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

Sat 25th Jan, 15:00 BST, Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Plymouth Argyle pay Championship counterparts Sunderland a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Wayne Rooney leads his men into an away clash with Régis Le Bris & co. at the Stadium of Light. For every Championship fixture, KickOff explores the stats for all of the biggest markets. Meaningful stats, including head-to-head results, are then published alongside odds.


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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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sunderland
72%
--
Draw
19%
--
Plymouth
9%
--
Sunderland 2-0
16%
--
Sunderland 1-0
16%
--
Sunderland 3-0
11%
--
Sunderland 2-1
9%
--
Draw 1-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Sunderland 3-1
6%
--
Sunderland 4-0
5%
--
Plymouth 1-0
4%
--
Sunderland 4-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
2%
--
Plymouth 2-1
2%
--
Sunderland 5-0
2%
--
Sunderland 3-2
2%
--
Sunderland 5-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
64%
--
Away 1st Goal
31%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
36%
--
BTTS - No
64%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
11%
--
BTTS - Away Win
3%
--
Home/draw
91%
--
Away/draw
28%
--
Home/away
81%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
86%
--
Away DNB
22%
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Sunderland win to nil
51%
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Plymouth win to nil
6%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sunderland have played 26 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Championship league table. Sunderland are unbeaten at home after 13 games and have kept 7 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 7 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Sunderland have outscored their opponents by 39 goals to 24 goals.

Home League Performance

Sunderland have played 13 games at home winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored 22 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Plymouth are in 24th position in the Championship on 20 points having played 25 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 11 of those games.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 35 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 11 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 8 and won 4. Plymouth have conceded 53 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 12 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sunderland
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds2615832953 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 17
May 3
l
 
3-0A
2
Burnley26141022252 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
Jan 22
l
 
1-0A
3
Sheff Utd2616641952 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland Home2614841750 
-
-
w
 
3-2A
Jan 25
5
M'Boro2611871141 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 3
d
 
3-3F
Apr 18
6
West Brom2691341140 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
7
Blackburn251168539 
Apr 21
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
8
Bristol C269107337 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-0A
9
Watford2511410-137 
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
10
Sheff Wed261079-237 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 1
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
11
Norwich26998636 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 8
Apr 5
l
 
6-1A
12
Swansea269710034 
Apr 12
w
 
2-3A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 9
13
QPR267118-532 
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
14
Millwall25799130 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
Feb 11
l
 
1-0A
15
Preston266128-630 
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
16
Coventry267811-329 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
Apr 21
l
 
4-0A
17
Oxford Utd257711-1228 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
Jan 14
l
 
2-0A
18
Derby267613-427 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 21
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
19
Stoke266911-827 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
20
Luton267415-1725 
Feb 12
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
Feb 8
21
Portsmouth245811-1123 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 11
22
Hull265813-1123 
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
23
Cardiff255812-1523 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
Feb 22
l
 
5-0A
24
Plymouth Away254813-2920 
Jan 25
l
 
3-2F
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Win / draw / win form
3
Sunderland have won 3 consecutive home league games
13
Sunderland have not lost in 13 consecutive home league games
16
Plymouth have not won in 16 consecutive away league games
5
Plymouth have failed to score in 5 consecutive away league games
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
Plymouth 24TH
20 league games
Away
16
Overall
Goals: Scored
6
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
6 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
14 / 20
W
1
D
4
Lost
15
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sunderland since 2005
Sunderland
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
15
8
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
SUN
4
PLY
2
League games at Plymouth since 2004
Plymouth
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
SUN
3
D
1
PLY
3
Goal Statistics
Sunderland 4th Plymouth 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Sunderland will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
58%
1
32%
2
3
4+
There is a 58% probability that Plymouth will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Sunderland have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-68
Plymouth have scored 68% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Sunderland
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
2
0.5
Attack rating
%
better
SUN
PLY
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
SUN
PLY
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25857
D NeilW IsidorP RobertsP Roberts
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L O'Nien DEF2521
4
-
T Hume DEF252
6
-
P Roberts MID2525
7
-
D Neil MID2513
2
1
J Bellingham MID2344
6
1
W Isidor FWD238
5
-
A Patterson GLK22
1
-
D Cirkin DEF2222
4
-
C Rigg MID2242
6
-
C Mepham DEF20
6
1
E Mayenda FWD1845
-
R Mundle FWD1543
1
-
A Alese  DEF12
2
-
D Ballard DEF122
2
-
A Browne MID121
-
A Aouchiche MID81
-
N Rusyn FWD8
1
-
L Hjelde DEF6
-
S Moore GLK4
1
-
M. Aleksić FWD2
1
-
I Poveda FWD2
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23335
B MumbaM WhittakerM BunduD Gyabi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mumba DEF251
3
-
D Gyabi MID2311
5
-
K. Szűcs DEF22
5
-
A Randell MID2211
3
-
R Hardie FWD2012
-
M Obafemi FWD192
-
D Grimshaw GLK181
2
-
L Gibson DEF1811
1
-
M Whittaker FWD1831
3
-
R Hajj MID172
1
-
M Bundu FWD1733
1
-
A Forshaw MID16
4
1
C Wright MID15
1
F Issaka FWD151
1
B Galloway DEF12
-
J Houghton MID12
1
-
I Cissoko FWD1131
2
1
M Sorinola DEF10
4
-
J Edwards MID101
4
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF91
1
-
V Pálsson DEF8
1
-
N Ogbeta DEF81
1
-
C Hazard GLK7
2
-
C Roberts MID4
1
-
M Tijani FWD31
-