Championship · 2025Sat, 28 Feb 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeDeepdaleFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricPreston North EndMillwall
Shots6 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.43 xG/match1.66 xG/match
Possession57%43%
Corners2 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match16 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.

Camiel Neghli · Millwall · 75′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAndrew Hughes · Preston North End · 2′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRyan Leonard · Millwall · 29′ · 0.02 xG · goalJosh Coburn · Millwall · 29′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 45′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFemi Azeez · Millwall · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBrad Potts · Preston North End · 14′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFemi Azeez · Millwall · 56′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Jebbison · Preston North End · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDerek Mazou-Sacko · Millwall · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJosh Coburn · Millwall · 20′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMilutin Osmajić · Preston North End · 72′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJosh Coburn · Millwall · 77′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBilly Mitchell · Millwall · 34′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedTristan Crama · Millwall · 20′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 39′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCallum Lang · Preston North End · 69′ · 0.12 xG · on targetAli McCann · Preston North End · 39′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 45′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 83′ · 0.36 xG · on targetLuke Cundle · Millwall · 90′ · 0.50 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Preston North End: 6 shots, 2 on target, 0.42 xG. Millwall: 16 shots, 4 on target, 1.67 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Ryan Leonard · Millwall · 29′Luke Cundle · Millwall · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Preston North End 0.42 xG · Millwall 1.67 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Millwall's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Millwall's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.34 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 for2 goals/match1.34 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Preston North End, Millwall.

3.8 daysRest daysPreston North End · Millwall2.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricPreston North EndMillwallBaseline
Rest days3.8 days2.8 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Preston North End
1Draws
0Millwall
MillwallPreston North End · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Preston North End favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · Millwall in 9 · 5 too close

1.17 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 35/351.34 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 35/351.14 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 35/351.3 xG/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 35/351.14 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 34/3412.7 shots/match
14 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 34/3412 shots/match
3.47 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 34/344.12 shots/match
3.97 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 34/344.09 shots/match
44.9%Possessionseason · 34/3447%
4.18 corners/matchCornersseason · 34/345.53 corners/match
6.35 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 34/345.09 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 34/3313.3 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
26%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 35/3540%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 35/3580%

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.

Preston North End14.6
Millwall31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Preston North End22.2
Millwall61.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Preston North End46.6
Millwall55.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Preston North End22.9
Millwall81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Preston North End52.1
Millwall97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Preston North End10.4
Millwall72.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Preston North End23.4
Millwall74.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/52 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
0.71 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.16 xG/match
7.6 shots/matchShots5/511.8 shots/match
2.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.8 shots/match
47.6%Possession5/551.6%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/56.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
12 fouls/matchFouls5/513.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/102 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.8 goals/match
0.8 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.56 xG/match
9.5 shots/matchShots10/1013.9 shots/match
2.8 shots/matchShots on target10/104.8 shots/match
44.7%Possession10/1049.5%
4.4 corners/matchCorners10/106.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.9 fouls/match

Window

Season

35 / 35 matches
1.17 goals/matchGoals scored35/351.34 goals/match
1.14 goals/matchGoals allowed35/351.14 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals35/351.3 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShots34/3412.7 shots/match
3.47 shots/matchShots on target34/344.12 shots/match
44.9%Possession34/3447%
4.18 corners/matchCorners34/345.53 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls34/3313.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 17 matches
1.22 goals/matchGoals scored18/171.24 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowed18/171.12 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals18/171.22 xG/match
10.8 shots/matchShots17/1711.7 shots/match
3.35 shots/matchShots on target17/173.65 shots/match
45.4%Possession17/1745.1%
4.47 corners/matchCorners17/175.06 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1615 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.8 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples35 / 35home / 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: Sat, 28 Feb 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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