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    MillwallMillwallCounter-attacks & crosses
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    Derby CountyDerby CountyPossession control
    The model's lean: 1 · Millwall (56%)Best value by the model: Over 3,5 @ 3.18 (+6 %)

    Millwall vs Derby County · EFL Championship

    1 · Millwall 56%X 25%19% Derby County · 2

    Prediction summary

    BetBuilders AI model prediction for Millwall vs Derby County (EFL Championship, Saturday, 31 October 2026): Millwall win 56%, draw 25%, Derby County win 19%. Expected goals (xG): Millwall 1.86, Derby County 1.04. Most likely score: 1-1 (11%). Over 2.5 goals 56%, both teams to score 55%. Double chance: Millwall or draw 81%, Derby County or draw 44%. Prediction updated Friday, 23 October 2026.

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    Analysis: Millwall – Derby County

    Anna Karlsson · · A data-driven preview · How the predictions work

    The central question is whether Derby County can turn possession into protection before Millwall turn it into pressure. The hosts’ counter-attacking and crossing profile attacks the softest part of this matchup: Derby concede 1.8 xGA per match, against Millwall’s 1.3. The analysis points plainly to a home edge, with Millwall given a 56% win probability to Derby’s 19%, but the likeliest individual scoreline is still 1-1 at 11%. That tension matters.

    Millwall have 15 points to the visitors’ 7, yet the underlying gap is wider: 18.2 xPoints against 12.2. They create 1.7 xG per match and Derby create 1.0, while the expected-goals projection for this game is 1.86 to 1.04. Possession control can slow a match, but it can also leave spaces after turnovers, especially against a side built to break and load the box. Derby need clean circulation; Millwall need only a few direct sequences to make their superiority count.

    The head-to-head record since 2023 favours the Lions too: 2W, 2D, 0L from 4 matches. Still, this is a small sample and weighs less than current form indicators and expected goals. The stronger case comes from Millwall’s points, xPoints, chance creation and defensive numbers rather than those four meetings. My score call is 2-1 to the hosts, even if 1-1 has the highest isolated model probability.

    Over 2.5 goals is the lean at 56%, with both teams to score also rated 55%. Betsafe’s 1.85 on over 2.5 is assessed as EV+, carrying a 3% edge from the model. The bolder number is over 3.5 at 3.18, available with Betsafe and Nordicbet: a 33% model rating gives it a 6% edge, and Millwall’s transition threat is the reason that price stands out.

    MillwallMillwall
    Form DWLDL
    League ranking xG #5xGA #7xT #4xP/match #7Points #14
    Key players
    • Jake CooperCBxG 0.07 · xT 0.05
    • Caleb Joaquin TaylorCBxG 0.11 · xT 0.08
    • Lyndon John DykesFxG 0.38 · xT 0.04
    Derby CountyDerby County
    Form DDLLD
    League ranking xG #22xGA #22xT #21xP/match #24Points #23
    Key players
    • Sondre LangasCBxG 0.01 · xT 0.02
    • Joe WardRWBxG 0.03 · xT 0.18
    • Bobby Lamont ClarkCAMxG 0.21 · xT 0.15

    Match prediction: Millwall – Derby County

    Predicted score matrix

    Derby County →
    Millwall →
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4+
    0
    0–05.8%
    0–15.4%
    0–23.0%
    0–31.0%
    0–4+0.3%
    1
    1–09.9%
    1–110.9%
    1–25.6%
    1–31.9%
    1–4+0.6%
    2
    2–09.5%
    2–19.9%
    2–25.2%
    2–31.8%
    2–4+0.6%
    3
    3–05.9%
    3–16.1%
    3–23.2%
    3–31.1%
    3–4+0.4%
    4+
    4+–04.2%
    4+–14.4%
    4+–22.3%
    4+–30.8%
    4+–4+0.3%
    Probability per final score. Rows = home goals, columns = away goals.

