Millwall 5-2 Braintree
Model accuracy
Match stats
Starting XIs
Line-ups ›Match analysis
5 sections04:174 December 2016: the FA Cup match ended Millwall 5-2 Braintree.
Read more ›Close
Result and story of the match
It was 3-2 at half-time. Braintree scored first, in the 16th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 16' M. Cheek, assisted by J. Midson → 0-1; 17' H. Smith, assisted by L. Gregory → 1-1; 21' H. Smith, assisted by B. Webster → 2-1; 25' S. Ferguson, assisted by L. Gregory → 3-1; 34' J. Midson, assisted by M. Cheek → 3-2; 48' H. Smith → 4-2; 90+4' A. O'Brien, assisted by F. Onyedinma → 5-2.
Yellow cards: Millwall 1, Braintree 2.
Statistical comparison
Goals by half: 3-2 in the first, 2-0 in the second.
Standout players
Goal scorers: M. Cheek, H. Smith, S. Ferguson, J. Midson, A. O'Brien.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
Millwall beat Braintree 5-2 in the FA Cup on 4 December 2016. Goals: M. Cheek 16', H. Smith 17', H. Smith 21', S. Ferguson 25', J. Midson 34', H. Smith 48', A. O'Brien 90+4'.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.