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

Wed 12th Mar, 19:45 BST, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

The Championship is the focus for both Portsmouth and Plymouth Argyle on Wednesday evening, as bosses John Mousinho and Leonid Kuchuk face one another at the Fratton Park. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a sound selection is shown below. Flip between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head-to-head analysis and the best odds for each one.


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Best Tip: Portsmouth to win

It looks like we could well have a dominant side in this match, and it's Portsmouth. Their recent form statistics show they're capable on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Plymouth too. The odds point towards John Mousinho's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Wednesday evening too.

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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Portsmouth are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 70% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portsmouth
70%
13/20
13%
4/6
13%
Draw
20%
14/5
12%
27/10
6%
Plymouth
10%
17/4
31%
9/2
38%
Portsmouth 1-0
15%
5/1
29%
19/4
23%
Portsmouth 2-0
15%
6/1
30%
6/1
22%
Portsmouth 3-0
10%
11/1
29%
10/1
15%
Draw 1-1
9%
6/1
8%
11/2
Portsmouth 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
7%
8/1
25%
7/1
16%
Portsmouth 3-1
6%
14/111/1
Portsmouth 4-0
5%
25/1
24%
18/1
17%
Plymouth 1-0
5%
11/1
8%
10/1
Portsmouth 4-1
3%
28/120/1
Plymouth 2-1
3%
16/1
31%
14/1
36%
Draw 2-2
3%
18/1
46%
14/1
25%
Portsmouth 5-0
2%
50/133/1
17%
Portsmouth 3-2
2%
28/1
26%
20/1
24%
Plymouth 2-0
1%
25/1
24%
20/1
24%
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
11/10
17%
1/1
14%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
8/11
14%
8/11
11%
Home 1st Goal
62%
4/9
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
33%
11/5
23%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
25%
-
BTTS - Yes
40%
1/1
20%
1/1
18%
BTTS - No
60%
8/11
18%
8/11
16%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/1
11%
11/4
7%
BTTS - Draw
12%
9/2
27%
4/1
14%
BTTS - Away Win
4%
10/1
57%
17/2
46%
Home/draw
90%
1/6
4%
2/13
8%
Away/draw
30%
6/5
15%
6/5
19%
Home/away
80%
1/4
4%
1/4
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
4/11
9%
1/3
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/5
20%
21/10
16%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
3/1
33%
5/2
25%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/4
11%
2/7
8%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/1
45%
11/2
30%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/12
5%
1/11
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1
55%
12/1
37%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40
3%
1/66
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/14
3%
1/16
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
25%
7/1
16%
Home DNB
84%
1/4
11%
2/9
13%
Away DNB
24%
11/4
36%
14/5
36%
Portsmouth win to nil
47%
13/8
25%
-
Plymouth win to nil
6%
7/1-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth
31%
13/8
15%
6/4
14%
Portsmouth / Plymouth
2%
40/1
41%
33/1
31%
Portsmouth / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Draw / Portsmouth
19%
10/3
13%
16/5
13%
Draw / Plymouth
8%
9/1
18%
9/1
25%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
8%
4/1
Plymouth / Portsmouth
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Plymouth / Plymouth
9%
8/1
38%
7/1
33%
Plymouth / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
25%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Portsmouth have played 36 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Portsmouth have outscored their opponents by 44 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Portsmouth have played 18 games at home winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 27 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Plymouth are in 24th position in the Championship on 30 points having played 36 matches so far this season. Plymouth are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 13 of those games.

Away League Performance

13 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 42 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 13 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

36 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 18 games, drawn 12 and won 6. Plymouth have conceded 73 goals, scored 36, failed to score in 17 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd3724762477 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
2
Leeds36221044976 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
3-3A
May 3
l
 
3-0A
3
Burnley37201523975 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-5A
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland37191262169 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
5
West Brom37131771456 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
5-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
6
Coventry3716813456 
w
 
4-1A
Apr 9
Apr 21
l
 
4-0A
7
Bristol C3713159754 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-0A
8
M'Boro3715814953 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
3-3F
Apr 18
9
Blackburn3615714452 
Mar 29
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
10
Sheff Wed3714914-551 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 26
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-0A
11
Norwich37121312749 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Apr 5
l
 
6-1A
12
Watford3614715-449 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
13
Millwall36121212-148 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
14
QPR37111115-644 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
15
Preston3791711-644 
w
 
3-1F
Mar 15
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
16
Swansea3612816-844 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 9
17
Portsmouth Home3611916-1342 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 12
18
Oxford Utd3691215-1639 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
19
Hull3691017-937 
May 3
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
20
Stoke3681216-1436 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
6-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Cardiff3781217-2136 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
22
Derby379820-1235 
Apr 12
l
 
4-0A
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
23
Luton379721-2634 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
24
Plymouth Away3661218-3730 
Mar 12
l
 
