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Barnsley vs MillwallChampionship 2018

Barnsley
Barnsley
FT
01
HT: 00
Millwall
Millwall
10/2/2021ChampionshipChampionship · Round 11Oakwell

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 76+ matches

Barnsley37%
×Draw28%
Millwall35%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.4%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.4% correct across 574,295 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Barnsley
1.17
Millwall
1.14

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 76 home / 186 away

creates per match

Barnsley
1.13
Millwall
1.02

allows per match

Barnsley
1.26
Millwall
1.22

finishing

Barnsley+0.00on par
Millwall+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Barnsley

Millwall
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0111%
026%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
224%
232%
240%
3
303%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
41%59%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Barnsley or draw
65%
Barnsley or Millwall
72%
Draw or Millwall
63%

Winning margin

Barnsley wins by 2+
15%
Millwall wins by 2+
14%

Team goals

Barnsley 1+ goals
69%
Barnsley 2+ goals
33%
Barnsley 3+ goals
11%
Millwall 1+ goals
68%
Millwall 2+ goals
32%
Millwall 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Barnsley (draw refunded)
51%
Millwall (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
34%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Barnsley at homecreates 1.13, concedes 1.26 · 76 matches

Millwall awaycreates 1.02, concedes 1.22 · 186 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Barnsley attack 1.13 + Millwall defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.17

Millwall attack 1.02 + Barnsley defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.14

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 37%?"

Barnsley scores more
37%
level
28%
Millwall scores more
35%

Barnsley at 37% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 37% does not mean "Barnsley will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Barnsley vs Millwall

Millwall beat Barnsley 1-0 in Championship on October 2, 2021.

The match was played at Oakwell in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.