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Millwall vs West BromChampionship 2018

Millwall
Millwall
FT
20
HT: 00
West Brom
West Brom
B. Afobe 76'
M. Bennett 67'
1/29/2022ChampionshipChampionship · Round 29The Den

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 56+ matches

Millwall40%
×Draw28%
West Brom32%
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
1.25
West Brom
1.09

Millwall creates 15% more chances

Season form · 61 home / 56 away

creates per match

Millwall
1.26
West Brom
1.15

allows per match

Millwall
1.03
West Brom
1.23

finishing

Millwall-0.11scores less
West Brom-0.02on 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

West Brom
0
1
2
3
4
0
0010%
0111%
026%
032%
041%
1
1012%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
208%
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
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Millwall or draw
68%
Millwall or West Brom
72%
Draw or West Brom
60%

Winning margin

Millwall wins by 2+
18%
West Brom wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Millwall 1+ goals
71%
Millwall 2+ goals
36%
Millwall 3+ goals
13%
West Brom 1+ goals
66%
West Brom 2+ goals
30%
West Brom 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Millwall (draw refunded)
55%
West Brom (draw refunded)
45%

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

West Brom awaycreates 1.15, concedes 1.23 · 56 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 + West Brom defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.25

West Brom attack 1.15 + Millwall defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.09

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 40%?"

Millwall scores more
40%
level
28%
West Brom scores more
32%

Millwall at 40% 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 40% 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

23
B. AfobeMillwallMillwall · F
8.3

Possession

53%Millwall

Shots

9Millwall

Pass accuracy

51%Millwall

Statistics

MillwallWest
Overview
53%Possession47%
9Total Shots6
2Corners4
16Fouls13
Shots
9Total Shots6
3On Target2
5Off Target3
1Blocked1
8Inside Box5
1Outside Box1
Passing
53%Possession47%
310Total Passes278
165Accurate Passes142
53%Pass Accuracy51%
Goalkeeping
2Saves1
Discipline
16Fouls13
1Yellow Cards1
4Offsides3

Championship: Millwall 2–0 West Brom

Millwall beat West Brom 2-0 in Championship on January 29, 2022.

Goals: M. Bennett (67'), B. Afobe (76').

Millwall controlled possession (53%) and registered 9 shots to 6.

The match was played at The Den in London.