Championship · 2025Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityMillwall
Shots13 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.44 xG/match0.97 xG/match
Possession67%33%
Corners8 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls7 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.

Adam Randell · Bristol City · 43′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMark Sykes · Bristol City · 51′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 66′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCaleb Taylor · Millwall · 79′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRaees Bangura-Williams · Millwall · 61′ · 0.03 xG · on targetThierno Ballo · Millwall · 76′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDanny McNamara · Millwall · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAidomo Emakhu · Millwall · 42′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMark Sykes · Bristol City · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 59′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFemi Azeez · Millwall · 59′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDanny McNamara · Millwall · 81′ · 0.06 xG · on targetZak Sturge · Millwall · 84′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 32′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedScott Twine · Bristol City · 68′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 67′ · 0.12 xG · on targetRob Dickie · Bristol City · 69′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedRob Dickie · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 49′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 59′ · 0.39 xG · goalEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 72′ · 0.59 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 13 shots, 3 on target, 1.45 xG. Millwall: 12 shots, 6 on target, 0.99 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Mihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 59′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 1.45 xG · Millwall 0.99 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Millwall's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.37 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 for1 goals/match1.37 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

Millwall have a visible away split

moderate

Millwall's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.8 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season12.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.8 shots/match12.8 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall.

7.1 daysRest daysBristol City · Millwall7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBristol CityMillwallBaseline
Rest days7.1 days7 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

Bristol City favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Millwall in 3 · 7 too close

1.37 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 19/191.21 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 19/191.32 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 19/191.33 xG/match
1.27 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 19/191.14 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 18/1812.8 shots/match
12.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 18/1812.4 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 18/183.89 shots/match
4.28 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 18/184.17 shots/match
47.3%Possessionseason · 18/1846.3%
5.22 corners/matchCornersseason · 18/185.33 corners/match
4.56 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 18/185.5 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.72 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 18/1713.5 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
37%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 19/1937%
74%Scoring frequencyseason · 19/1979%

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.

Bristol City31.2
Millwall22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City55.6
Millwall48.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

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

Bristol City49.3
Millwall47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

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

Bristol City89.6
Millwall81.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City18.8
Millwall97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 45%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City56.2
Millwall64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Bristol City44.8
Millwall68.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.5 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots5/515.6 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/55.4 shots/match
49.6%Possession5/545.4%
5 corners/matchCorners5/56.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.2 fouls/matchFouls5/511.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.4 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.47 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots9/911.9 shots/match
3.89 shots/matchShots on target9/94.67 shots/match
45.3%Possession9/945.4%
5.56 corners/matchCorners9/95.78 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.67 fouls/matchFouls9/812.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

19 / 19 matches
1.37 goals/matchGoals scored19/191.21 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowed19/191.32 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals19/191.33 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots18/1812.8 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target18/183.89 shots/match
47.3%Possession18/1846.3%
5.22 corners/matchCorners18/185.33 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.72 fouls/matchFouls18/1713.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

10 / 9 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/91.22 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/91.44 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals10/91.22 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots9/910.8 shots/match
2.67 shots/matchShots on target9/93.89 shots/match
50.6%Possession9/944%
5.11 corners/matchCorners9/94.33 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.78 fouls/matchFouls9/815.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples19 / 19home / 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, 6 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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