    Most likely scorelines

    1. 1.1-111%
    2. 2.2-110%
    3. 3.1-010%
    4. 4.2-09%
    5. 5.3-16%
    Expected goals
    1,86–1,04
    Both teams to score
    55%

    Over/under goals

    Expected goals: 2,9
    Under 2,544%
    @1.96
    Over 2,556%
    @1.85EV+3%

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    01 · 2 legs

    Safe

    • Millwall to win56%
    • Over 1.5 goals79%

    Combined probability

    46%

    Fair odds

    2.16

    Two legs pulling the same way — the probability is computed exactly from the score matrix, not multiplied.

    02 · 3 legs

    Balanced

    • Millwall to win56%
    • Over 2.5 goals56%
    • Camiel Neghli to score30%

    Combined probability

    –

    Fair odds

    –

    The whole slip is priced jointly via 20,000 simulated matches — the scorer interacts with result and total goals, never naive multiplication.

    03 · 4 legs

    Bold

    • Both teams to score55%
    • Over 2.5 goals56%
    • Camiel Neghli to score30%
    • Sondre Klingen Langås to be booked22%

    Combined probability

    –

    Fair odds

    –

    The goal-fest: both teams score with at least three goals, plus the match's most likely scorer and card candidate — all priced jointly via 20,000 simulated matches.

    Odds & value

    The model's value spots

    Bets where the model's probability beats what the odds imply (EV+).

    • Over 3.533% probability@3.18BetsafeEV+6%reference odds
    • Over 3.533% probability@3.18NordicbetEV+6%reference odds
    • Over 2.556% probability@1.85BetsafeEV+3%reference odds
    Bookmaker1 · MillwallX2 · Derby County
    Betsafe1.683.854.85
    LeoVegas1.643.804.70
    Nordicbet1.683.854.85

    Odds updated 27 Oct, 13:36

    Odds movement

    1-5 %
    57 %52 %

    1.73 → 1.64

    X+3 %
    27 %22 %

    3.70 → 3.80

    2+9 %
    23 %18 %

    4.30 → 4.70

    Over 2,50 %
    54 %49 %

    1.80 → 1.80

    LeoVegas · 10 recorded price levels · 24/10/2026 → 27/10/2026 · fixed scale 5 percentage points

    Statistics

    Head-to-head

    4 matches
    Millwall 2Draw 2Derby County 0
    Goals: 4–2 (⌀ 1,5)

    Head-to-head based on Championship data since 2023.

    xG & xGA per match — 3-game rolling average

    Solid line = created (xG), dashed = conceded (xGA).

    Millwall
    Derby County
    When goals are scored and conceded — 2026
    Millwall (19–20)
    Derby County (10–21)
    Pass networks

    Last 5 matches. Circle size = pass volume, line width = combinations between players. Attacking left to right.

    Millwall
    Jake Cooper: 167 passningar, xT 0.12CooperCaleb Joaquin Taylor: 151 passningar, xT 0.62TaylorDerek Mazou-Sacko: 132 passningar, xT 0.65Mazou-SackoJenson Metcalfe: 131 passningar, xT 0.23MetcalfeZak Sturge: 125 passningar, xT 0.53SturgeCamiel Neghli: 115 passningar, xT 0.28NeghliLuke Cundle: 74 passningar, xT 0.11CundleFilip Marschall: 71 passningar, xT 0.25MarschallTristan Crama: 67 passningar, xT 0.2CramaLyndon John Dykes: 66 passningar, xT 0.34DykesRyan Leonard: 42 passningar, xT 0.1Leonard
    Derby County
    Joe Ward: 216 passningar, xT 0.71WardDion Sanderson: 196 passningar, xT -0.06SandersonRyan Hedges: 146 passningar, xT 0.72HedgesRyan Nyambe: 108 passningar, xT 0.02NyambeDavid Ozoh: 108 passningar, xT 0OzohAlex Mowatt: 108 passningar, xT 0.01MowattBobby Lamont Clark: 104 passningar, xT 0.58ClarkJoshua Anthony Vickers: 104 passningar, xT 0.34VickersSondre Langas: 84 passningar, xT -0.01LangasSamuel Joseph Szmodics: 73 passningar, xT 0.2SzmodicsLewis Travis: 65 passningar, xT 0.13Travis
    xT networks

    The same network weighted by offensive threat (xT): circle size = threat created by the player, line width = threat of the combinations. Last 5 matches, attacking left to right.

