Millwall vs Bristol City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Millwall play Bristol City in Championship (England). The match date is 29 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Millwall: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Bristol City: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Millwall scores 1.33 and concedes 1.06 goals per match. Bristol City scores 1.28 and concedes 1.28. League average: 2.59 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Millwall 48%, Bristol City 46%. Over 2.5: Millwall 46%, Bristol City 46%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Millwall has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.36. Millwall: 12.9 shots per match, Bristol City: 12.2.

Match halves

Millwall: half-time lead 31%, second-half goals 0.81. Bristol City: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Millwall: 76-90+ (17 goals). Bristol City: 31-45+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.59 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
MillwallBristol City
8Shots16
MillwallBristol City
2Shots on target3
MillwallBristol City
0.89xG1.62
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1Corners8
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32Dangerous attacks54
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15Fouls8
MillwallBristol City
4Cards1
MillwallBristol City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

MillwallBristol City
1.33Goals scored / match1.28
MillwallBristol City
1.06Goals conceded / match1.28
MillwallBristol City
48%Average possession49%
MillwallBristol City
4.19Shots on target / match4.11
MillwallBristol City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.92Shots per match12.2
MillwallBristol City
4.19Shots on target4.11
MillwallBristol City
10.3%Shot conversion10.5%
MillwallBristol City
48%Possession49%
MillwallBristol City
1.46xG for1.36
MillwallBristol City
1.39xG against1.48
MillwallBristol City

Shooting quality

Millwall: BalancedBristol City: Balanced
MillwallBristol City
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Millwall is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Millwall · 1 pts / match - Bristol City

Millwall
WDWDL
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
24-12-12
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-3-8
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Bristol City
DLDLW
Season result split
37% W24% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-11-18
1.35 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-7-8
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DWDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Millwall is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.06 goals / match - Millwall · 1.28 goals / match - Bristol City

Millwall scoring profile: very strong

Millwall scores in 79% of matches (38 of 48 matches), while Bristol City keeps a clean sheet in 30% (14 of 46 matches).

Bristol City scoring profile: strong

Bristol City scores in 67% of matches (31 of 46 matches), while Millwall keeps a clean sheet in 40% (19 of 48 matches).

64Goals scored (season)59
MillwallBristol City
51Goals conceded (season)59
MillwallBristol City
2.4Average goals in match2.57
MillwallBristol City
6Goals scored (last 5)7
MillwallBristol City
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
MillwallBristol City

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal67%
MillwallBristol City
40%2 goals37%
MillwallBristol City
13%3 goals15%
MillwallBristol City
2%4 goals7%
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How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal70%
MillwallBristol City
29%2 goals39%
MillwallBristol City
13%3 goals9%
MillwallBristol City
4%4 goals7%
MillwallBristol City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time20%
MillwallBristol City
2%BTTS in both halves7%
MillwallBristol City
21%Scored in both halves24%
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BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
MillwallBristol City
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
MillwallBristol City
40%BTTS - last 560%
MillwallBristol City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
MillwallBristol City
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
MillwallBristol City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
MillwallBristol City

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
MillwallBristol City
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
MillwallBristol City
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time9%
MillwallBristol City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Millwall - half-time state
31% leading52% draw17% trailing
Bristol City - half-time state
37% leading30% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.46Points per match (1st half)1.41
MillwallBristol City
0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.7
MillwallBristol City
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.72
MillwallBristol City
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.41
MillwallBristol City
71%Clean sheet before half-time48%
MillwallBristol City
56%No goal before half-time52%
MillwallBristol City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.48Points per match (2nd half)1.24
MillwallBristol City
0.81Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
MillwallBristol City
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
MillwallBristol City
1.52Average goals (2nd half)1.15
MillwallBristol City
56%Clean sheet after half-time57%
MillwallBristol City
44%No goal after half-time57%
MillwallBristol City

Millwall - second-half results

35% W42% R23% P
70
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
71
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.46
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 31% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bristol City - second-half results

26% W46% R28% P
65
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
57
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Millwall - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Bristol City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Millwall
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
9
6
16-30
10
5
31-45
11
12
46-60
11
5
61-75
17
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Bristol City
ScoredConceded
9
11
0-15
11
15
16-30
12
7
31-45
11
5
46-60
5
10
61-75
11
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.48
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Millwall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Bristol City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

MillwallLigaBristol City
Average goals in match 2.402.59 2.57
Both teams scored 48%57% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%50% 46%
Clean sheets 40%25% 30%
Goal before half-time 60%71% 80%
Goal after half-time 71%76% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Millwall 1 - 0 - 0 Bristol City. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Millwall vs Bristol City?

The Championship match finished Millwall 2:1 Bristol City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Millwall vs Bristol City?

Millwall score 1.33 goals per game on average and Bristol City 1.28. The Championship average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 48% of Millwall's matches and 46% of Bristol City's.

What form are Millwall and Bristol City in?

Over the last 5 games Millwall have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Bristol City 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Millwall vs Bristol City?

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