Championship · 2025Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 14:00 UTCFull timeThe DenFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricMillwallMiddlesbrough
Shots11 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals0.6 xG/match0.99 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners5 corners/match10 corners/match
Fouls16 fouls/match11 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.

Femi Azeez · Millwall · 34′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Silvera · Middlesbrough · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRyan Leonard · Millwall · 73′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFemi Azeez · Millwall · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJake Cooper · Millwall · 17′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Doughty · Millwall · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMorgan Whittaker · Middlesbrough · 53′ · 0.02 xG · on targetFinn Azaz · Middlesbrough · 79′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTommy Conway · Middlesbrough · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHayden Hackney · Middlesbrough · 58′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDelano Burgzorg · Middlesbrough · 86′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJosh Coburn · Millwall · 52′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAidan Morris · Middlesbrough · 79′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCamiel Neghli · Millwall · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedCallum Brittain · Middlesbrough · 53′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAlfie Jones · Middlesbrough · 87′ · 0.08 xG · goalDelano Burgzorg · Middlesbrough · 90′ · 0.14 xG · goalJosh Coburn · Millwall · 53′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Jones · Middlesbrough · 66′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedCasper De Norre · Millwall · 41′ · 0.23 xG · on targetHayden Hackney · Middlesbrough · 49′ · 0.28 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Millwall: 11 shots, 1 on target, 0.60 xG. Middlesbrough: 12 shots, 5 on target, 0.96 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′Hayden Hackney · Middlesbrough · 49′Alfie Jones · Middlesbrough · 87′Delano Burgzorg · Middlesbrough · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Millwall 0.60 xG · Middlesbrough 0.96 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Millwall favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Middlesbrough in 0 · 13 too close

Goals scoredseason · 2/2
Goals allowedseason · 2/2
Expected goalsseason · 2/2
Expected goals allowedseason · 2/2
Shotsseason · 2/2
Shots allowedseason · 2/2
Shots on targetseason · 2/2
Shots on target allowedseason · 2/2
Possessionseason · 2/2
Cornersseason · 2/2
Corners allowedseason · 2/2
Cardsseason · 0/0
Foulsseason · 2/2
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 2/2
Scoring frequencyseason · 2/2

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.

Millwall
Middlesbrough
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Millwall
Middlesbrough
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Millwall
Middlesbrough
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Millwall
Middlesbrough
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Millwall
Middlesbrough
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Millwall
Middlesbrough
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Millwall
Middlesbrough
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Millwall2 matchesMiddlesbrough2 matches
Goals scored2/2
Goals allowed2/2
Expected goals2/2
Shots2/2
Shots on target2/2
Possession2/2
Corners2/2
Cards0/0
Fouls2/2

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Millwall1 matchesMiddlesbrough1 matches
Goals scored1/1
Goals allowed1/1
Expected goals1/1
Shots1/1
Shots on target1/1
Possession1/1
Corners1/1
Cards0/0
Fouls1/1

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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