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Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Plymouth
3 - 3
Birmingham

Edwards (43'), Waine (68'), Whittaker (86')
Edwards (26'), Randell (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Stansfield (15'), James (39'), Bacuna (62')
Stansfield (16'), Longelo (60'), Bacuna (63'), James (70'), Miyoshi (87')
Bielik (48')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Plymouth 3-2 Rotherham
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Birmingham 2-3 Leicester
Monday, December 18 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Birmingham City

Saturday's match will be a real test of Plymouth's character following the departure of fans' favourite Schumacher in the build-up, but the Pilgrims should be confident of earning a win regardless. Birmingham's high pressing could unsettle for the hosts in the early stages, and we reckon that Rooney's men will battle to an away point this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Plymouth Argyle win with a probability of 49.2%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 28.33% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Plymouth Argyle win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.22%) and 2-0 (6.78%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-2 (6.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.97%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Plymouth ArgyleDrawBirmingham City
49.2% (-0.19 -0.19) 22.47% (0.038 0.04) 28.33% (0.149 0.15)
Both teams to score 63.4% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.2% (-0.071000000000005 -0.07)36.79% (0.065999999999995 0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.03% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)58.96% (0.071999999999996 0.07)
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.7% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)15.3% (0.087999999999999 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.98% (-0.172 -0.17)44.02% (0.166 0.17)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.85% (0.061999999999998 0.06)25.14% (-0.067 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.14% (0.085000000000001 0.09)59.85% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Plymouth Argyle 49.2%
    Birmingham City 28.33%
    Draw 22.47%
Plymouth ArgyleDrawBirmingham City
2-1 @ 9.36% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-0 @ 7.22% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-0 @ 6.78% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 5.86% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
3-0 @ 4.24% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-2 @ 4.04% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.75% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.99% (-0.019 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.9% (-0.01 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.03% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 4.03%
Total : 49.2%
1-1 @ 9.97% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.46% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.85% (0.012 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.86%
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 22.47%
1-2 @ 6.88% (0.026999999999999 0.03)
0-1 @ 5.31% (0.026999999999999 0.03)
0-2 @ 3.67% (0.026 0.03)
1-3 @ 3.17% (0.018 0.02)
2-3 @ 2.97% (0.008 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.69% (0.015 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.09% (0.008 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.03% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 28.33%

How you voted: Plymouth vs Birmingham

Plymouth Argyle
47.9%
Draw
25.0%
Birmingham City
27.1%
48
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0-1
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
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13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
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22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318


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