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

Sat 29th Mar, 12:30 BST, Vicarage Road, Watford

Saturday lunch time sees Tom Cleverley’s Watford and Leonid Kuchuk’s Plymouth Argyle go up against one another in a Championship clash at the Vicarage Road. We have custom-designed stats for every major market, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We're suggesting there's minimal chance that this fixture will serve up more than 3 goals at most, and the odds and stats point in the same direction as KO's predictive algorithm on this one. Watford and Plymouth have seldom served up thrillers of late, whether that be in the Championship individually or in their head-to-head duals. So, in the absence of a strong favourite win or double chance market, we're going for under 3.5 goals. That's available at a best price of 1.30.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Watford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Watford
52%
4/6
3%
-
Draw
25%
14/5
1%
-
Plymouth
23%
15/4
6%
-
Watford 1-0
12%
11/2
7%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
7%
-
Watford 2-0
10%
13/2
6%
-
Watford 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
9/1
9%
-
Plymouth 1-0
7%
11/1
8%
-
Plymouth 2-1
6%
14/1-
Watford 3-0
5%
12/1-
Watford 3-1
5%
14/1
15%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
-
Plymouth 2-0
4%
22/1-
Watford 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
-
Watford 4-0
2%
25/1
10%
-
Watford 4-1
2%
28/1-
Plymouth 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
1/1
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
4/5
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
54%
4/9
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
21/10
8%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
10/11
6%
-
BTTS - No
50%
4/5
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
11/4-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2
10%
-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
17/2
12%
-
Home/draw
77%
2/11-
Away/draw
48%
23/20
5%
-
Home/away
75%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
3/10
1%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
5/2
7%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
5/2
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
3/10
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
11/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/9
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/1
9%
-
Home DNB
70%
2/7
1%
-
Away DNB
40%
5/2
3%
-
Watford win to nil
30%
13/8
13%
-
Plymouth win to nil
12%
7/1-
Watford / Watford
32%
13/8
5%
-
Watford / Plymouth
2%
40/1
21%
-
Watford / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Watford
19%
10/3
4%
-
Draw / Plymouth
8%
9/1
5%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Plymouth / Watford
4%
22/1
10%
-
Plymouth / Plymouth
10%
15/2
13%
-
Plymouth / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
Win / draw / win Championship table

Watford have played 38 matches so far this season and lay in 10th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 5 and lost 10 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Watford have outscored their opponents by 47 goals to 40 goals.

Home League Performance

Watford have played 19 games at home winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 19 goals at home.

Plymouth are in 24th position in the Championship on 33 points having played 38 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

13 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 43 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 13 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

38 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 12 and won 7. Plymouth have conceded 77 goals, scored 40, failed to score in 17 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Watford
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds38231145180 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-1A
May 3
l
 
3-0A
2
Sheff Utd3825762580 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 12
l
 
2-0A
3
Burnley38211524178 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-5A
l
 
1-0A
4
Sunderland38191271869 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
5
Coventry3817813759 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 21
l
 
4-0A
6
West Brom38131871457 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 12
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
7
Bristol C3814159857 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-0A
8
M'Boro3815914954 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
3-3F
Apr 18
9
Blackburn3815716252 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
10
Watford Home3815716-452 
-
-
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
11
Millwall38131213-251 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
12
Sheff Wed3814915-651 
May 3
w
 
2-6F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-0A
13
Norwich38121313649 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
Apr 5
l
 
6-1A
14
Preston38101711-547 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
15
QPR38111215-645 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
16
Swansea3812818-1144 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 9
17
Portsmouth3811918-1542 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 21
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
18
Oxford Utd38101216-1642 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
19
Hull38101117-841 
Apr 8
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
20
Stoke3891217-1439 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
21
Cardiff3891217-2039 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
22
Derby3810820-1138 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
23
Luton389821-2635 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
24
Plymouth Away3871219-3733 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Watford 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Plymouth 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
8
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
6 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
14 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Watford have drawn with Plymouth in 3 consecutive league meetings
5
Watford have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Watford since 2004
Watford
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
6
5
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
WAT
2
D
2
PLY
2
League games at Plymouth since 2005
Plymouth
Watford
Goals: Scored
12
11
Games: Scored
6 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
1 / 7
WAT
1
D
4
PLY
2
Goal Statistics

Watford's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday lunch time, not least because Plymouth Argyle have conceded in each of their last 13 Championship matches. A PG of 1.6 for T. Cleverley's side suggests that run should continue.

Watford 10th Plymouth 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Watford will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Plymouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Watford have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-52
Plymouth have scored 52% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280556/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Watford
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
1.6
1
Attack rating
21%
better
WAT
PLY
view stats
Games scored29
21
Failed to score9
17
Scored first14
8
Goals scored47
40
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
33%
better
WAT
PLY
view stats
Games conceded28
36
Clean sheets10
2
Conceded first22
29
Goals conceded51
77
Avg. goals conceded1.3
2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
+33%

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

Watford Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
361069
G ChakvetadzeV BayoG ChakvetadzeF Carvallo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pollock DEF3714
6
-
G Chakvetadze MID3726
7
-
E Kayembe MID3781
6
-
Y Larouci DEF362
1
-
M Sissoko MID3431
4
-
V Bayo FWD3410
4
1
R Andrews DEF3232
3
-
F Carvallo DEF27
9
-
T Ince FWD2711
-
I Louza  MID2521
8
-
R Vata FWD2533
-
K Baah FWD2543
5
2
D Bachmann GLK22
1
-
J Ngakia DEF211
6
-
T Dele-Bashiru MID214
-
J Morris DEF16
2
-
J Abankwah DEF12
2
1
M. Doumbia FWD12
1
-
J Bond GLK9
-
E Selvik GLK8
2
-
A Ogbonna DEF6
-
K Keben DEF4
-
P Dwomoh MID4
-
C Wiley DEF2
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
316410
A RandellR HardieM BunduD Gyabi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Gyabi MID3612
10
-
B Mumba DEF351
3
-
A Randell MID3111
6
-
R Hardie FWD2963
-
M Bundu FWD2964
3
-
K. Szűcs DEF281
7
-
R Hajj MID283
1
-
C Wright MID27
1
M Obafemi FWD252
-
J Houghton MID24
2
-
D Grimshaw GLK211
2
-
M Sorinola DEF211
9
1
V Pálsson DEF181
1
-
C Hazard GLK17
2
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF171
3
-
N Ogbeta DEF1611
1
-
F Issaka FWD151
1
B Galloway DEF13
-
T Puchacz DEF121
1
-
J Edwards DEF121
4
-
M Taloverov DEF91
3
-
N Katic DEF91
2
-
M Baidoo MID8
-
M Tijani FWD711
1
-
M Boateng MID4
-
C Roberts MID4
2
-