Championship · Matchweek 27 · Jan 17

Watford - Millwall

Millwall won 2-0 away at Watford in Championship (Matchweek 27).

WatfordHOME

0 - 2

MillwallAWAY

🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo, England

Key events

45+4' 🟨 H. KyprianouYellow card Watford

Quick stats

%54 Possession %46

1.11 Expected goals (xG) 1.42

1.78 Pre-match xG 1.25

9 Total shots 13

3 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 8

3 Blocked shots 1

3 Shots inside box 8

6 Shots outside box 5

2 Saves 3

Match timeline

First half

H. KyprianouYellow card🟨

45+4'

FT 0 - 2

Match statsWatford · Millwall

Key stats

%54 Possession %46

1.11 Expected goals (xG) 1.42

1.78 Pre-match xG 1.25

Shots

9 Total shots 13

3 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 8

3 Blocked shots 1

3 Shots inside box 8

6 Shots outside box 5

2 Saves 3

Attacking

97 Attacks 90

45 Dangerous attacks 44

Passing

377 Total passes 318

294 Accurate passes 236

%78 Pass accuracy %74

Set pieces & discipline

4 Corners 4

0 Offsides 2

7 Fouls 21

22 Free kicks 7

25 Throw-ins 28

11 Goal kicks 6

Cards

4 Yellow cards 4

1 1st-half cards 0

3 2nd-half cards 4

By half

0 1st-half goals 0

0 2nd-half goals 2

1 1st-half corners 3

3 2nd-half corners 1

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsWatford 4-2-3-1Millwall 4-2-3-1

Selvik 16

Bola 25

Abankwah 6

Pollock 2

Ngakia 10

Louza 5

Kyprianou 42

Maamma 8

Chakvetadze 7

Ince 9

Kjerrumgaard 15

Crocombe 14

Doughty 5

Cooper 6

Taylor 4

Crama 8

Mitchell 24

Norre 7

Ballo 10

Neghli 11

Azeez 9

Ivanović

Watford · Bench

12Nathan Baxter12

34Kwadwo Baah34

20Mamadou Doumbia20

18Vivaldo18

66Nestory Irankunda66

23Nampalys Mendy23

17Moussa Sissoko17

4Kévin Keben Biakolo4

22James Morris22

Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos

Millwall · Bench

17Macaulay Langstaff17

41George Evans41

3Zak Sturge3

2Danny McNamara2

18Ryan Leonard18

25Luke Cundle25

31Raees Bangura-Williams31

19Josh Coburn19

22Aidomo Emakhu22

Coach: Alex Neil

HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2021–2025

Watford 2

Jan 26who was on topSep 22

Millwall 5

2 Watford 2 draw 5 Millwall

Millwall won the last 2

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

2.2goals / match

7–13total goals

2/5clean sheets

3-2Watford best win · Aug 10

3-0Millwall best win · Oct 19

Over 1.5 5/9

Over 2.5 4/9

Over 3.5 2/9

BTTS 3/9

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Watford at home4 matches

1W 1D 2L 4:6

Millwall at home5 matches

3W 1D 1L 7:3

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Watford0W 0D 5L Millwall3W 2D 0L

0.00 2.20 Points per game

1 8 Goals scored

16 2 Goals conceded

1.26 1.81 xG average

1.76 0.89 xGA average

%0 %60 Clean sheets

%20 %40 BTTS

%60 %20 Over 2.5

3.8 7.6 Corners

2.2 1.8 Cards

Watford1W 2D 7L Millwall4W 4D 2L

0.50 1.60 Points per game

7 13 Goals scored

23 8 Goals conceded

1.44 1.52 xG average

1.71 1.40 xGA average

%10 %40 Clean sheets

%50 %60 BTTS

%60 %40 Over 2.5

5.6 6.8 Corners

2.4 1.7 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

16Watfordin the table57pts

46matches 14-15-17W-D-L 53:65goals -12diff

LLLLL

3Millwallin the table83pts

46matches 24-11-11W-D-L 64:49goals +15diff

LDWDW

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Sep 22

Millwall 1-0 Watford

Championship

Mar 8

Watford 1-2 Millwall

Championship

Aug 10

Millwall 2-3 Watford

Championship

Mar 2

Millwall 1-0 Watford

Championship

Oct 28

Watford 2-2 Millwall

Championship

Dec 26

Watford 0-2 Millwall

Championship

Oct 19

Millwall 3-0 Watford

Championship

Apr 24

Watford 1-0 Millwall

Championship

xG difference & finishing

Watford0 gol · 1.11 xG -1.11

Millwall2 gol · 1.42 xG +0.58

+ = scored above expectation, − = below

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Watford dominated the ball54% possession

Millwall took more shots13 - 9

Millwall committed more fouls21 - 7

THE REFEREE21 matches on record

Ruebyn Ricardo

Strictness52 TEMPO36

Cards: StrictFouls: ModeratePenalties: RareGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate

