Championship

Championship | Gameweek 6

Sep 16, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 1
Plymouth

Holmes (1'), Millar (25')
Ledson (22'), Holmes (32'), McCann (89')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Hardie (61')
Miller (19')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Stoke 0-2 Preston
Saturday, September 2 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Plymouth Argyle

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Plymouth 3-0 Blackburn
Saturday, September 2 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Preston North End 2-1 Plymouth Argyle

Preston North End will be full of confidence after their fast start, and although Plymouth will certainly make it difficult, we back the Lilywhites to get over the line on home turf. 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 Preston North End win with a probability of 42.92%. A win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 31.9% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.99%) and 2-0 (7.09%). The likeliest Plymouth Argyle win was 0-1 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Preston North End in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Preston North End.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
42.92% ( -0.34)	25.18% ( 0.04)	31.9% ( 0.3)

Both teams to score 56.01% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.56% (

-0.08)

47.44% (

0.08)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.34% (

-0.07)

69.66% (

0.08)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.93% (

-0.19)

22.07% (

0.19)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.59% (

-0.29)

55.42% (

0.29)

Plymouth Argyle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.87% (

0.16)

28.14% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.19% (

0.2)

63.82% (

-0.2)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 42.92%

Plymouth Argyle 31.9%

Draw 25.17%

Preston North End	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
1-0 @ 9.38% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 8.99% ( -0.03) 2-0 @ 7.09% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 4.53% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 3.57% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 2.87% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.71% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.35% ( -0.03) 4-2 @ 1.08% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.35% Total : 42.92%	1-1 @ 11.89% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 6.21% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 5.7% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.21% ( -0) Other @ 0.16% Total : 25.17%	0-1 @ 7.87% ( 0.06) 1-2 @ 7.54% ( 0.05) 0-2 @ 4.99% ( 0.06) 1-3 @ 3.19% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 2.41% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.11% ( 0.04) 1-4 @ 1.01% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.77% Total : 31.9%