Blackburn 3-1 Millwall: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 7

Blackburn

3 : 1

Millwall

O. Afolayan41', 58'
A. Gudjohnsen90'

51' (pen)L. Dykes

Ewood ParkJosh SmithCapacity 31,367Sat, 12 Sept 202616:00

Blackburn5-4-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Millwall Millwall crest

Assistant

Damien Johnson

Assistant

David Livermore

AssistantDJDamien Johnson

Substitutions

16'
46.7
Y. Ribeiro
36.2
H. Pickering
46'
26.9
R. Alebiosu
275.9
G. Beyuku
69'
218.32
O. Afolayan
117.5A
J. Fevrier
70'
106.9
T. Cantwell
97.3
A. Gudjohnsen

Unused

Assistant

David Livermore

Substitutions

46'
26.3
J. Osei-Tutu
177.0
M. Sykes
46'
116.2
R. Esse
356.7
Y. Issoufou
76'
496.6
D. Mazou-Sacko
166.3
D. Kelly
82'
146.5
J. Metcalfe
126.3
E. Baggott
82'
56.5
J. Cooper
296.3
Z. Lovelace

Unused

Home

M. Jorgensen
Hamstring Injury
Out
A. Kargbo
Muscle Injury
Out
M. Litherland
Muscle Injury
Out
L. Miller
Achilles Tendon Injury
Out
Y. Ohashi
Hamstring Injury
Out
S. Wharton
Achilles Tendon Injury
Out

Away

J. Coburn
Muscle Injury
Out
T. Crama
Ankle Injury
Out
L. Cundle
Inactive
Out
C. De Norre
Muscle Injury
Out
A. Doughty
Hamstring Injury
Out
M. Ivanovic
Hamstring Injury
Out
L. Jensen
Muscle Injury
Out
K. Lisbie
Injury
Out
M. Luongo
Knee Injury
Out
M. Servais
Hamstring Injury
Out

Player of the match

Oladapo Joshua Afolayan

Midfielder · Blackburn

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy67%

Dribbles won1

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes18

Pass accuracy78%

Defending

Tackles3

Blocks1

Duels won5 · 50%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Balázs TóthG	1	1	0,86	-0,14	10/25	5/20
Max CrocombeG	1	3	1,18	-1,82	26/38	9/21

Live stats

Possession & Passing

45%Possession55%

356Total passes437

79%Pass accuracy79%

6Corners2

Attack

18Shots16

4On target2

10Off target8

4Blocked shots6

Box & Quality

8Shots in box13

10Shots out box3

1.2xG1.7

-1.8Goals prevented-1.8

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves1

1Offsides2

9Fouls15

5Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,56xG0,20

9Shots4

2On target1

1Big chances1

12Touches in box7

43%Possession57%

5Corners0

Second half

0,67xG1,46

9Shots12

2On target1

1Big chances2

12Touches in box22

47%Possession53%

1Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Blackburn

1.2318845%

95% open play5% set piece

Millwall

1.6716855%

46% open play7% set piece47% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

34 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Blackburn1,23 xG · 3 scored

Millwall1,67 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Blackburn36

Open play 29Set piece 2Dribble 2Rebound 2Defensive 1

Millwall30

Open play 19Set piece 3Dribble 3Foul won 3Rebound 2

Momentum

18 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Blackburn47% pressure

Millwall53% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.23xG1.67

18Shots16

8On target8

Momentum

90' Saved Taïryk Arconte 0.06 xG · Regular play · Header

Shot map

18 v 16

Blackburn shoot right, Millwall left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BLABlackburnMILMillwallgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

BlackburnMillwallgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

BlackburnDefensive line 31%

MillwallDefensive line 32%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

BlackburnUntil 16'

Most-connected pair: Atcheson and Alebiosu, 3 passes between them.

MillwallUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Taylor and Cooper, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

43control57

Lyndon Dykes

8 touches in box

In possession

53,9%Field tilt46,1%

9Passes into box17

36Progressive passes42

12Carries into final third5

13Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

17,45Press intensity (PPDA)10,04

6High turnovers7

11Regains within 5s15

20,8sBall recovery time17,5s

15Interceptions12

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

114Carries110

1458mCarry distance1292m

20Progressive carries13

830mProgressive carry distance661m

4Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won6

11Take-ons attempted13

589mProgressive pass distance777m

0Through balls0

5Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,62Expected threat (xT)1,36

2,45Action value (VAEP)0,62

36Shot-creating actions30

6Goal-creating actions2

0,77Expected assisted goals0,56

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,0Passes per attack2,9

10,8sAttack duration8,8s

2,79 m/sAttack directness3,18 m/s

3Build-up attacks2

11Direct attacks13

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

24Touches in box29

58Final third entries76

2Big chances3

1,18xG on target0,86

0Big chances missed2

Passing

2/15 (13%)Crosses11/24 (46%)

21/53 (40%)Long balls30/62 (48%)

14Throw-ins25

15Free kicks8

9Goal kicks11

Duels

41Total59

32/59 (54%)Ground27/59 (46%)

8/39 (21%)Aerial31/39 (79%)

5/11 (45%)Dribbles7/12 (58%)

5Dispossessed7

Defending

51Recoveries43

6Interceptions6

12Tackles11

58%Tackles won73%

31Clearances18

2Big chances scored1

0Errors led to shot2

3Fouled in final third4

7,53Average rating6,51

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

BlackburnThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 46-60

MillwallThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

90%1+ goal80%

50%2+ goals50%

10%3+ goals20%

They concede

80%1+ goal60%

50%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

best 4-0 (H)·worst 1-5 (A)

Match summary

Blackburn beat Millwall 3-1 at Ewood Park in the Championship. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: O. Afolayan (41', 58'), A. Gudjohnsen (90') for Blackburn; L. Dykes (51' pen) for Millwall. In their last 25 meetings, Blackburn have won 14, Millwall 4, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction

Confidence 37%

BLA33%

X30%

MIL37%

→ Double chance: Millwall or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Share per factor

31%Form69%

33%Attack67%

53%Defence47%

51%Goal model (Poisson)49%

71%Head-to-head29%

69%Goals31%

51%Overall49%

Last 5 matches

Scored 5, conceded 7

Last 5 matches

Scored 10, conceded 8

Who will win?

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Team formsLatestPts

Blackburn

WWDWL

Millwall

LWDDL

Prematch standings

Head-to-headLast 25 meetings

14Blackburn

Wins14 wins

7Draws

Draws7

4Millwall

Wins4 wins

Show 19 earlier meetings

24 Oct 2023Millwall1 - 2BlackburnChampionship
8 May 2023Millwall3 - 4BlackburnChampionship
1 Oct 2022Blackburn2 - 1MillwallChampionship
8 Mar 2022Blackburn0 - 0MillwallChampionship
14 Aug 2021Millwall1 - 1BlackburnChampionship
6 Mar 2021Millwall0 - 2BlackburnChampionship
2 Dec 2020Blackburn2 - 1MillwallChampionship
14 Jul 2020Millwall1 - 0BlackburnChampionship
14 Sept 2019Blackburn2 - 0MillwallChampionship
12 Jan 2019Millwall0 - 2BlackburnChampionship
11 Aug 2018Blackburn0 - 0MillwallChampionship
21 Apr 2015Blackburn2 - 0MillwallChampionship
4 Nov 2014Millwall2 - 2BlackburnChampionship
29 Mar 2014Millwall2 - 2BlackburnChampionship
14 Dec 2013Blackburn3 - 2MillwallChampionship
23 Apr 2013Millwall1 - 2BlackburnChampionship
13 Mar 2013Blackburn0 - 1MillwallFA Cup
10 Mar 2013Millwall0 - 0BlackburnFA Cup
24 Nov 2012Blackburn0 - 2MillwallChampionship

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Venue spotlight

Ewood Park

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

31,367

Capacity

Blackburn 3-1 Millwall: result and stats, Championship

Substitutions

Unused

Substitutions

Unused

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Highest-rated players

Player statistics

Possession & Passing

Attack

Box & Quality

Defense & Discipline

Half by half

First half

Second half

xG analytics

xG race

Momentum

Match replay

Shot map

Goal mouth

Average positions

Passing network

Tactical battle

In possession

Out of possession

Carrying

Beating the press

Threat created

Tempo

More match stats

Attack

Passing

Duels

Defending

Goal timing & form

Goal profile

They score

They concede

Heaviest results

Match summary

Why this prediction

Who will win?

Head-to-headLast 25 meetings

Venue spotlight

Goal timing & form