This match vs his average

Cards 85.2 +2.8

Fouls 2822.8 +5.2

Goals 22.5 -0.5

Corners 89.8 -1.8

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

WatfordMillwall

Goals 0.01.2 -1.2

Shots 9.013.1 -4.1

On target 3.04.1 -1.1

Possession %54%51 +2.6

Corners 4.04.7 -0.7

Cards 4.02.0 +2.0

Conceded 2.01.4 +0.6

this matchseason average · 45 matches

Goals 2.01.3 +0.7

Shots 13.012.3 +0.7

On target 4.04.0

Possession %46%48 -1.9

Corners 4.05.4 -1.4

Cards 4.01.2 +2.8

Conceded 0.01.1 -1.1

this matchseason average · 47 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Femi Azeez 8.20

Watford6.52Millwall7.03

Starting XI

10 Imrân Louza M · 97' · K 7.00

Dribbles1/1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won5/11Fouls won3Fouls1Passes62 · %52

5 Hector Kyprianou M · 80' 6.90

Interceptions1Duels won5/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes31 · %26

7 Thomas Ince M · 97' 6.90

On target2/2Key pass2Dribbles1/1Interceptions2Duels won4/5Fouls won3Passes32 · %26

2 Jeremy Ngakia D · 66' 6.90

Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/3Passes27 · %22

8 Giorgi Chakvetadze M · 97' 6.70

Key pass2Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won4/8Fouls won2Passes31 · %26

6 Matthew Pollock D · 97' 6.60

Duels won7/9Fouls won4Fouls1Passes58 · %47

42 Othmane Maamma M · 66' 6.30

Tackles3Duels won6/16Fouls won3Passes11 · %7

25 James Abankwah D · 97' 6.30

Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Passes27 · %26

16 Marc Bola D · 97' 6.20

On target1/2Key pass1Duels won7/10Fouls1Passes29 · %23

1 Egil Selvik G · 97' 6.00

Saves2Passes39 · %24

9 Luca Kjerrumgaard F · 80' 5.90

Tackles1Duels won5/20Fouls won2Fouls3Passes11 · %5

Substitutes

66 Nestory Irankunda F · 31' 6.60

Dribbles1/1Duels won4/6Fouls won3Passes13 · %10

34 Kwadwo Baah F · 17' 6.50

Passes7 · %4

18 Vivaldo F · 17' 6.50

Passes2 · %1

4 Kévin Keben Biakolo D · 31' 6.20

Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes25 · %21

Unused: Nampalys MendyMoussa SissokoJames MorrisNathan BaxterMamadou Doumbia

Starting XI

11 Femi Azeez M · 80' 8.20

Goals1On target1/2Key pass1Dribbles3/3Tackles1Duels won5/12Fouls1Offside1Passes16 · %10

14 Alfie Doughty D · 97' 7.50

Key pass2Tackles3Blocks1Duels won6/10Fouls3Passes41 · %27

6 Caleb Taylor D · 97' 7.20

On target2/3Dribbles1/2Tackles1Blocks1Duels won11/16Fouls won1Fouls2Offside1Passes35 · %29

15 Max Crocombe G · 97' 7.20

Saves3Passes19 · %10

5 Jake Cooper D · 97' · K 7.20

Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won7/11Fouls won1Fouls3Passes52 · %41

10 Camiel Neghli M · 87' 7.20

Assist1Key pass2Tackles4Blocks1Duels won5/11Fouls3Passes34 · %30

24 Casper De Norre M · 45' 6.90

Key pass2Tackles1Duels won2/3Passes19 · %16

4 Tristan Crama D · 97' 6.70

Key pass1Tackles1Duels won4/9Fouls3Passes28 · %18

8 Billy Mitchell M · 97' 6.70

Tackles2Interceptions2Duels won5/10Fouls won1Fouls2Passes49 · %39

9 Mihailo Ivanović F · 67' 6.30

Duels won1/4Passes3 · %3

7 Thierno Ballo M · 66' 6.20

Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls won1Passes10 · %4

Substitutes

19 Josh Coburn F · 30' 7.20

Goals1On target1/1Duels won2/6Fouls won1Fouls3Passes3 · %1

25 Luke Cundle M · 17' 6.70

Passes1 · %1

3 Zak Sturge D · 10' 6.70

Interceptions1

22 Aidomo Emakhu F · 31' 6.50

Interceptions1Fouls1Passes1 · %1

17 Macaulay Langstaff F · 52' 6.50

Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes8 · %6

Unused: Raees Bangura-WilliamsGeorge EvansDanny McNamaraRyan Leonard

Win probabilityModel: 2 (%42) ✓

Watford %30 Draw %28 Millwall %42

1.18Watford xPuan

1.54Millwall xPuan

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