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Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Leonid Kuchuk guides his Plymouth Argyle side to the Riverside Stadium in the Championship on Friday afternoon, with Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough their challengers. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've delved into our expansive database and pulled out the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.

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Middlesbrough's next match is v Sheff Wed at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
Plymouth Argyle's next match is v Coventry at 15:00 on Monday 21st April
The last English Championship meeting between M'Boro and Plymouth was on Friday 18th April 2025
English Championship
April 18th 2025
M'Boro 2
1 Plymouth
 
F. Azaz 12'17' M. Bundu
T. Conway 90'
 
MID
PLY
Shots On
8
5
Shots Off
4
6
Corners
11
1
Possession
75%
25%
Fouls
8
12
Yellow/red cards
2/1
 
M'BoroPlymouth
 
M. Travers
R. van den Berg
A. Dijksteel (D. Fry 61')
F. Azazfootball icon
A. Morris
J. Howson
H. Hackney
M. Forss (K. Iheanacho 73')
T. Conwayfootball icon
M. Whittaker (D. Burgzorg 89')
S. Iling (R. Giles 89')
C. Hazard
B. Mumba
J. Edwards
K. Szűcs
(T. Puchacz 88') J. Pleguezuelo Selva
G. Pálsson
(C. Wright 72') D. Gyabi
A. Randell
(M. Boateng 89') J. Houghton
(M. Obafemi 89') R. Hardie
(M. Tijani 78') football iconM. Bundu

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Best Tip: M'Boro to win

Having examined the bookmakers' odds and collated statistics regarding both sides ahead of this Championship clash, a bet on win / draw / win for M'Boro to win in front of their own fans is our recommendation. We predict they'll be too strong for Plymouth, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have done in the past. It could be a tighter than we expect, but M'Boro claiming victory is the bet come Friday afternoon.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think M'Boro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 60% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.38.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
M'Boro
60%
1/3
4%
-
Draw
23%
9/2
5%
-
Plymouth
17%
13/2
15%
-
M'Boro 1-0
13%
8/1
6%
-
M'Boro 2-0
12%
13/2-
Draw 1-1
11%
10/1
10%
-
M'Boro 2-1
10%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
7%
16/1-
M'Boro 3-0
7%
8/1
5%
-
Plymouth 1-0
6%
20/1
11%
-
M'Boro 3-1
6%
10/1-
Plymouth 2-1
4%
20/1
11%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
11%
-
M'Boro 4-0
3%
14/1-
M'Boro 4-1
3%
16/1
11%
-
Plymouth 2-0
3%
40/1-
M'Boro 3-2
2%
22/1-
Plymouth 3-1
1%
50/1
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
8/15
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
6/4
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
57%
1/4
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
3/1
11%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
47%
4/5-
BTTS - No
53%
10/11-
BTTS - Home Win
24%
7/4
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
11/2-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
11/1
9%
-
Home/draw
83%
1/10
1%
-
Away/draw
40%
9/4
8%
-
Home/away
77%
1/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
13/10
3%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
8/13
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
3/1
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/4
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
6/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/10
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/40-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
16/1-
Home DNB
76%
1/8
2%
-
Away DNB
33%
5/1
9%
-
M'Boro win to nil
36%
5/4
10%
-
Plymouth win to nil
9%
14/1
15%
-
M'Boro / M'Boro
43%
20/21
5%
-
M'Boro / Plymouth
2%
40/1-
M'Boro / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / M'Boro
21%
3/1-
Draw / Plymouth
5%
16/1
13%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
7/1
7%
-
Plymouth / M'Boro
4%
16/1
11%
-
Plymouth / Plymouth
6%
14/1
15%
-
Plymouth / Draw
4%
18/1-
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Win / draw / win Championship table

M'Boro have played 42 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 7 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 6 fixtures. M'Boro have outscored their opponents by 61 goals to 44 goals.

