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EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 24, 2021 at 7pm UK
Swansea City FC Youth Academy Training Centre
Plymouth Argyle

Swansea
4 - 1
Plymouth

Williams (29'), Whittaker (79', 86', 90')
Manning (39'), Bennett (51')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Shirley (63')

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 CityDrawPlymouth Argyle
46.63%26.44%26.93%
Both teams to score 49.19%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.04%54.96%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.76%76.24%
Swansea City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.45%23.55%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.4%57.6%
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.35%35.65%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.58%72.42%
Score Analysis
    Swansea City 46.63%
    Plymouth Argyle 26.93%
    Draw 26.43%
Swansea CityDrawPlymouth 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%

How you voted: Swansea vs Plymouth

Swansea City
Draw
Plymouth Argyle
Swansea City
83.9%
Draw
8.6%
Plymouth Argyle
7.5%
93
Head to Head
Jul 20, 2021 7pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Plymouth
1-2
Swansea
Hardie (47')
Whittaker (23'), Naughton (32')
Jul 27, 2014 5pm
Pre-season Friendlies
Plymouth
0-4
Swansea
Donnelly (9'), Amat (69'), Sigurdsson (72', 90')
Feb 16, 2010 3pm
Dec 8, 2009 3pm
Swansea
1-0
Plymouth
Trundle (52')
Britton (65'), Pintado (90')

Gray (31'), Lowry (47'), Judge (56'), Fletcher (72')
Lowry (90')
Mar 10, 2009 3pm
Swansea
1-0
Plymouth
Scotland (78' pen.)
Gomez (33'), Serran (44')

Judge (18'), Gray (21'), Duguid (26'), Fletcher (55'), Barnes (65'), Sawyer (75')
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