1-0A
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Portsmouth have won 3 consecutive home league games
20
Plymouth have not won in 20 consecutive away league games
Portsmouth 17TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portsmouth1 - 0Leeds
Portsmouth2 - 1QPR
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth0 - 0Burnley
Portsmouth0 - 1Millwall
Portsmouth3 - 1Stoke
Portsmouth2 - 1M'Boro
Portsmouth4 - 0Swansea
Portsmouth4 - 1Coventry
Portsmouth0 - 0Norwich
Portsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
Portsmouth3 - 1Preston
Portsmouth1 - 2Sheff Wed
Portsmouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
Portsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 3West Brom
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Portsmouth0 - 0Luton
Portsmouth1 - 2Wigan
Portsmouth3 - 2Barnsley
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPortsmouth1 - 0Leeds
APortsmouth0 - 1Luton
HPortsmouth2 - 1QPR
APortsmouth2 - 0Oxford Utd
HPortsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
APortsmouth1 - 2Sheff Utd
HPortsmouth0 - 0Burnley
HPortsmouth0 - 1Millwall
APortsmouth1 - 5West Brom
HPortsmouth3 - 1Stoke
HPortsmouth2 - 1M'Boro
APortsmouth0 - 3Blackburn
APortsmouth0 - 1Sunderland
HPortsmouth4 - 0Swansea
APortsmouth0 - 3Bristol C
APortsmouth1 - 2Watford
HPortsmouth4 - 1Coventry
APortsmouth0 - 4Derby
HPortsmouth0 - 0Norwich
HPortsmouth3 - 0Bristol C
Plymouth 24TH
20 league games
Away
20
Overall
Goals: Scored
6
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
5 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
15 / 20
Draw
5
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hull2 - 0Plymouth
Luton1 - 1Plymouth
Blackburn2 - 0Plymouth
Sunderland2 - 2Plymouth
Stoke0 - 0Plymouth
Oxford Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Coventry4 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Norwich6 - 1Plymouth
Derby1 - 1Plymouth
Leeds3 - 0Plymouth
Millwall1 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff5 - 0Plymouth
Burnley1 - 0Plymouth
West Brom1 - 0Plymouth
QPR1 - 1Plymouth
Sheff Wed4 - 0Plymouth
Millwall1 - 0Plymouth
Stoke3 - 0Plymouth
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPlymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
APlymouth0 - 2Hull
HPlymouth1 - 1Cardiff
APlymouth1 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 2Blackburn
HPlymouth5 - 1Millwall
HPlymouth2 - 1West Brom
APlymouth2 - 2Sunderland
HPlymouth0 - 5Burnley
HPlymouth0 - 1QPR
HPlymouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
APlymouth0 - 0Stoke
HPlymouth2 - 2Bristol C
APlymouth0 - 2Oxford Utd
APlymouth0 - 4Coventry
HPlymouth3 - 3M'Boro
APlymouth0 - 2Sheff Utd
HPlymouth1 - 2Swansea
APlymouth0 - 4Bristol C
APlymouth1 - 6Norwich
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Portsmouth have drawn with Plymouth in 3 consecutive home league meetings
7
Portsmouth have not lost to Plymouth in 7 consecutive home league meetings
8
Plymouth have not lost to Portsmouth in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Portsmouth since 2014
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
19
15
Games: Scored
10 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
0 / 10
POR
3
D
6
PLY
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Portsmouth3 - 0
Portsmouth1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Plymouth
Portsmouth2 - 1
Draw3 - 3Draw
League games at Plymouth since 2013
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
10 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
1 / 11
POR
1
D
5
PLY
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
Plymouth1 - 0
Plymouth3 - 1
Plymouth1 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Plymouth1 - 0
1 - 2Portsmouth
Plymouth3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

An absolutely awful PG of just 0.6 should cause concerns for Plymouth Argyle fans, as should a 5 Championship games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Portsmouth 17th Plymouth 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Portsmouth will score 1 or more goals
0
54%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 54% probability that Plymouth will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Portsmouth have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-65
Plymouth have scored 65% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280525/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Portsmouth
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
2
0.6
Attack rating
17%
better
POR
PLY
view stats
Games scored23
19
Failed to score13
17
Scored first14
7
Goals scored44
36
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
28%
better
POR
PLY
view stats
Games conceded28
34
Clean sheets8
2
Conceded first18
28
Goals conceded57
73
Avg. goals conceded1.6
2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
19%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.8
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3410910
C OgilvieC Lang J MurphyM Pack
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Ogilvie DEF3441
4
-
M Pack MID321
9
1
J Murphy FWD3269
6
-
M Ritchie MID304
5
-
A Dozzell MID2911
9
-
C Lang  FWD28103
10
-
N Schmid GLK271
2
-
F Potts MID2714
5
-
Z Swanson DEF2611
3
-
T Devlin MID251
1
-
C Saydee FWD242
5
-
C Bishop FWD2262
-
P Lane FWD2111
2
-
R Poole DEF17
4
-
J Williams DEF14
5
-
R Towler DEF111
3
-
I Hayden MID11
-
M O’Mahony FWD103
1
-
K Yengi FWD10
2
-
R Atkinson DEF91
3
-
H Blair FWD8
3
-
C Shaughnessy DEF61
1
-
C Bramall DEF6
-
H. Matthews DEF6
-
A Aouchiche MID6
-
A Kamara MID5
1
-
J Archer GLK2
-
K Gordon FWD2
-
T. Waddingham FWD21
-
J. Farrell DEF1
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
31549
A RandellR HardieM BunduD Gyabi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Gyabi MID3412
9
-
B Mumba DEF331
3
-
A Randell MID3111
6
-
R Hajj MID273
1
-
R Hardie FWD2752
-
M Bundu FWD2744
3
-
K. Szűcs DEF261
7
-
C Wright MID25
1
M Obafemi FWD232
-
J Houghton MID22
2
-
D Grimshaw GLK211
2
-
M Sorinola DEF20
8
-
V Pálsson DEF181
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF161
3
-
C Hazard GLK15
2
-
F Issaka FWD151
1
N Ogbeta DEF1411
1
-
B Galloway DEF13
-
J Edwards DEF111
4
-
T Puchacz DEF101
1
-
M Baidoo MID8
-
M Taloverov DEF71
3
-
N Katic DEF71
2
-
M Tijani FWD711
1
-
C Roberts MID4
2
-
M Boateng MID3
-