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Plymouth Argyle v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Dec, 15:00 BST, Home Park, Plymouth

the Home Park is the setting on Saturday afternoon, as Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle are visited by Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough in the Championship. Recent form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and the best odds are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Plymouth
35%
--
Draw
24%
--
M'Boro
42%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
M'Boro 2-1
9%
--
Plymouth 2-1
8%
--
M'Boro 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Plymouth 1-0
6%
--
M'Boro 2-0
6%
--
M'Boro 3-1
5%
--
Plymouth 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Plymouth 3-1
4%
--
M'Boro 3-2
4%
--
Plymouth 3-2
3%
--
M'Boro 3-0
3%
--
Plymouth 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
63%
--
BTTS - No
37%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
24%
--
Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
65%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
51%
--
Away DNB
58%
--
Plymouth win to nil
15%
--
M'Boro win to nil
18%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Plymouth have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Plymouth have conceded 39 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Plymouth have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 7th place on 31 points in the Championship league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 30 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 19 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Plymouth
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2013521742 
Apr 12
Dec 14
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
2
Leeds2012532241 
May 3
l
 
3-0A
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
3
Burnley2010821738 
Jan 22
l
 
1-0A
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
4
Sunderland2010731437 
w
 
3-2A
Jan 25
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
5
Blackburn191045634 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
6
West Brom207112932 
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
7
M'Boro Away20947931 
Dec 21
Apr 18
-
-
8
Watford19946231 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
9
Swansea20767227 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 9
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
10
Norwich20686526 
Apr 5
l
 
6-1A
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
11
Bristol C20686026 
Jan 1
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
12
Sheff Wed20758-626 
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
Dec 26
Apr 21
13
Millwall19676325 
Feb 11
l
 
1-0A
Dec 14
Apr 12
14
Preston204106-622 
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
15
Luton206410-1222 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 8
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
16
Coventry20569-421 
Apr 21
Dec 26
l
 
0-3A
May 3
17
Derby20569-421 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
18
Stoke20569-521 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
19
QPR20497-621 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
20
Oxford Utd19469-1018 
-
Dec 29
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
21
Portsmouth18387-917 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 11
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
22
Cardiff194510-1317 
Feb 22
l
 
5-0A
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
23
Plymouth Home194510-2117 
-
-
Apr 18
Dec 21
24
Hull203710-1016 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
w
 
3-1F
Jan 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Plymouth 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth1 - 2Swansea
Plymouth2 - 2Watford
Plymouth1 - 0Portsmouth
Plymouth3 - 3Preston
Plymouth2 - 1Blackburn
Plymouth3 - 1Luton
Plymouth3 - 2Sunderland
Plymouth0 - 1Stoke
Plymouth1 - 1Hull
Plymouth1 - 0Hull
Plymouth1 - 0Leicester
Plymouth1 - 1QPR
Plymouth0 - 1Bristol C
Plymouth0 - 1Preston
Plymouth0 - 2Ipswich
Plymouth0 - 3West Brom
Plymouth0 - 2Leeds
Plymouth2 - 2Coventry
Plymouth3 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth3 - 3Watford
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPlymouth1 - 2Swansea
APlymouth0 - 4Bristol C
APlymouth1 - 6Norwich
HPlymouth2 - 2Watford
APlymouth1 - 1Derby
HPlymouth1 - 0Portsmouth
APlymouth0 - 3Leeds
HPlymouth3 - 3Preston
APlymouth0 - 1Millwall
APlymouth0 - 5Cardiff
HPlymouth2 - 1Blackburn
APlymouth0 - 1Burnley
HPlymouth3 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 1West Brom
HPlymouth3 - 2Sunderland
HPlymouth0 - 1Stoke
APlymouth1 - 1QPR
HPlymouth1 - 1Hull
APlymouth0 - 4Sheff Wed
HPlymouth1 - 0Hull
M'Boro 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Leeds3 - 1M'Boro
Burnley1 - 1M'Boro
Oxford Utd2 - 6M'Boro
QPR1 - 4M'Boro
Norwich3 - 3M'Boro
Watford2 - 1M'Boro
West Brom0 - 1M'Boro
Sunderland1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 4M'Boro
Ipswich1 - 1M'Boro
Hull2 - 2M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
QPR0 - 2M'Boro
Stoke2 - 0M'Boro
Leicester1 - 2M'Boro
Preston2 - 1M'Boro
Millwall1 - 3M'Boro
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro1 - 3Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
AM'Boro6 - 2Oxford Utd
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
HM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
AM'Boro1 - 2Watford
AM'Boro1 - 0West Brom
HM'Boro2 - 0Stoke
AM'Boro0 - 1Sunderland
HM'Boro1 - 1Preston
AM'Boro2 - 0Cardiff
HM'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
AM'Boro0 - 1Derby
HM'Boro1 - 0Swansea
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Goal Statistics

Plymouth Argyle's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Middlesbrough have conceded in each of their last 9 Championship games. A PG of 1.5 for Wayne Rooney's side suggests that run should continue.

Plymouth 23rd M'Boro 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Plymouth will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Plymouth’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+31
M'Boro have scored 31% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
PLY
MID
35%
better
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Games scored11
15
Failed to score8
5
Scored first4
11
Goals scored19
34
Avg. goals scored1
1.7
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
16
Avg. XG for0.8
1.7
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
PLY
MID
27%
better
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Games conceded18
15
Clean sheets1
5
Conceded first15
9
Goals conceded40
25
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded12
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
19%
Avg. XG against2
0.9
KickOff rating
+27%

Plymouth v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18325
B MumbaM WhittakerM BunduA Forshaw
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mumba DEF201
3
-
A Randell MID1711
3
-
D Gyabi MID171
3
-
R Hardie FWD1711
-
D Grimshaw GLK161
2
-
K. Szűcs DEF16
3
-
L Gibson DEF151
1
-
M Obafemi FWD152
-
M Whittaker FWD153
3
-
M Bundu FWD1422
1
-
A Forshaw MID13
4
1
C Wright MID13
-
R Hajj MID111
-
J Houghton MID11
1
-
F Issaka FWD111
1
J Edwards MID101
4
-
I Cissoko FWD1031
2
1
V Pálsson DEF9
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF8
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF7
-
B Galloway DEF6
-
M Sorinola DEF6
2
-
C Hazard GLK4
1
-
C Roberts MID3
-
M Tijani FWD31
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19875
F AzazT ConwayF AzazH Hackney
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Lath FWD2072
2
-
F Azaz MID1967
3
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
L Ayling DEF172
1
-
H Hackney MID1721
4
1
G Edmundson DEF161
5
-
N Borges DEF161
3
-
I Jones FWD16
1
-
D Burgzorg FWD162
1
-
T Conway FWD168
-
A Morris MID15
2
-
B Doak FWD1515
4
-
M Clarke DEF132
-
R McGree MID1315
2
-
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
A Dijksteel DEF1211
1
-
D Barlaser MID1211
-
R Berg DEF8
1
-
J Howson MID7
-
M Forss FWD4
-
D Fry DEF3
-
L Engel DEF3
1
-
A Gilbert FWD2
-