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Stoke City43.8
Millwall97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Stoke City85.4
Millwall68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Stoke City46.9
Millwall70.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.23 xG/match
9.4 shots/matchShots5/511.4 shots/match
2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54 shots/match
49.6%Possession5/544.6%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/54 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls5/513 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.8 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.37 xG/match
10.4 shots/matchShots10/1011.9 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target10/103.8 shots/match
45.5%Possession10/1044.3%
5.7 corners/matchCorners10/105.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

44 / 44 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored44/441.39 goals/match
1.16 goals/matchGoals allowed44/441.09 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals44/441.31 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots43/4312.5 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target43/434.05 shots/match
51.8%Possession43/4346.5%
5.81 corners/matchCorners43/435.42 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls42/4213 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

22 / 22 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.36 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.05 goals/match
1.25 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.25 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots22/2211.7 shots/match
4.86 shots/matchShots on target22/223.77 shots/match
52.9%Possession22/2244.5%
6.32 corners/matchCorners22/224.91 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls21/2115 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.3 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples44 / 44home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 21 Apr 2026, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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