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

Sat 4th Jan, 12:30 BST, bet365 Stadium, Stoke

the bet365 Stadium crowd welcome Plymouth Argyle's travelling contingent on Saturday lunch time, as Steven Schumacher's Stoke City face Wayne Rooney's side in the Championship. Our predictions for each betting market are based on the past 20 games for each team (at home, away or overall) with extra weighting applied to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) stats for this fixture are also given if there is some fixture history. Odds are provided straight from from leading bookmakers.


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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

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Stoke
65%
--
Draw
20%
--
Plymouth
14%
--
Stoke 2-0
12%
--
Stoke 1-0
11%
--
Stoke 2-1
10%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Stoke 3-0
8%
--
Stoke 3-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Plymouth 1-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Stoke 4-0
4%
--
Plymouth 2-1
4%
--
Stoke 4-1
3%
--
Stoke 3-2
3%
--
Plymouth 2-0
2%
--
Stoke 5-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
59%
--
Away 1st Goal
38%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
28%
--
BTTS - Draw
15%
--
BTTS - Away Win
7%
--
Home/draw
86%
--
Away/draw
35%
--
Home/away
80%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
80%
--
Away DNB
29%
--
Stoke win to nil
38%
--
Plymouth win to nil
7%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 19th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Stoke have outscored their opponents by 23 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Stoke have played 12 games at home winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Plymouth are in 24th position in the Championship on 18 points having played 22 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 9 of those games.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 33 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 9 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Plymouth have conceded 49 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 10 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds2314632848 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
May 3
l
 
3-0A
2
Sheff Utd2315531948 
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
3
Burnley2313822147 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 1
Jan 22
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland2312831644 
Dec 29
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-2A
Jan 25
5
Blackburn221156738 
Mar 11
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
6
Watford221147337 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
7
M'Boro2310671036 
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
d
 
3-3F
Apr 18
8
West Brom238114935 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 18
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
9
Sheff Wed23968-233 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
10
Swansea23869330 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
Apr 9
11
Bristol C23797-130 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 12
Jan 1
l
 
4-0A
12
Norwich23788429 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
Apr 5
l
 
6-1A
13
Millwall22778228 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
Feb 11
l
 
1-0A
14
Derby237610027 
w
 
2-1F
May 3
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
15
Coventry237610-227 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
Apr 21
l
 
4-0A
16
Preston235117-626 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
17
QPR235108-825 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
18
Luton237412-1425 
Apr 8
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-1F
Feb 8
19
Stoke Home235711-922 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
20
Oxford Utd225611-1521 
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
Jan 14
Dec 29
21
Portsmouth21489-1120 
w
 
6-1F
Jan 22
w
 
1-0F
Mar 11
22
Hull234712-1119 
l
 
1-3F
Feb 1
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
23
Cardiff224612-1618 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 12
Feb 22
l
 
5-0A
24
Plymouth Away224612-2718 
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stoke 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke0 - 2Leeds
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Stoke0 - 2Burnley
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Stoke1 - 1Millwall
Stoke2 - 1Derby
Stoke2 - 2Bristol C
Stoke1 - 1Norwich
Stoke6 - 1Portsmouth
Stoke1 - 3Hull
Stoke1 - 2West Brom
Stoke1 - 0Coventry
Stoke4 - 0Bristol C
Stoke3 - 0Plymouth
Stoke2 - 2West Brom
Stoke1 - 1Huddersfield
Stoke0 - 3Norwich
Stoke2 - 0M'Boro
Stoke0 - 1Coventry
Stoke1 - 0QPR
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HStoke0 - 2Leeds
AStoke0 - 2Sheff Wed
HStoke2 - 2Cardiff
AStoke1 - 2Luton
AStoke1 - 2Sunderland
HStoke0 - 2Burnley
HStoke0 - 0Preston
AStoke1 - 1QPR
HStoke1 - 1Millwall
AStoke2 - 0Blackburn
HStoke2 - 1Derby
AStoke0 - 2Sheff Utd
HStoke2 - 2Bristol C
HStoke1 - 1Norwich
AStoke0 - 0Swansea
HStoke6 - 1Portsmouth
AStoke0 - 2M'Boro
HStoke1 - 3Hull
AStoke0 - 1Oxford Utd
AStoke1 - 0Plymouth
Plymouth 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
9
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Rotherham0 - 1Plymouth
Norwich2 - 1Plymouth
Blackburn1 - 1Plymouth
Sheff Wed1 - 0Plymouth
M'Boro0 - 2Plymouth
Sunderland3 - 1Plymouth
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APlymouth0 - 4Coventry
HPlymouth3 - 3M'Boro
APlymouth0 - 2Sheff Utd
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
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Stoke have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Stoke since 2005
Stoke
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
9
3
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
STK
3
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
Stoke3 - 0
Stoke3 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Stoke2 - 0
League games at Plymouth since 2004
Plymouth
Stoke
Goals: Scored
7
6
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
STK
1
D
3
PLY
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
0 - 1Stoke
Plymouth2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Plymouth2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Plymouth Argyle have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 6 consecutive Championship outings. This run could continue, with Stoke City's PG an impressive 2.1.

Stoke 19th Plymouth 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Stoke will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Plymouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Stoke’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-52
Plymouth have scored 52% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
2.1
0.8
Attack rating
12%
better
STK
PLY
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Games scored14
12
Failed to score9
10
Scored first11
5
Goals scored23
22
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
36%
better
STK
PLY
view stats
Games conceded18
21
Clean sheets5
1
Conceded first10
17
Goals conceded32
49
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
18%
Avg. XG against1.7
2
KickOff rating
+36%

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

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23857
V JohanssonT CannonJ. BaeW Burger
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Johansson GLK23
1
-
J. Bae MID225
3
-
L. Koumas FWD2231
4
-
E Bocat DEF211
1
-
B Wilmot DEF211
6
-
B Gibson DEF213
5
-
A Moran MID2031
5
-
M Manhoef FWD2033
1
-
J Tchamadeu DEF19
5
-
W Burger MID19
7
-
T Cannon FWD1981
2
-
M Rose DEF13
1
-
T Seko MID13
-
J Thompson MID12
4
-
A Vidigal FWD10
-
E Tezgel FWD9
1
-
L Gooch FWD91
-
E Stevens DEF82
1
-
S. Sidibe MID81
-
N Ennis FWD7
-
S Gallagher FWD611
1
-
R Mmaee FWD3
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20335
B MumbaM BunduM BunduD Gyabi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mumba DEF221
3
-
D Gyabi MID2011
5
-
K. Szűcs DEF19
5
-
A Randell MID1911
3
-
D Grimshaw GLK181
2
-
R Hardie FWD1812
-
L Gibson DEF1711
1
-
M Bundu FWD1733
1
-
M Obafemi FWD172
-
A Forshaw MID15
4
1
C Wright MID15
1
M Whittaker FWD153
3
-
R Hajj MID141
-
F Issaka FWD141
1
J Houghton MID11
1
-
J Edwards MID101
4
-
I Cissoko FWD1031
2
1
B Galloway DEF9
-
V Pálsson DEF8
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF7
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF71
1
-
M Sorinola DEF7
2
-
C Hazard GLK4
1
-
C Roberts MID3
-
M Tijani FWD31
-