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Plymouth Argyle
Championship | Gameweek 42
Apr 12, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
Home Park
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Plymouth
2 - 1
Sheff Utd

Hardie (81'), Tijani (88')
Pleguezuelo (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Rak-Sakyi (44')
Clarke (64')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Swansea 3-0 Plymouth
Wednesday, April 9 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Sheff Utd 0-1 Millwall
Tuesday, April 8 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Sheffield United

While Plymouth Argyle are slightly better at Home Park than their standing at the foot of the league table suggests, we still back Sheffield United to show their quality on Saturday and make a crucial return to winning ways against the struggling hosts. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 59.57%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 18.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.55%) and 1-2 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.51%), while for a Plymouth Argyle win it was 1-0 (5.58%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.

Result
Plymouth ArgyleDrawSheffield United
18.31% (0.064 0.06) 22.12% (0.015999999999998 0.02) 59.57% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)
Both teams to score 51.62% (0.073 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.59% (0.036000000000001 0.04)46.41% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.31% (0.033999999999999 0.03)68.69% (-0.032000000000011 -0.03)
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.86% (0.094999999999999 0.09)39.14% (-0.094000000000001 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.15% (0.089000000000002 0.09)75.85% (-0.088000000000008 -0.09)
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.81% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)15.19% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.18% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)43.82% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Plymouth Argyle 18.31%
    Sheffield United 59.56%
    Draw 22.12%
Plymouth ArgyleDrawSheffield United
1-0 @ 5.58% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 4.93% (0.016 0.02)
2-0 @ 2.62% (0.01 0.01)
3-1 @ 1.54% (0.008 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.45% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 18.31%
1-1 @ 10.51% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.95% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.65% (0.012 0.01)
3-3 @ 0.91% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 22.12%
0-1 @ 11.2% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
0-2 @ 10.55% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-2 @ 9.9% (0.0010000000000012 0)
0-3 @ 6.63% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-3 @ 6.22% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-4 @ 3.12% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-4 @ 2.93% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 2.92% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.38% (0.0029999999999999 0)
0-5 @ 1.18% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-5 @ 1.11% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.42%
Total : 59.56%

How you voted: Plymouth vs Sheff Utd

Plymouth Argyle
15.8%
Draw
18.4%
Sheffield United
65.8%
38
Head to Head
Dec 14, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 21
Sheff Utd
2-0
Plymouth
Hamer (19'), Moore (88' pen.)

Szucs (60'), Gyabi (68')
Jan 23, 2021 3pm
Fourth Round
Sheff Utd
2-1
Plymouth
Basham (39'), Sharp (47')
Norwood (69')
Camara (75')
Watts (90+3')
Dec 6, 2014 3pm
Second Round
Sheff Utd
3-0
Plymouth
Baxter (55' pen., 62' pen.), McNulty (90')

Purrington (54'), Nelson (62')
Feb 27, 2010 3pm
Sheff Utd
4-3
Plymouth
Ward (35', 47'), Camara (7'), Cresswell (80')
Cresswell (37'), Morgan (72')
Mackie (85')
Stockdale (45'), Mackie (72')
Dec 5, 2009 3pm
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds452813493296497
2Burnley452716266155197
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4521131158431576
5Bristol City451716125753467
6Coventry CityCoventry45199176258466
7Millwall451812154646066
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn45198185247565
9Middlesbrough4518101764541064
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom451419125244861
11Swansea CitySwansea45179194853-560
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds451512185968-957
13Watford45168215260-856
14Norwich CityNorwich451315176766154
15Queens Park RangersQPR451314185263-1153
16Portsmouth451411205770-1353
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd451313194662-1652
18Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
19Derby CountyDerby451310224856-849
20Preston North EndPreston451019164657-1149
21Luton TownLuton451310224264-2249
22Hull City451212214353-1048
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451113215086-3646
24Cardiff CityCardiff45917194669-2344


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