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This match

Match statistics

MetricMillwallWatford
Shots9 shots/match11 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match4 shots/match
Expected goals0.7 xG/match0.73 xG/match
Possession39%61%
Corners7 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match9 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.

Jake Cooper · Millwall · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 50′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedVivaldo · Watford · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHector Kyprianou · Watford · 54′ · 0.02 xG · on targetNestory Irankunda · Watford · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNestory Irankunda · Watford · 81′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJake Cooper · Millwall · 30′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 36′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDerek Mazou-Sacko · Millwall · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNampalys Mendy · Watford · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 41′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 20′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedImrân Louza · Watford · 53′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMax Alleyne · Watford · 89′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 10′ · 0.09 xG · goalThierno Ballo · Millwall · 76′ · 0.11 xG · on targetJosh Coburn · Millwall · 22′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 14′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedLuca Kjerrumgaard · Watford · 89′ · 0.26 xG · on targetCaleb Wiley · Watford · 81′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Millwall: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.73 xG. Watford: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.92 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Camiel Neghli · Millwall · 10′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Millwall 0.73 xG · Watford 0.92 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Millwall's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Watford's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Millwall's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.83 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/match0.83 goals/match1.25 goals/match

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

Watford have a visible away split

weak

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

10 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10 shots/match11.8 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

14.3 fouls/matchFoulsMillwall · Watford12.8 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricMillwallWatfordBaseline
Fouls14.3 fouls/match12.8 fouls/match11.2 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Millwall favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Watford in 1 · 7 too close

0.83 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 6/60.83 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 6/61.17 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/60.87 xG/match
0.89 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/61.05 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 6/611.8 shots/match
12 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 6/611.8 shots/match
2.83 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 6/63 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 6/64 shots/match
47.8%Possessionseason · 6/652.2%
5.5 corners/matchCornersseason · 6/63.17 corners/match
5.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 6/65.5 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
14.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 6/612.8 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
33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 6/60%
67%Scoring frequencyseason · 6/650%

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.

Millwall35.4
Watford64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Millwall39.6
Watford23.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Millwall48.6
Watford47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Millwall85.4
Watford31.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Millwall97.9
Watford79.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Millwall75
Watford4.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Millwall67.7
Watford33.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.2 goals/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.9 xG/match
14.6 shots/matchShots5/512.2 shots/match
2.8 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
49.2%Possession5/551%
5.6 corners/matchCorners5/53.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.2 fouls/matchFouls5/512.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

6 / 6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/60.83 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed6/61.17 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals6/60.87 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShots6/611.8 shots/match
2.83 shots/matchShots on target6/63 shots/match
47.8%Possession6/652.2%
5.5 corners/matchCorners6/63.17 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.3 fouls/matchFouls6/612.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

6 / 6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/60.83 goals/match
1.17 goals/matchGoals allowed6/61.17 goals/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals6/60.87 xG/match
14.7 shots/matchShots6/611.8 shots/match
2.83 shots/matchShots on target6/63 shots/match
47.8%Possession6/652.2%
5.5 corners/matchCorners6/63.17 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.3 fouls/matchFouls6/612.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 3 matches
0.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/30.33 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/31 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals3/30.62 xG/match
13.7 shots/matchShots3/310 shots/match
1.67 shots/matchShots on target3/33 shots/match
48%Possession3/353.7%
5.67 corners/matchCorners3/32.67 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.3 fouls/matchFouls3/314 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

9.31 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/19.21 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples6 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Mon, 22 Sept 2025, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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