England - ChampionshipData current as of September 11, 2026

Southampton vs Millwall: match statistics

Southampton crest
Southampton
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Millwall crest
Millwall
150%(1.69)
X30%(3.68)
220%(4.90)

Southampton demonstrates solid home form with a 45% win rate and a positive goal difference (+6) on home turf. The hosts hold a possession advantage (58% vs 45%) and boast superior offensive efficiency in home fixtures (averaging 1.55 goals vs 1.09 for Millwall on the road). Despite a decent table position, Millwall carries a negative away goal difference (-4) and a higher average of goals conceded (1.45). xG statistics also favor Southampton (1.78 vs 1.25), indicating a higher quality of chances created. While recent form is balanced (1 point/match for both in the last 5 games), the hosts' home advantage and better offensive metrics provide a realistic chance of victory, although Millwall remains a difficult opponent, justifying a relatively high probability of a draw.

Southampton vs Millwall: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Southampton played against Millwall in Championship (England). The game was played on January 1, 2026. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

Southampton has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Millwall has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Southampton scores 1.58 goals per game and allows 1.42. Millwall scores 1.13 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.60 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 83% of Southampton's games and 46% of Millwall's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 46%, compared with league averages of 59% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Southampton has the higher season xG average, 1.65 to 1.39 per game. Southampton takes 14.7 shots per game, while Millwall takes 12.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Southampton leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Millwall leads at halftime in 29% and scores 0.63 after halftime.

When the teams score

Southampton's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (12 goals). For Millwall, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.60 goals. Both teams score in 59% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Southampton demonstrates solid home form with a 45% win rate and a positive goal difference (+6) on home turf. The hosts hold a possession advantage (58% vs 45%) and boast superior offensive efficiency in home fixtures (averaging 1.55 goals vs 1.09 for Millwall on the road). Despite a decent table position, Millwall carries a negative away goal difference (-4) and a higher average of goals conceded (1.45). xG statistics also favor Southampton (1.78 vs 1.25), indicating a higher quality of chances created. While recent form is balanced (1 point/match for both in the last 5 games), the hosts' home advantage and better offensive metrics provide a realistic chance of victory, although Millwall remains a difficult opponent, justifying a relatively high probability of a draw.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

67Possession (%)33
SouthamptonMillwall
12Shots12
SouthamptonMillwall
2Shots on target3
SouthamptonMillwall
1.19xG1.25
SouthamptonMillwall
6Corners6
SouthamptonMillwall
40Dangerous attacks39
SouthamptonMillwall
6Fouls11
SouthamptonMillwall
1Cards3
SouthamptonMillwall

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

SouthamptonMillwall
1.58Goals scored / game1.13
SouthamptonMillwall
1.42Goals allowed / game1.33
SouthamptonMillwall
58%Average possession46%
SouthamptonMillwall
5.33Shots on target / game4
SouthamptonMillwall

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.71Shots per game12.33
SouthamptonMillwall
5.33Shots on target4
SouthamptonMillwall
10.8%Shot conversion9.1%
SouthamptonMillwall
58%Possession46%
SouthamptonMillwall
1.65xG for1.39
SouthamptonMillwall
1.38xG against1.41
SouthamptonMillwall

Shooting quality

Southampton: DominantMillwall: Balanced
SouthamptonMillwall
Accuracy (shots on target)36%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.28

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Southampton
WLDLD
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-8-8
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
Millwall
DLLDW
Season result split
46% W25% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-7
1.63 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Southampton is 40% better for: goals scored per game.

1.58 goals / game - Southampton · 1.13 goals / game - Millwall

Millwall is 7% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.42 goals / game - Southampton · 1.33 goals / game - Millwall

Southampton scoring profile: very strong

Southampton scores in 88% of games (21 of 24 meczów), while Millwall keeps a clean sheet in 33% (8 of 24 meczów).

Millwall scoring profile: very strong

Millwall scores in 75% of games (18 of 24 meczów), while Southampton keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 24 meczów).

38Goals scored (season)27
SouthamptonMillwall
34Goals conceded (season)32
SouthamptonMillwall
3Average goals per game2.46
SouthamptonMillwall
7Goals scored (last 5)4
SouthamptonMillwall
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
SouthamptonMillwall

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal75%
SouthamptonMillwall
42%2 goals29%
SouthamptonMillwall
21%3 goals8%
SouthamptonMillwall
4%4 goals0%
SouthamptonMillwall

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal67%
SouthamptonMillwall
42%2 goals38%
SouthamptonMillwall
13%3 goals21%
SouthamptonMillwall
0%4 goals8%
SouthamptonMillwall

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time13%
SouthamptonMillwall
0%BTTS in both halves4%
SouthamptonMillwall
13%Scored in both halves13%
SouthamptonMillwall

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
SouthamptonMillwall
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
SouthamptonMillwall
100%BTTS - last 560%
SouthamptonMillwall

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
SouthamptonMillwall
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
SouthamptonMillwall
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
SouthamptonMillwall

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
SouthamptonMillwall
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
SouthamptonMillwall
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
SouthamptonMillwall

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Southampton - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing
Millwall - half-time state
29% leading46% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per game (1st half)1.33
SouthamptonMillwall
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.5
SouthamptonMillwall
0.46Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
SouthamptonMillwall
1.33Average goals (1st half)1
SouthamptonMillwall
54%Clean sheet before half-time63%
SouthamptonMillwall
54%No goal before half-time58%
SouthamptonMillwall

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.25
SouthamptonMillwall
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
SouthamptonMillwall
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
SouthamptonMillwall
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.46
SouthamptonMillwall
42%Clean sheet after half-time50%
SouthamptonMillwall
46%No goal after half-time54%
SouthamptonMillwall

Southampton - second-half results

21% W38% D42% L
33
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Millwall - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
32
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding159%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 46%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Southampton - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.80
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game1.21.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Millwall - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Southampton
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
12
5
16-30
3
5
31-45
8
6
46-60
3
8
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Millwall
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
3
3
16-30
6
4
31-45
3
7
46-60
5
2
61-75
7
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+83%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Southampton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Millwall

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+9.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.63
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

SouthamptonLigaMillwall
Average goals per game 3.002.60 2.46
Both teams scored 83%59% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%51% 46%
Clean sheets 13%23% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%73% 67%
Goal after half-time 75%77% 67%

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

2.60
Average goals per game
59%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SouthamptonYellow cardNathan Wood-Gordon
  2. MillwallYellow cardZack Sturge
  3. SouthamptonSubstitutionOn: Finn AzazOff: Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza
  4. MillwallYellow cardMacaulay Langstaff
  5. SouthamptonSubstitutionOn: Jay RobinsonOff: Kuryu Matsuki
  6. SouthamptonSubstitutionOn: Caspar JanderOff: Flynn Downes
  7. MillwallSubstitutionOn: Raees Bangura-WilliamsOff: Camiel Neghli
  8. MillwallYellow cardBilly Mitchell

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Tom NieldMatches officiated: 21
3.86Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 248%Home wins19%Draws33%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Southampton's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Millwall. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Southampton vs Millwall?

The Championship match finished Southampton 0:0 Millwall. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Southampton vs Millwall?

Southampton score 1.58 goals per game on average and Millwall 1.13. The Championship average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 83% of Southampton's matches and 46% of Millwall's.

What form are Southampton and Millwall in?

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

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Southampton vs Millwall: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.