Championship · 2025Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 18:45 UTCFull timeThe DenFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricMillwallStoke City
Expected goals1.48 xG/match0.44 xG/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.

Thierno Ballo · Millwall · 5′ · 0.01 xG · on targetTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 64′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 23′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 47′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAaron Cresswell · Stoke City · 74′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJunior Tchamadeu · Stoke City · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTatsuki Seko · Stoke City · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 3′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRóbert Boženík · Stoke City · 9′ · 0.04 xG · on targetFemi Azeez · Millwall · 29′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 68′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 73′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCasper De Norre · Millwall · 65′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 72′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedCasper De Norre · Millwall · 4′ · 0.07 xG · on targetThierno Ballo · Millwall · 62′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 2′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ivanović · Millwall · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLuke Cundle · Millwall · 49′ · 0.09 xG · on targetTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 52′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedThierno Ballo · Millwall · 84′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedWill Smallbone · Millwall · 23′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedTristan Crama · Millwall · 21′ · 0.20 xG · goalThierno Ballo · Millwall · 4′ · 0.24 xG · on targetFemi Azeez · Millwall · 10′ · 0.26 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Millwall: 15 shots, 7 on target, 1.50 xG. Stoke City: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.46 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′Femi Azeez · Millwall · 10′Tristan Crama · Millwall · 21′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Millwall 1.50 xG · Stoke City 0.46 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Stoke City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall, Stoke City. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Stoke City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.09 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 for0.6 goals/match1.09 goals/match1.1 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Millwall, Stoke City.

3.3 daysRest daysMillwall · Stoke City3.2 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricMillwallStoke CityBaseline
Rest days3.3 days3.2 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches1 matches

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

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

1.18 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 11/111.09 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 11/110.73 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 11/111.1 xG/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 11/111.17 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 10/1012.8 shots/match
12.8 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 10/1010.9 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 10/104.4 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 10/103.4 shots/match
46.7%Possessionseason · 10/1051.9%
4.7 corners/matchCornersseason · 10/106.5 corners/match
5.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 10/104.4 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
14.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 9/910 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 · 11/1136%
73%Scoring frequencyseason · 11/1164%

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.

Millwall31.2
Stoke City56.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Millwall46.5
Stoke City56.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Defensive resistance

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

Millwall54.9
Stoke City78.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Directness proxy

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

Millwall68.8
Stoke City35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Millwall97.9
Stoke City27.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 41%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Millwall39.6
Stoke City91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 91%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Millwall53.7
Stoke City62.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 89%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.8 goals/match
1.22 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.98 xG/match
10 shots/matchShots4/416 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target4/45 shots/match
45%Possession4/452.8%
3.5 corners/matchCorners4/48 corners/match
Cards0/0
15.3 fouls/matchFouls3/38.33 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.1 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.7 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.1 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots9/912.9 shots/match
3.33 shots/matchShots on target9/94.11 shots/match
47.3%Possession9/950.1%
4.67 corners/matchCorners9/96.44 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.6 fouls/matchFouls8/89.75 fouls/match

Window

Season

11 / 11 matches
1.18 goals/matchGoals scored11/111.09 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed11/110.73 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals11/111.1 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots10/1012.8 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.4 shots/match
46.7%Possession10/1051.9%
4.7 corners/matchCorners10/106.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.7 fouls/matchFouls9/910 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

6 / 6 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored6/61 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed6/60.83 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.18 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots5/512 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
49.2%Possession5/548.6%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/56 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.6 fouls/matchFouls5/59.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.2 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples11 / 11home / 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, 21 Oct 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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