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Millwall 2–0 Stoke City · Championship

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Millwall won 2–0.

Expected goals
1.480.44

Full time

What the match recorded

Millwall beat Stoke City 2–0. Recorded in this match (Millwall – Stoke City): expected goals 1.48–0.44. 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.

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/match ▲Goals 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 days ▲Rest 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 match1 match—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Expected goals1.48 xG0.44 xGMillwall 1.48 xG, Stoke City 0.44 xG

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.

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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Millwall
2Draws
0Stoke City
Millwall — Stoke City · Championship1–0
Stoke City — Millwall · Championship1–1
Stoke City — Millwall · Championship0–0
Millwall — Stoke City · Championship1–0
Stoke City — Millwall · Championship0–1

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 3 of 11 directional metrics · Stoke City in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Millwall11 matchesStoke City11 matches
1.18 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/111.09 goals/match
1.18 goals/matchGoals allowed11/11▲ 0.73 goals/match
1.24 xG/match ▲Expected goals11/111.1 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots10/1012.8 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲ 4.4 shots/match
46.7%Possession10/10● 51.9%
4.7 corners/matchCorners10/10● 6.5 corners/match
14.7 fouls/matchFouls9/910 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / 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: Tue, 21 Oct 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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