Championship · 2025Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 12:30 UTCFull timeEwood ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBlackburn RoversMillwall
Shots11 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match3 shots/match
Expected goals2.35 xG/match0.59 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners3 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match18 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.

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. 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.

6.9 daysRest 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.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Blackburn Rovers favored in 5 of 14 directional metrics · Millwall in 2 · 7 too close

1.05 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 21/221.14 goals/match
1.24 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 21/221.41 goals/match
1.46 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 21/221.25 xG/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 21/221.24 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 20/2112.5 shots/match
11.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 20/2112.3 shots/match
3.7 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 20/213.86 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 20/214.29 shots/match
49.1%Possessionseason · 20/2147.2%
5.9 corners/matchCornersseason · 20/215.43 corners/match
4.55 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 20/215.43 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 20/2013.6 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
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 21/2232%
76%Scoring frequencyseason · 21/2277%

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.

Blackburn Rovers47.9
Millwall39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Blackburn Rovers32.6
Millwall42.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Blackburn Rovers76.4
Millwall34.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Blackburn Rovers52.1
Millwall68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers79.2
Millwall97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Blackburn Rovers85.4
Millwall70.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Blackburn Rovers60.9
Millwall66.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.02 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots5/513.2 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target5/54.8 shots/match
45.2%Possession5/546.2%
6.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls5/514.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
0.9 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.8 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.24 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots10/1012.6 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target10/104.4 shots/match
48.8%Possession10/1047.7%
6.7 corners/matchCorners10/106.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

21 / 22 matches
1.05 goals/matchGoals scored21/221.14 goals/match
1.24 goals/matchGoals allowed21/221.41 goals/match
1.46 xG/matchExpected 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/matchCorners20/215.43 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls20/2013.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

11 / 11 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored11/111.09 goals/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed11/111.45 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.14 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots10/1110.8 shots/match
3.6 shots/matchShots on target10/113.64 shots/match
50.1%Possession10/1145.1%
6.6 corners/matchCorners10/114.73 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls10/1015.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples21 / 22home / 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, 20 Dec 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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