Championship · 2025Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 13:00 UTCFull timeThe DenFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricMillwallIpswich Town
Shots11 shots/match16 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.36 xG/match0.81 xG/match
Possession37%63%
Corners2 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match12 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.

Aidomo Emakhu · Millwall · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 56′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 79′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 36′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKasey McAteer · Ipswich Town · 52′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 63′ · 0.02 xG · on targetCaleb Taylor · Millwall · 11′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarcelino Núñez · Ipswich Town · 26′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCédric Kipré · Ipswich Town · 48′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 5′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 9′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKasey McAteer · Ipswich Town · 18′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJens Cajuste · Ipswich Town · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAidomo Emakhu · Millwall · 58′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAidomo Emakhu · Millwall · 65′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSindre Walle Egeli · Ipswich Town · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 9′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMacaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 49′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Doughty · Millwall · 88′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJaden Philogene-Bidace · Ipswich Town · 68′ · 0.08 xG · on targetIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 20′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDara O'Shea · Ipswich Town · 81′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 20′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedIvan Azón · Ipswich Town · 57′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blocked
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Millwall: 11 shots, 6 on target, 0.38 xG. Ipswich Town: 16 shots, 4 on target, 0.80 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

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The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Millwall 0.38 xG · Ipswich Town 0.80 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Millwall's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Ipswich Town have recorded the higher season possession share. 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 below their season average.

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.09 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 for0.6 goals/match1.09 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Ipswich Town have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.7%PossessionMillwall · Ipswich Town56%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricMillwallIpswich TownBaseline
Possession46.7%56%50.6%

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Millwall favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 10 · 3 too close

1.09 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 23/231.65 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 23/231 goals/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 23/231.66 xG/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 23/230.87 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 22/2215.1 shots/match
12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 22/229.82 shots/match
3.95 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 22/225 shots/match
4.27 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 22/223.18 shots/match
46.7%Possessionseason · 22/2256%
5.27 corners/matchCornersseason · 22/224.68 corners/match
5.36 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 22/224.14 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 21/2210.7 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 · 23/2330%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 23/2383%

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.

Millwall31.2
Ipswich Town85.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Millwall45.8
Ipswich Town91
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Millwall41.7
Ipswich Town92.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Millwall72.9
Ipswich Town77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Millwall97.9
Ipswich Town47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Millwall58.3
Ipswich Town25
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Millwall66.7
Ipswich Town64.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
0.73 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.48 xG/match
11.2 shots/matchShots5/515 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/55.2 shots/match
45.4%Possession5/553%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.9 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.8 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.5 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots10/1015 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target10/105.3 shots/match
46.3%Possession10/1055.3%
5.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

23 / 23 matches
1.09 goals/matchGoals scored23/231.65 goals/match
1.35 goals/matchGoals allowed23/231 goals/match
1.21 xG/matchExpected goals23/231.66 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots22/2215.1 shots/match
3.95 shots/matchShots on target22/225 shots/match
46.7%Possession22/2256%
5.27 corners/matchCorners22/224.68 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.5 fouls/matchFouls21/2210.7 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

12 / 11 matches
1.08 goals/matchGoals scored12/111.45 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed12/111.18 goals/match
1.29 xG/matchExpected goals12/111.37 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots11/1113.7 shots/match
4.27 shots/matchShots on target11/113.91 shots/match
48.4%Possession11/1158.6%
5.82 corners/matchCorners11/115.09 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls11/1111.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.02 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/15.92 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples23 / 23home / 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: Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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