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Plymouth Argyle
Championship | Gameweek 5
Sep 14, 2024 at 3pm UK
Home Park
Sunderland

Plymouth
3 - 2
Sunderland

Ballard (54' og.), Hardie (74' pen.), Edwards (90+3')
Gyabi (28'), Whittaker (46'), Szucs (57'), Edwards (82')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Roberts (24' pen.), Mundle (86')
Bellingham (48'), Mundle (56'), Hume (59'), Roberts (81')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Plymouth 0-1 Stoke
Saturday, August 31 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Portsmouth 1-3 Sunderland
Saturday, August 31 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Plymouth Argyle 1-3 Sunderland

Plymouth have the attacking talent to hurt Sunderland in the form of Whittaker, but the Pilgrims' defensive frailties under Rooney are set to seriously hinder their chances of victory on the weekend. The Championship's in-form outfit arrive to Home Park on Saturday, when the purring Black Cats should bulldoze their way to another second-tier success. 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 Sunderland win with a probability of 47.63%. A win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 28.74% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.47%) and 0-2 (7.3%). The likeliest Plymouth Argyle win was 2-1 (7.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.92%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood.

Result
Plymouth ArgyleDrawSunderland
28.74% (0.013000000000002 0.01) 23.63% (0.0070000000000014 0.01) 47.63% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 59.54% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.98% (-0.020000000000003 -0.02)42.03% (0.025000000000006 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.57% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)64.43% (0.025000000000006 0.03)
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.47%27.53% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.96% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)63.04% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.15% (-0.01400000000001 -0.01)17.85% (0.019000000000002 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.4% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)48.61% (0.031999999999996 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Plymouth Argyle 28.74%
    Sunderland 47.63%
    Draw 23.63%
Plymouth ArgyleDrawSunderland
2-1 @ 7.04% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-0 @ 6.34% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-0 @ 4.09% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-1 @ 3.03% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 2.61% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 1.76% (0.002 0)
4-1 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 28.74%
1-1 @ 10.92% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.07% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 4.91% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.5% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 23.63%
1-2 @ 9.41% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-1 @ 8.47% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.3%
1-3 @ 5.41% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 4.19% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
2-3 @ 3.49% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
1-4 @ 2.33% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
0-4 @ 1.81% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-4 @ 1.5% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 3.73%
Total : 47.63%

How you voted: Plymouth vs Sunderland

Plymouth Argyle
22.2%
Draw
8.6%
Sunderland
69.1%
81
Head to Head
Feb 10, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 31
Sunderland
3-1
Plymouth
Ekwah (52'), Clarke (59'), Bellingham (67')
Ba (10')
Hardie (39')
Whittaker (24'), Phillips (33'), Mumba (44'), Gyabi (69'), Sorinola (87')
Nov 25, 2023 3pm
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Plymouth
2-0
Sunderland
Whittaker (24'), Azaz (40')
Cundle (26'), Kesler (85'), Randell (90+1'), Mumba (90+2')

O'Nien (85')
Apr 18, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 44
Plymouth
0-0
Sunderland
Sessegnon (90+2')
Cirkin (59'), Evans (84')
Dec 11, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 22
Sunderland
2-1
Plymouth
Neill (4'), Broadhead (13')
Winchester (45+1'), Stewart (54'), Wright (77'), O'Brien (81')
Scarr (64')
Edwards (22'), Houghton (85')
May 1, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 45
Plymouth
1-3
Sunderland
Edwards (63')
Camara (42'), Law (49'), Opoku (54'), Edwards (76')
Opoku (64')
Stewart (21'), Maguire (84' pen.), Hume (90+2')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland86021661018
2Burnley85211441017
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd8530103716
4West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom8512126616
5Leeds UnitedLeeds8431135815
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn8431149515
7Middlesbrough842295414
8Watford84131213-113
9Hull City8332129312
10Norwich CityNorwich83321210212
11Oxford UnitedOxford Utd83231210211
12Swansea CitySwansea832386211
13Bristol City8242913-410
14Stoke CityStoke83051012-29
15Derby CountyDerby83051012-29
16Millwall8224121118
17Coventry CityCoventry8224911-28
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth8224812-48
19Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds8224914-58
20Luton TownLuton8224813-58
21Preston North EndPreston8224712-58
22Queens Park RangersQPR8143914-57
23Portsmouth8044819-114
24Cardiff CityCardiff8116317-144


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