Championship · 2025Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 19:45 UTCFull timeSt. Andrew's @ Knighthead ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBirmingham CityMillwall
Shots12 shots/match4 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.74 xG/match0.12 xG/match
Possession58%42%
Corners2 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls3 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.

Camiel Neghli · Millwall · 41′ · 0.01 xG · on targetLuke Cundle · Millwall · 18′ · 0.02 xG · on targetChristoph Klarer · Birmingham City · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTommy Doyle · Birmingham City · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 16′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDerek Mazou-Sacko · Millwall · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoe Bryan · Millwall · 8′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAlex Cochrane · Birmingham City · 49′ · 0.05 xG · goalKeshi Anderson · Birmingham City · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 27′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSeung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 28′ · 0.07 xG · goalPatrick Roberts · Birmingham City · 53′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 74′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedDemarai Gray · Birmingham City · 45′ · 0.25 xG · goalKyogo Furuhashi · Birmingham City · 74′ · 0.26 xG · on targetJay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 66′ · 0.71 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Birmingham City: 12 shots, 6 on target, 1.76 xG. Millwall: 4 shots, 2 on target, 0.11 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Seung Ho Paik · Birmingham City · 28′Demarai Gray · Birmingham City · 45′Alex Cochrane · Birmingham City · 49′Jay Stansfield · Birmingham City · 66′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Birmingham City 1.76 xG · Millwall 0.11 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

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

Birmingham City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Birmingham City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.36 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 for2.2 goals/match1.36 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Birmingham City have a visible home split

moderate

Birmingham City's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

18.6 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots18.6 shots/match14 shots/match12.4 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 Birmingham City, Millwall.

3.2 daysRest daysBirmingham City · Millwall3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBirmingham CityMillwallBaseline
Rest days3.2 days3.2 days
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Birmingham City favored in 9 of 14 directional metrics · Millwall in 0 · 5 too close

1.36 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 14/141.14 goals/match
1.07 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 14/141.36 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 14/141.27 xG/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 14/141.15 xG/match
14 shots/matchShotsseason · 13/1311.7 shots/match
7.62 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 13/1312.8 shots/match
3.54 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 13/133.31 shots/match
2.54 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 13/133.69 shots/match
57.1%Possessionseason · 13/1346.7%
5.54 corners/matchCornersseason · 13/134.85 corners/match
3.31 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 13/135.46 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 13/1214.2 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
36%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 14/1436%
71%Scoring frequencyseason · 14/1471%

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.

Birmingham City93.8
Millwall35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Birmingham City63.2
Millwall34
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Defensive resistance

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

Birmingham City86.1
Millwall43.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Directness proxy

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

Birmingham City47.9
Millwall52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Birmingham City54.2
Millwall97.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 43%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Birmingham City77.1
Millwall47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 93%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Birmingham City62
Millwall51
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.84 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.43 xG/match
18.3 shots/matchShots4/47.25 shots/match
5.5 shots/matchShots on target4/43.75 shots/match
59.3%Possession4/445.5%
6.5 corners/matchCorners4/44.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
7 fouls/matchFouls4/312.7 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.3 goals/match
1.52 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.19 xG/match
15.1 shots/matchShots9/99.78 shots/match
4.11 shots/matchShots on target9/93.44 shots/match
56.8%Possession9/947%
6.11 corners/matchCorners9/94.56 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.67 fouls/matchFouls9/814.1 fouls/match

Window

Season

14 / 14 matches
1.36 goals/matchGoals scored14/141.14 goals/match
1.07 goals/matchGoals allowed14/141.36 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals14/141.27 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots13/1311.7 shots/match
3.54 shots/matchShots on target13/133.31 shots/match
57.1%Possession13/1346.7%
5.54 corners/matchCorners13/134.85 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls13/1214.2 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 7 matches
2.14 goals/matchGoals scored7/71.29 goals/match
0.86 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.43 goals/match
2.09 xG/matchExpected goals7/71.37 xG/match
18.6 shots/matchShots7/711.1 shots/match
5.29 shots/matchShots on target7/73.86 shots/match
57.7%Possession7/744.9%
6 corners/matchCorners7/74.86 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls7/615.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.2 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.2 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples14 / 14home / 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: Tue, 4 Nov 2025, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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