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Championship | Gameweek 45
Apr 26, 2025 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
Plymouth Argyle

Preston
1 - 2
Plymouth

Riis Jakobsen (90')
Teitur Thordarson (30'), Whiteman (33'), Brady (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Bundu (14'), Wright (75')
Pleguezuelo (33'), Palsson (46')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Hull City 2-1 Preston
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Plymouth 3-1 Coventry
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth will be desperate to boost their survival hopes by claiming their second away win of the Championship season, but we think that they may be held to a draw in Saturday's contest, considering that Preston have drawn 12 of their 22 home league games this term. 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 59.21%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 17.71%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.39%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.94%), while for a Plymouth Argyle win it was 0-1 (6.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawPlymouth Argyle
59.21% (-0.068000000000005 -0.07) 23.08% (0.021000000000001 0.02) 17.71% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Both teams to score 47.59% (0.023000000000003 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.78% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)51.22% (0.010999999999996 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.94% (-0.013000000000002 -0.01)73.06% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.02% (-0.031000000000006 -0.03)16.98% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.92% (-0.052000000000007 -0.05)47.08% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.32% (0.045999999999999 0.05)42.68% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.98% (0.039000000000001 0.04)79.02% (-0.043000000000006 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 59.2%
    Plymouth Argyle 17.71%
    Draw 23.08%
Preston North EndDrawPlymouth Argyle
1-0 @ 12.84% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 11.39% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.7%
3-0 @ 6.73% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-1 @ 5.73% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
4-0 @ 2.99% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.54% (-0.0050000000000003 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.44% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.08% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 1.06% (-0.004 -0)
5-1 @ 0.9% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 1.79%
Total : 59.2%
1-1 @ 10.94% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.25% (0.0040000000000004 0)
2-2 @ 4.13% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 23.08%
0-1 @ 6.17% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
1-2 @ 4.66% (0.011 0.01)
0-2 @ 2.63% (0.008 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.32% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.17% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 17.71%

How you voted: Preston vs Plymouth

Preston North End
29.6%
Draw
40.7%
Plymouth Argyle
29.6%
27
Head to Head
Oct 26, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 12
Plymouth
3-3
Preston
Issaka (55'), Gray (82'), Whittaker (90+2')
Greenwood (16'), Frokjaer-Jensen (45+3'), Potts (48')
Kesler (41'), Greenwood (46'), Ledson (59')
Mar 16, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 38
Plymouth
0-1
Preston

Miller (41'), Sousa (63')
Millar (43')
Keane (17'), McCann (75')
Sep 16, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 6
Preston
2-1
Plymouth
Holmes (1'), Millar (25')
Ledson (22'), Holmes (32'), McCann (89')
Hardie (61')
Miller (19')
Mar 6, 2010 3pm
Plymouth
1-1
Preston
Johnson (71' pen.)
St Ledger-Hall (18')
Mawene (90'), Jones (90')
Dec 12, 2009 3pm
rhs 2.0
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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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