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Millwall 1–1 Preston North End · Championship

1–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Millwall and Preston North End drew 1–1.

Shots
148
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
1.820.68
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Millwall and Preston North End drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Millwall – Preston North End): shots 14–8, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1.82–0.68, possession 49%–51%. 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

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall, Preston North End.

3.7 days ▲Rest daysMillwall · Preston North End2.7 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricMillwallPreston North EndBaseline
Rest days3.7 days2.7 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

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

Preston North End's recent record differs from the season

weak

Preston North End's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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 for1.6 goals/match1.33 goals/match1.2 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots8 shotsMillwall 14 shots, Preston North End 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsMillwall 4 shots, Preston North End 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.82 xG0.68 xGMillwall 1.82 xG, Preston North End 0.68 xG
  • Possession49%51%Millwall 49%, Preston North End 51%
  • Corners10 corners6 cornersMillwall 10 corners, Preston North End 6 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsMillwall 11 fouls, Preston North End 10 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.

Zak Sturge · Millwall · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRaees Bangura-Williams · Millwall · 85′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 78′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJake Cooper · Millwall · 61′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDerek Mazou-Sacko · Millwall · 23′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStefán Teitur Þórðarson · Preston North End · 42′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCasper De Norre · Millwall · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrew Hughes · Preston North End · 79′ · 0.04 xG · on targetThierry Small · Preston North End · 80′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRaees Bangura-Williams · Millwall · 88′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedThierno Ballo · Millwall · 33′ · 0.05 xG · on targetThierno Ballo · Millwall · 74′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedStefán Teitur Þórðarson · Preston North End · 4′ · 0.06 xG · on targetMichael Smith · Preston North End · 63′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 52′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 60′ · 0.10 xG · on targetCaleb Taylor · Millwall · 42′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedAidomo Emakhu · Millwall · 45′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 88′ · 0.17 xG · on targetCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 2′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedMichael Smith · Preston North End · 15′ · 0.32 xG · goalMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 36′ · 0.75 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Millwall: 14 shots, 4 on target, 1.75 xG. Preston North End: 8 shots, 6 on target, 0.75 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Mihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 36′Michael Smith · Preston North End · 15′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Millwall 1.75 xG · Preston North End 0.75 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Millwall
3Draws
0Preston North End
Preston North End — Millwall · Championship1–1
Millwall — Preston North End · Championship3–1
Millwall — Preston North End · Championship1–1
Preston North End — Millwall · Championship1–1
Millwall — Preston North End · Championship2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Millwall favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Preston North End in 4 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Millwall15 matchesPreston North End15 matches
1.13 goals/matchGoals scored15/15▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed15/15▲ 0.93 goals/match
1.3 xG/match ▲Expected goals15/151.23 xG/match
11.9 shots/match ▲Shots14/1410.6 shots/match
3.36 shots/matchShots on target14/143.43 shots/match
46.9% ●Possession14/1444.6%
5.21 corners/match ●Corners14/143.43 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls13/149.93 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples15 / 15home / 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, 8 Nov 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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