SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Millwall U21 overcame an early deficit and defeated Bristol City U21 3-1 on Tuesday at the Robins High Performance Centre. Millwall U21 scored three goals after Bristol City U21 took the lead in the first half, turning the match around before the break and holding its advantage through the second half. The visitors finished with three goals total, while Bristol City U21 scored once. Millwall U21’s three goals came from Yanis Ali Issoufou and Jack Howland, with Howland scoring twice. Bristol City U21’s lone goal came from Billy O’Neill. The match was played at the Robins High Performance Centre in Salt Lake City, UT.

Bristol City U21 opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Billy O’Neill scored. O’Neill’s goal gave the home side the first lead of the match and stood as Bristol City U21’s only goal of the game. O’Neill was among the key performers for Bristol City U21, finishing with one goal. Millwall U21 answered in the 36th minute through Yanis Ali Issoufou, who leveled the score and shifted the momentum toward the visitors. Issoufou’s goal was his one score of the match and came before halftime. O’Neill’s performance was listed first among the game’s key performers, followed by Issoufou and Howland.

Jack Howland put Millwall U21 ahead in the 42nd minute and finished with two goals, giving the visitors a lead they did not relinquish. Howland’s first listed goal came shortly before halftime, and his two-goal performance was among the key attacking displays of the match. Millwall U21 added to its advantage after the break and completed the scoring with three goals total. Bristol City U21, which had taken the early lead through O’Neill, could not find a second goal as the visitors protected their advantage. The second half remained scoreless from Bristol City U21’s perspective as Millwall U21 maintained control.

The result moved Millwall U21 to one win and one loss in the competition and two wins, two losses and one draw across all competitions. Bristol City U21 fell to one win and two losses in the competition and one win, three losses and one draw overall. Earlier this season, Millwall U21 drew 0-0 with Sheffield Utd U21, beat West Ham U21 1-0, lost 1-0 at Charlton U21 and lost 2-0 at Brighton U21. Bristol City U21 drew 1-1 at Norwich U21, lost 3-1 at QPR U21, lost 5-3 to Exeter U21 and beat Charlton U21 4-1. Those previous results were listed in reverse date order.

Millwall U21 is next scheduled to host Brighton U21 in the Premier League Cup before visiting Sheffield Utd U21 and West Ham U21. All three of those upcoming fixtures are Premier League Cup matches. The Brighton U21 fixture is listed as Brighton U21 at Millwall U21, while the other two listed matches are Millwall U21 at Sheffield Utd U21 and Millwall U21 at West Ham U21. Bristol City U21 will look to respond in its next competition fixture after the home loss. Millwall U21’s win followed a scoreless draw in its previous competition match, while Bristol City U21’s defeat came after a draw in its previous competition outing.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 2-1 Millwall U21 win, and its ELO system gave Millwall U21 a 66.5 percent probability of winning. Bristol City U21 had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.5. Those simulator, probability, spread and over/under figures were pregame projections.