Championship · Matchweek 3
Southampton
SOU
5–1Full time
Millwall
MIL
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
53%Possession59%
38%Territory41%
14%From set plays29%
0.12Chance quality0.13
3.7%Directness7.2%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Southampton, 3 for Millwall. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 33 of 156 matches, not the full season.