Championship · 2025Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timeThe DenFull-time recap
21Full-time recap

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricMillwallSwansea City
Shots17 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots on target9 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals1.93 xG/match1.05 xG/match
Possession47%53%
Corners12 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls12 fouls/match8 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.

Jay Fulton · Swansea City · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedŽan Vipotnik · Swansea City · 47′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 67′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 37′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGonçalo Franco · Swansea City · 41′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBilly Mitchell · Millwall · 49′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJi-sung Eom · Swansea City · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 76′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMelker Widell · Swansea City · 78′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCaleb Taylor · Millwall · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTristan Crama · Millwall · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 84′ · 0.04 xG · on targetEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMacaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRonald · Swansea City · 42′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 35′ · 0.06 xG · on targetCaleb Taylor · Millwall · 62′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedEthan Galbraith · Swansea City · 73′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTristan Crama · Millwall · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 7′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedBilly Mitchell · Millwall · 76′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 17′ · 0.12 xG · on targetBen Cabango · Swansea City · 43′ · 0.12 xG · on targetJay Fulton · Swansea City · 73′ · 0.12 xG · on targetCaleb Taylor · Millwall · 90′ · 0.17 xG · goalMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 38′ · 0.25 xG · goalMacaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 35′ · 0.36 xG · on targetMacaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 17′ · 0.49 xG · on targetBen Cabango · Swansea City · 47′ · 0.55 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Millwall: 17 shots, 9 on target, 1.98 xG. Swansea City: 13 shots, 7 on target, 1.07 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Mihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 38′Caleb Taylor · Millwall · 90′Ben Cabango · Swansea City · 47′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Millwall 1.98 xG · Swansea City 1.07 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall, Swansea City. A second useful context is: Millwall'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

moderate

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

3 daysRest daysMillwall · Swansea City3 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricMillwallSwansea CityBaseline
Rest days3 days3 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches

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

Millwall's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.12 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/match1.12 goals/match1.37 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Swansea City have recorded the higher season possession share.

46%PossessionMillwall · Swansea City54.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMillwallSwansea CityBaseline
Possession46%54.9%50.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Millwall
1Draws
0Swansea City
Swansea CityMillwall · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Millwall favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Swansea City in 1 · 8 too close

1.12 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 26/261.04 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 26/261.27 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 26/260.87 xG/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 26/261.18 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 25/2511.6 shots/match
12.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 25/2512.4 shots/match
4.04 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 25/253.84 shots/match
4.24 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 25/254.72 shots/match
46%Possessionseason · 25/2554.9%
5.4 corners/matchCornersseason · 25/254.64 corners/match
5.4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 25/254.92 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/2410.1 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
35%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 26/2627%
73%Scoring frequencyseason · 26/2677%

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.

Millwall18.8
Swansea City81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Millwall46.5
Swansea City36.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Millwall46.5
Swansea City40.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Millwall77.1
Swansea City6.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Millwall97.9
Swansea City27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Millwall70.8
Swansea City27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Millwall69.2
Swansea City34.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.17 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots5/513.8 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
42.8%Possession5/555%
5.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.1 goals/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.97 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots10/1012.5 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target10/104.4 shots/match
44.5%Possession10/1054.3%
5.8 corners/matchCorners10/104.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.8 fouls/matchFouls10/109.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

26 / 26 matches
1.12 goals/matchGoals scored26/261.04 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed26/261.27 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals26/260.87 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots25/2511.6 shots/match
4.04 shots/matchShots on target25/253.84 shots/match
46%Possession25/2554.9%
5.4 corners/matchCorners25/254.64 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.4 fouls/matchFouls24/2410.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

14 / 13 matches
1.21 goals/matchGoals scored14/130.85 goals/match
1.21 goals/matchGoals allowed14/131.31 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals14/130.8 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots13/1310.7 shots/match
4.46 shots/matchShots on target13/133.85 shots/match
47.8%Possession13/1352.9%
5.92 corners/matchCorners13/134.46 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls13/1210.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

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

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples26 / 26home / 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: Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Create a graphic from this match