Championship · 2025Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 19:45 UTCFull timeThe DenFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricMillwallBristol City
Shots8 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals0.63 xG/match0.96 xG/match
Possession42%58%
Corners1 corners/match8 corners/match
Fouls15 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.

Mihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 42′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJason Knight · Bristol City · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 8′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJason Knight · Bristol City · 28′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 50′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedZak Vyner · Bristol City · 65′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedZak Vyner · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedThierno Ballo · Millwall · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 35′ · 0.06 xG · on targetScott Twine · Bristol City · 71′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 16′ · 0.07 xG · goalRobert Atkinson · Bristol City · 36′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 65′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 52′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 49′ · 0.11 xG · goalMacaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 76′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSinclair Armstrong · Bristol City · 33′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMacaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 81′ · 0.24 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Millwall: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.61 xG. Bristol City: 16 shots, 3 on target, 0.95 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Camiel Neghli · Millwall · 16′Macaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 81′Adam Randell · Bristol City · 49′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Millwall 0.61 xG · Bristol City 0.95 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall, Bristol 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

weak

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

3.28 daysRest daysMillwall · Bristol City3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricMillwallBristol CityBaseline
Rest days3.28 days3.2 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 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 · Season1.13 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/match1.13 goals/match1.35 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.

1Millwall
0Draws
0Bristol City
Bristol CityMillwall · Championship01

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Millwall favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Bristol City in 6 · 6 too close

1.13 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 24/241.38 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 24/241.13 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 24/241.35 xG/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 24/241.34 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 23/2313.8 shots/match
12.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 23/2313.7 shots/match
3.87 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 23/234.3 shots/match
4.22 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 23/234.13 shots/match
46.5%Possessionseason · 23/2346.8%
5.09 corners/matchCornersseason · 23/235.39 corners/match
5.48 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 23/234.87 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 22/239.74 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
33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 24/2433%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 24/2475%

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.

Millwall22.9
Bristol City39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Millwall43
Bristol City69.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Millwall41
Bristol City50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Millwall68.8
Bristol City89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Millwall97.9
Bristol City12.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Millwall56.2
Bristol City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Millwall63
Bristol City56.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
0.66 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.27 xG/match
10.4 shots/matchShots5/514.2 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/56.6 shots/match
47.2%Possession5/545%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/56 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
1.3 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.31 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots10/1013.7 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target10/105.6 shots/match
46.3%Possession10/1047.3%
5.4 corners/matchCorners10/105.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.8 fouls/matchFouls10/109.5 fouls/match

Window

Season

24 / 24 matches
1.13 goals/matchGoals scored24/241.38 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed24/241.13 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals24/241.35 xG/match
12.3 shots/matchShots23/2313.8 shots/match
3.87 shots/matchShots on target23/234.3 shots/match
46.5%Possession23/2346.8%
5.09 corners/matchCorners23/235.39 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.5 fouls/matchFouls22/239.74 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

13 / 12 matches
1.15 goals/matchGoals scored13/121.25 goals/match
1.23 goals/matchGoals allowed13/121.17 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals13/121.26 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots12/1213.3 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on target12/124.67 shots/match
47.8%Possession12/1244%
5.42 corners/matchCorners12/125.42 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls12/1210 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.28 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.2 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Mon, 29 Dec 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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