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Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Millwall · Championship

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Blackburn Rovers won 2–0.

Shots
1110
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
2.350.59
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Blackburn Rovers beat Millwall 2–0. Recorded in this match (Blackburn Rovers – Millwall): shots 11–10, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 2.35–0.59, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall.

6.9 days ▲Rest daysBlackburn Rovers · Millwall6.9 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBlackburn RoversMillwallBaseline
Rest days6.9 days6.9 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots10 shotsBlackburn Rovers 11 shots, Millwall 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsBlackburn Rovers 5 shots, Millwall 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.35 xG0.59 xGBlackburn Rovers 2.35 xG, Millwall 0.59 xG
  • Possession45%55%Blackburn Rovers 45%, Millwall 55%
  • Corners3 corners6 cornersBlackburn Rovers 3 corners, Millwall 6 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls18 foulsBlackburn Rovers 9 fouls, Millwall 18 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Todd Cantwell · Blackburn Rovers · 26′ · 0.01 xG · on targetSondre Tronstad · Blackburn Rovers · 69′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAidomo Emakhu · Millwall · 14′ · 0.03 xG · on targetRaees Bangura-Williams · Millwall · 72′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedLewis Miller · Blackburn Rovers · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMoussa Baradji · Blackburn Rovers · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 51′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Doughty · Millwall · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Doughty · Millwall · 71′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMacaulay Langstaff · Millwall · 81′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 23′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 57′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRyoya Morishita · Blackburn Rovers · 10′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 22′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedCaleb Taylor · Millwall · 57′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedMatthew Litherland · Blackburn Rovers · 3′ · 0.16 xG · on targetMatthew Litherland · Blackburn Rovers · 10′ · 0.17 xG · on targetLewis Miller · Blackburn Rovers · 90′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedAndri Guðjohnsen · Blackburn Rovers · 3′ · 0.66 xG · goalYuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 45′ · 0.94 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Blackburn Rovers: 11 shots, 5 on target, 2.46 xG. Millwall: 10 shots, 3 on target, 0.60 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Andri Guðjohnsen · Blackburn Rovers · 3′Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Rovers · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Blackburn Rovers 2.46 xG · Millwall 0.60 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Blackburn Rovers
1Draws
1Millwall
Blackburn Rovers — Millwall · Championship4–1
Millwall — Blackburn Rovers · Championship1–0
Blackburn Rovers — Millwall · Championship1–1
Millwall — Blackburn Rovers · Championship1–2
Millwall — Blackburn Rovers · Championship3–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Blackburn Rovers favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Millwall in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Blackburn Rovers21 matchesMillwall22 matches
1.05 goals/matchGoals scored21/22▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.24 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/221.41 goals/match
1.46 xG/match ▲Expected goals21/221.25 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots20/2112.5 shots/match
3.7 shots/matchShots on target20/213.86 shots/match
49.1% ●Possession20/2147.2%
5.9 corners/match ●Corners20/215.43 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls20/2013.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples21 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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