EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 24, 2021 at 7pm UK

Swansea City FC Youth Academy Training Centre

Swansea
4 - 1
Plymouth

Williams (29'), Whittaker (79', 86', 90')
Manning (39'), Bennett (51')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Shirley (63')

Russell Martin hails hat-trick hero Morgan Whittaker as Swansea see off Plymouth

Daniel Williams put the Swans ahead early on before Rhys Shirley equalised for the Pilgrims before Morgan Whittaker's treble.

Aug 24, 22:19

The Match

Match Report

Three late goals from Morgan Whittaker - in the space of 12 minutes - put Russell Martin's side through.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Swansea City and Plymouth Argyle, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Swansea City win with a probability of 46.63%. A win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 26.93% and a draw had a probability of 26.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Swansea City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.05%) and 2-0 (8.78%). The likeliest Plymouth Argyle win was 0-1 (8.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Swansea City would win this match.

Result
Swansea City	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
46.63%	26.44%	26.93%

Both teams to score 49.19%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.04%

54.96%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.76%

76.24%

Swansea City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.45%

23.55%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.4%

57.6%

Plymouth Argyle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.35%

35.65%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.58%

72.42%

Score Analysis

Swansea City 46.63%

Plymouth Argyle 26.93%

Draw 26.43%

Swansea City	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
1-0 @ 12.14% 2-1 @ 9.05% 2-0 @ 8.78% 3-1 @ 4.36% 3-0 @ 4.23% 3-2 @ 2.25% 4-1 @ 1.58% 4-0 @ 1.53% Other @ 2.7% Total : 46.63%	1-1 @ 12.52% 0-0 @ 8.4% 2-2 @ 4.67% Other @ 0.85% Total : 26.43%	0-1 @ 8.66% 1-2 @ 6.46% 0-2 @ 4.47% 1-3 @ 2.22% 2-3 @ 1.61% 0-3 @ 1.54% Other @ 1.99% Total : 26.93%