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ChampionshipSaturday 29 August 2026 ·

Southampton vs Millwall result and stats

49%
pre-match home win
5–1
full time
25%
draw
25%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 49%, draw 25%, away 25%

Match report

GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbers

Southampton beat Millwall 5–1 at home in the Championship on Saturday 29 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Southampton 49%, the draw 25% and Millwall 25%, so a home win had a 49% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.

On expected goals it finished Southampton 3.21, Millwall 1.10, so Southampton created the better chances. Southampton had 21 shots (7 on target) to Millwall's 15 (5 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

SOMI
3.21
Expected goals
1.10
21
Shots
15
7
On target
5
8
Corners
11
6
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
2
Half-time goals
1

Referee: A Herczeg

Recent form

Southampton
W v Stoke3–1 · 22 Aug
L @ Watford1–2 · 16 Aug
W @ Preston3–1 · 2 May
D v Ipswich2–2 · 28 Apr
D v Bristol City2–2 · 21 Apr
Millwall
W v Norwich3–0 · 22 Aug
W @ Bristol City2–0 · 15 Aug
W v Oxford2–0 · 2 May
D @ Leicester1–1 · 24 Apr
W @ Stoke3–1 · 21 Apr

Head to head

In 4 league meetings since 2023, Southampton won 1, Millwall won 2 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 1 Jan 2026, was a 0–0 draw.

Southampton 0–0 Millwall1 Jan 2026
Millwall 3–2 Southampton29 Nov 2025
Southampton 1–2 Millwall24 Feb 2024
Millwall 0–1 Southampton4 Nov 2023

Season averages per game

SOMI
2.00
Goals
1.58
1.00
Conceded
1.67
1.77
xG
1.77
1.30
xG against
1.33
15.2
Shots
13.9
4.6
On target
3.9
5.1
Corners
5.8
1.92
Yellow cards
2.00
25%
Clean sheets
33%
75%
Both score
50%
58%
3+ goals
75%

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