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Watford vs MillwallChampionship 2018

Watford
Watford
FT
02
HT: 01
Millwall
Millwall
12/26/2022ChampionshipChampionship · Round 24Vicarage Road

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 57+ matches

Watford40%
×Draw27%
Millwall33%
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.

Watford
1.33
Millwall
1.17

Watford creates 14% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 57 away

creates per match

Watford
1.32
Millwall
1.15

allows per match

Watford
1.18
Millwall
1.34

finishing

Watford-0.05on par
Millwall-0.06on par

Total goals

54%Under
  • Under54
  • Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%Yes
  • Yes51
  • No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Watford

Millwall
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
0110%
026%
032%
041%
1
1011%
1113%
127%
133%
141%
2
207%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
71%29%2.5
46%54%3.5
24%76%4.5
11%89%

Double chance

Watford or draw
67%
Watford or Millwall
73%
Draw or Millwall
60%

Winning margin

Watford wins by 2+
18%
Millwall wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

Watford 1+ goals
74%
Watford 2+ goals
38%
Watford 3+ goals
15%
Millwall 1+ goals
69%
Millwall 2+ goals
33%
Millwall 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Watford (draw refunded)
55%
Millwall (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

Watford at homecreates 1.32, concedes 1.18 · 60 matches

Millwall awaycreates 1.15, concedes 1.34 · 57 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Watford attack 1.32 + Millwall defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.33

Millwall attack 1.15 + Watford defence 1.18 → ÷2 → 1.17

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%?"

Watford scores more
40%
level
27%
Millwall scores more
33%

Watford 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 "Watford 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

21
A. VoglsammerMillwallMillwall · M
8.2

Possession

45%Watford

Shots

7Watford

Pass accuracy

48%Watford

Statistics

WatfordMillwall
Overview
45%Possession55%
7Total Shots23
4Corners9
14Fouls15
Shots
7Total Shots23
2On Target8
4Off Target9
1Blocked6
6Inside Box17
1Outside Box6
Passing
45%Possession55%
318Total Passes378
233Accurate Passes293
73%Pass Accuracy78%
Goalkeeping
6Saves2
Discipline
14Fouls15
2Yellow Cards3
1Red Cards0
0Offsides1

Championship: Watford 0–2 Millwall

Millwall beat Watford 2-0 in Championship on December 26, 2022.

Goals: A. Voglsammer (22'), Z. Flemming (83').

Millwall controlled possession (55%) and registered 23 shots to 7.

The match was played at Vicarage Road in Watford.