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Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Oct, 15:00 BST, Home Park, Plymouth

Home advantage makes a difference in the Championship, and Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle will have the luxury of it on Saturday afternoon. Paul Heckingbottom’s Preston North End are their visitors to the Home Park. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for seventeen different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall records can be found, while you'll also find head-to-head history later on in the preview.


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In-Play
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Plymouth
56%
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Draw
23%
--
Preston
20%
--
Plymouth 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Plymouth 2-0
10%
--
Plymouth 2-1
10%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Preston 1-0
6%
--
Plymouth 3-0
6%
--
Plymouth 3-1
6%
--
Preston 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Preston 2-0
3%
--
Plymouth 3-2
3%
--
Plymouth 4-0
3%
--
Plymouth 4-1
3%
--
Preston 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
80%
--
Away/draw
44%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
73%
--
Away DNB
37%
--
Plymouth win to nil
32%
--
Preston win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Plymouth have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Plymouth have outscored their opponents by 10 goals to 7 goals.

Home League Performance

Plymouth have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Preston are in 19th position in the Championship on 9 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Preston are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Preston have conceded 12 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Plymouth
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Preston
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
w
 
3-2A
Jan 25
 Sunderland96121019 
Nov 6
Mar 11
May 3
Nov 2
 Leeds105411019 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Apr 12
Dec 14
 Sheff Utd10631719 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
Jan 22
l
 
1-0A
 Burnley95311018 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
 West Brom9522617 
Nov 30
Jan 1
Nov 22
Mar 29
 Watford9513016 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
Apr 5
Nov 26
 Norwich9432615 
Oct 22
Feb 11
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
 Blackburn9432415 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
Dec 21
Apr 18
 M'Boro9423314 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
Dec 7
Dec 29
 Oxford Utd9333212 
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
Dec 10
Apr 9
 Swansea9333212 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Derby9405012 
Nov 23
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
 Hull9333-112 
Dec 26
Apr 21
-
-
 Plymouth Home9324-311 
Apr 26
Oct 26
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
 Sheff Wed9324-411 
Dec 29
Dec 7
Jan 1
Nov 30
 Bristol C9252-411 
Nov 2
May 3
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
 Stoke9315-210 
Apr 5
Nov 26
Feb 11
Oct 23
 Millwall923419 
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Preston Away9234-59 
-
-
Apr 21
Dec 26
 Coventry9225-38 
Oct 19
Feb 22
w
 
3-1F
Feb 8
 Luton9225-78 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
 QPR9144-77 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Nov 5
Mar 11
 Portsmouth9054-115 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Feb 22
Oct 19
 Cardiff9126-145 
Apr 8
Dec 11
Win / draw / win form
3
Plymouth have won 3 consecutive home league games
10
Preston have not won in 10 consecutive away league games
Plymouth 14TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Preston 19TH
20 league games
Away
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Preston have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Plymouth since 2005
Plymouth
Preston
Goals: Scored
6
6
Games: Scored
4 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
3 / 7
PLY
2
D
3
PNE
2
League games at Preston since 2004
Preston
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
11
3
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
D
3
PNE
4
Goal Statistics
Plymouth 14th Preston 19th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Plymouth will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Preston scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Plymouth’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-30
Preston have scored 30% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280226/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.8
1
Attack rating
10%
better
PLY
PNE
view stats
Games scored5
5
Failed to score4
4
Scored first3
3
Goals scored10
7
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.8
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal9
9
Conversion rate for12
11
Avg. XG for1
1
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
PLY
PNE
25%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
5
Clean sheets0
4
Conceded first6
4
Goals conceded13
12
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded12
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against2
1.5
KickOff rating
+25%

Plymouth v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9313
L GibsonI CissokoD GyabiA Randell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mumba DEF9
-
L Gibson DEF9
-
D Gyabi MID91
2
-
M Whittaker FWD92
2
-
I Cissoko FWD931
2
-
R Hardie FWD911
-
A Randell MID81
3
-
K. Szűcs DEF7
2
-
A Forshaw MID7
3
-
J Edwards MID71
3
-
J Houghton MID6
1
-
C Wright MID6
-
M Bundu FWD6
-
M Obafemi FWD61
-
D Grimshaw GLK5
-
B Galloway DEF5
-
R Hajj MID51
-
C Hazard GLK4
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF3
-
M Tijani FWD31
-
F Issaka FWD3
1
V Pálsson DEF2
-
M Sorinola DEF1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9215
F WoodmanM OsmajicB PottsB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Woodman GLK9
2
-
A Hughes DEF9
3
-
B Potts DEF91
2
-
B Whiteman MID91
5
-
E Riis FWD911
-
L Lindsay DEF8
2
-
J Storey DEF811
1
-
D Holmes MID8
2
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID81
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF71
1
-
S Thórdarson MID7
-
R Brady MID7
3
-
M Osmajic FWD72
1
-
S Greenwood MID6
2
1
A McCann MID61
2
-
R Ledson MID5
1
-
J Okkels FWD4
-
W Keane FWD41
-
J Whatmough DEF3
1
-
J Bowler FWD3
-
K. Best DEF1
-
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