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Millwall vs WatfordChampionship 2018

Millwall
Millwall
FT
00
HT: 00
Watford
Watford
1/26/2021ChampionshipChampionship · Round 22The Den

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 60+ matches

Millwall43%
×Draw28%
Watford29%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
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: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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.

Millwall
1.32
Watford
1.02

Millwall creates 29% more chances

Season form · 61 home / 60 away

creates per match

Millwall
1.26
Watford
1.01

allows per match

Millwall
1.03
Watford
1.38

finishing

Millwall-0.11scores less
Watford-0.01on 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, %

Millwall

Watford
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0110%
025%
032%
040%
1
1013%
1113%
127%
132%
141%
2
208%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
304%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Millwall or draw
71%
Millwall or Watford
72%
Draw or Watford
57%

Winning margin

Millwall wins by 2+
20%
Watford wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Millwall 1+ goals
73%
Millwall 2+ goals
38%
Millwall 3+ goals
15%
Watford 1+ goals
64%
Watford 2+ goals
27%
Watford 3+ goals
8%

Draw no bet

Millwall (draw refunded)
60%
Watford (draw refunded)
40%

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

Millwall at homecreates 1.26, concedes 1.03 · 61 matches

Watford awaycreates 1.01, concedes 1.38 · 60 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Millwall attack 1.26 + Watford defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.32

Watford attack 1.01 + Millwall defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.02

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 43%?"

Millwall scores more
43%
level
28%
Watford scores more
29%

Millwall at 43% 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 43% does not mean "Millwall 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.

Player of the match

33
B. BialkowskiMillwallMillwall · G
8.0

Possession

43%Millwall

Shots

4Millwall

Pass accuracy

48%Millwall

Statistics

MillwallWatford
Overview
43%Possession57%
4Total Shots13
2Corners8
10Fouls17
Shots
4Total Shots13
2On Target5
2Off Target3
0Blocked5
3Inside Box8
1Outside Box5
Passing
43%Possession57%
394Total Passes507
290Accurate Passes399
74%Pass Accuracy79%
Goalkeeping
5Saves2
Discipline
10Fouls17
2Yellow Cards4
1Offsides1

Championship: Millwall 0–0 Watford

Millwall and Watford drew 0-0 in Championship on January 26, 2021.

Watford controlled possession (57%) and registered 13 shots to 4.

The match was played at The Den in London.