    Millwall
    Jake Cooper: 167 passningar, xT 0.12CooperCaleb Joaquin Taylor: 151 passningar, xT 0.62TaylorDerek Mazou-Sacko: 132 passningar, xT 0.65Mazou-SackoJenson Metcalfe: 131 passningar, xT 0.23MetcalfeZak Sturge: 125 passningar, xT 0.53SturgeCamiel Neghli: 115 passningar, xT 0.28NeghliLuke Cundle: 74 passningar, xT 0.11CundleFilip Marschall: 71 passningar, xT 0.25MarschallTristan Crama: 67 passningar, xT 0.2CramaLyndon John Dykes: 66 passningar, xT 0.34DykesRyan Leonard: 42 passningar, xT 0.1Leonard
    Derby County
    Joe Ward: 216 passningar, xT 0.71WardDion Sanderson: 196 passningar, xT -0.06SandersonRyan Hedges: 146 passningar, xT 0.72HedgesRyan Nyambe: 108 passningar, xT 0.02NyambeDavid Ozoh: 108 passningar, xT 0OzohAlex Mowatt: 108 passningar, xT 0.01MowattBobby Lamont Clark: 104 passningar, xT 0.58ClarkJoshua Anthony Vickers: 104 passningar, xT 0.34VickersSondre Langas: 84 passningar, xT -0.01LangasSamuel Joseph Szmodics: 73 passningar, xT 0.2SzmodicsLewis Travis: 65 passningar, xT 0.13Travis

    The teams in numbers

    PerformanceMillwallDerby County
    Points157
    xPoints18.212.2
    xG per match1.71
    xGA per match1.31.8
    xG within 8s of winning the ball0.290.16
    xGA within 8s of losing the ball0.290.18
    Playing styleMillwallDerby County
    Build-up efficiency0.320.3
    Field tilt0.440.51
    xT per match1.20.73
    xTA per match0.940.97
    Won balls, offensive half2927
    Pressing intensity0.240.24
    Pressing efficiency0.310.28
    Pressing efficiency, offensive half0.310.27
    Entries into the box per match1513
    Entries into the box against1012
    Pass completion %0.690.72
    Pass completion % under pressure0.640.67
    Passes per match271308
    Passes against per match306333
    Switches of play per match26.921.5
    Long balls per match3632
    Set piecesMillwallDerby County
    xG from free kicks0.040.03
    Corners per match5.85.5
    Corners against per match5.95.3
    xG per corner0.040.03
    xGA per corner against0.010.07
    First touch, offensive corners %0.360.31
    First touch, defensive corners %0.540.59
    OtherMillwallDerby County
    Throw-in control0.70.7
    The goalkeepersMaxime Teremoana Crocombe (Millwall)Jacob Widell Zetterstrom (Derby County)
    Saves1538
    Save %63%73%
    xG prevented36%45%
    Claims0 (0%)0 (0%)

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    Frequently asked questions

    Who wins Millwall vs Derby County according to our model?

    The model gives Millwall a 56% win probability. Full 1X2 picture: Millwall 56%, draw 25%, Derby County 19%.

    What is the most likely scoreline?

    The model's most likely final score is 1-1 at 11% probability.

    Over or under 2.5 goals?

    The model rates over 2.5 goals at 56% and under at 44%.

    Will both teams score?

    The probability of both teams scoring is 55% according to the model.

    How many goals are expected in Millwall vs Derby County?

    The model expects 1.86 goals (xG) for Millwall and 1.04 for Derby County, 2.91 in total.

    What does the model say about double chance?

    Millwall or draw (1X) 81%, Derby County or draw (X2) 44% and no draw (12) 75%.

    Why are some legs locked in the bet builder?

    The same rules as the bookmakers’ builders: legs that contradict or already follow from your slip cannot be combined — for example correct score 2–1 with under 2.5 goals. The difference is that we don’t look the rules up in a table; we compute them straight from the score matrix.

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