Sunderland v Millwall result

Full-time · Sunderland 1–0 Millwall

Championship · Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:00 GMT · Stadium of Light

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Sunderland 1–0 Millwall — Sunderland won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sunderland beat Millwall 1–0 at Stadium of Light in the Championship on Saturday 29 March. It is Sunderland’s first win over Millwall since 3 December 2022, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Sunderland led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sunderland: Trai Hume (20’, assisted by Patrick Roberts).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sunderland 2.20, Millwall 0.82, from 13 shots to 5 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Madley showed seven yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sunderland: Jobe Bellingham (13’), Christopher Mepham (26’), Wilson Isidor (69’) and Thomas Watson (90+4’); Millwall: Aidomo Emakhu (36’), A. Connolly (44’) and Casper De Norre (73’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Bryan (Millwall) 10.7, Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) 8.3 and Lukas Jensen (Millwall) 7.0 led the match.

Next up

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 October 2026.

Millwall next travel to Portsmouth on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Millwall: Portsmouth v Millwall, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 1–0 Millwall · Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: R. Madley
Head-to-head (last 6): Sunderland 1 · draws 4 · Millwall 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 2W 1D 2L · Millwall 2W 0D 3L

Sunderland 1–0 Millwall (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.5

Corners

against 5 / 4 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3.33 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 2.25 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.33 / 1.25

Cards

against 3 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · R. Madley

2 home / 1.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 March 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 March 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Millwall for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	14.33 for · 14.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	8 for · 12.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.33 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 2.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 12.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	9.75 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: R. Madley — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 23.2 fouls over 5 matches (2 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 2Away 1.6

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Poveda n 8	18.9	3 5/0	1.8 2/1	—
Milan Aleksić n 5	40	1.8 3/1	0.5 1/0	—
L. Hjelde n 8	36.6	1.8 2/2	0 0/0	—
T. Hume n 8	90	1.6 8/4	1.1 6/1	—
J. Seelt n 8	69.1	1.6 5/3	1.1 4/2	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Milan Aleksić n 5	40	3.6 4/2	2.7 4/1
W. Isidor n 8	64.5	2.6 7/6	0.7 3/1
T. Watson n 8	57.6	2.1 5/3	0.8 2/1
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	50.5	2 5/3	1.1 3/1
P. Roberts n 8	75.4	1 4/3	0.4 2/1

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Eliezer Mayenda n 8	50.5	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
R. Mundle n 8	57.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
W. Isidor n 8	64.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Milan Aleksić n 5	40	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
T. Hume n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Hume n 8	90	4 8/7
I. Poveda n 8	18.9	3.6 3/2
J. Seelt n 8	69.1	3.1 7/6
L. Hjelde n 8	36.6	3.1 4/3
E. Le Fée n 8	84.3	2.8 8/8

Millwall

Millwall — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Cundle n 8	60.1	2.2 4/4	0.6 3/0	—
Zak Norton Sturge n 8	20.3	2.2 4/0	1.1 2/0	—
G. Honeyman n 8	27.8	2 3/2	2 4/1	—
Raees Bangura-Williams n 8	57	1.6 3/3	0.2 1/0	—
G. Saville n 8	43	1.6 5/1	1.6 3/2	—

Millwall — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Neghli n 8	67.4	2.3 7/3	1.7 5/2
M. Ivanović n 8	67.5	2 6/3	0.8 4/1
A. Connolly n 8	46.5	1.5 4/2	1 3/1
J. Cooper n 8	90.5	1.2 5/4	0.4 2/1
J. Coburn n 8	46.8	1.2 4/1	0.7 2/1

Millwall — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Coburn n 8	46.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
M. Ivanović n 8	67.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Neghli n 8	67.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
O. Azeez n 8	64.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
A. Emakhu n 8	33.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Millwall — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 March 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Honeyman n 8	27.8	6.1 6/3
G. Saville n 8	43	3.4 5/4
Raees Bangura-Williams n 8	57	3.2 6/4
O. Azeez n 8	64.4	2.6 8/4
C. De Norre n 8	76.9	2.5 8/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Millwall
45%	Possession	55%
2.20	Expected goals (xG)	0.82
13	Shots	5
6	Shots on target	2
2	Shots off target	1
5	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
14	Fouls	13
4	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	5
326	Passes	407
76%	Pass accuracy	78%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Patterson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Browne	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.6
C. Mepham	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
L. O'Nien	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
T. Hume	90	1	0	2	1	3	1	0	7.7
P. Roberts	90	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	7.2
Dan Neil	90	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	7.3
J. Bellingham	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	Y	7.2
C. Rigg	90	0	0	1	1	2	5	0	7.6
R. Mundle	88	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	7.3
W. Isidor	88	0	0	2	2	0	2	Y	6
T. Watson sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Eliezer Mayenda sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Millwall player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Jensen	90	0	0	0	0	0	8
J. Tanganga	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Cooper	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Bryan	90	0	0	0	7	0	8.5
B. Mitchell	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Coburn	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
A. Connolly	89	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
T. Crama	79	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
L. Cundle	79	1	1	0	2	0	6.3
C. De Norre	79	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
A. Emakhu	66	0	0	0	3	Y	6.2
M. Ivanović sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Leonard sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
G. Saville sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Langstaff sub	11	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Zak Norton Sturge sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sunderland v Millwall — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SunderlandLWWDL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

MillwallLLWLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sunderland 1 · 4 draws · Millwall 1 · 2 goals/game

2024-11-23 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland
2024-04-20 Sunderland 0–1 Millwall
2023-12-02 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland
2023-02-04 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland
2022-12-03 Sunderland 3–0 Millwall
2018-03-03 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#4 pos76 pts46 pl+14 GD

Millwall#8 pos66 pts46 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.26

Millwall scored1.02

Sunderland conceded0.96

Millwall conceded1.07

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What is the head-to-head record between Sunderland and Millwall?: In their last 6 meetings, Sunderland won 1, Millwall won 1 and there were 4 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sunderland and Millwall?: Recent form — Sunderland 2W 1D 2L; Millwall 2W 0D 3L.

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