Home League Performance

M'Boro have played 21 games at home winning 10, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored 29 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Plymouth are in 24th position in the Championship on 40 points having played 42 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

14 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 46 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 15 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

42 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 20 games, drawn 13 and won 9. Plymouth have conceded 82 goals, scored 44, failed to score in 19 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
M'Boro
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds43261345491 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
May 3
l
 
3-0A
2
Burnley43251624591 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-5A
l
 
1-0A
3
Sheff Utd4327792686 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland43211391876 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
5
Bristol C431716101067 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-0A
6
Coventry4319915766 
l
 
0-3A
May 3
Apr 21
l
 
4-0A
7
M'Boro Home43189161163 
-
-
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1A
8
West Brom431418111060 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Millwall43161215-360 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
10
Blackburn4317818359 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
11
Swansea4316918-557 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
12
Watford4316819-656 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
13
Norwich43131416353 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
6-1A
14
QPR43131416-553 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-4F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
15
Sheff Wed43141118-1053 
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-0A
16
Stoke43121417-950 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Preston43101914-949 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
18
Portsmouth43131020-1449 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
19
Oxford Utd43121219-1848 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
2-6A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
20
Hull43111220-1045 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
21
Derby43111022-1143 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
22
Luton43111022-2543 
w
 
5-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
23
Cardiff4391519-2342 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
24
Plymouth Away4391321-3940 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
M'Boro 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
M'Boro0 - 1Leeds
M'Boro2 - 1Oxford Utd
M'Boro2 - 1QPR
M'Boro1 - 0Derby
M'Boro0 - 1Watford
M'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
M'Boro2 - 0West Brom
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
M'Boro0 - 0Burnley
M'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
M'Boro1 - 0Millwall
M'Boro3 - 1Hull
M'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
M'Boro5 - 1Luton
M'Boro0 - 3Coventry
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
M'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
M'Boro2 - 0Stoke
M'Boro1 - 1Preston
M'Boro2 - 2Portsmouth
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AM'Boro0 - 1Millwall
HM'Boro0 - 1Leeds
AM'Boro2 - 0Blackburn
HM'Boro2 - 1Oxford Utd
AM'Boro0 - 0Luton
HM'Boro2 - 1QPR
AM'Boro0 - 1Swansea
HM'Boro1 - 0Derby
AM'Boro3 - 1Stoke
AM'Boro1 - 2Bristol C
HM'Boro0 - 1Watford
AM'Boro1 - 3Sheff Utd
HM'Boro2 - 3Sunderland
AM'Boro1 - 2Preston
HM'Boro2 - 0West Brom
AM'Boro1 - 2Portsmouth
HM'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
AM'Boro1 - 0Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
8
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
6 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
14 / 20
W
1
Draw
6
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea3 - 0Plymouth
Watford0 - 0Plymouth
Portsmouth1 - 2Plymouth
Hull2 - 0Plymouth
Luton1 - 1Plymouth
Blackburn2 - 0Plymouth
Sunderland2 - 2Plymouth
Stoke0 - 0Plymouth
Oxford Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Coventry4 - 0Plymouth
Sheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Norwich6 - 1Plymouth
Derby1 - 1Plymouth
Leeds3 - 0Plymouth
Millwall1 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff5 - 0Plymouth
Burnley1 - 0Plymouth
West Brom1 - 0Plymouth
QPR1 - 1Plymouth
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPlymouth2 - 1Sheff Utd
APlymouth0 - 3Swansea
HPlymouth2 - 1Norwich
APlymouth0 - 0Watford
HPlymouth2 - 3Derby
APlymouth2 - 1Portsmouth
HPlymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
APlymouth0 - 2Hull
HPlymouth1 - 1Cardiff
APlymouth1 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 2Blackburn
HPlymouth5 - 1Millwall
HPlymouth2 - 1West Brom
APlymouth2 - 2Sunderland
HPlymouth0 - 5Burnley
HPlymouth0 - 1QPR
HPlymouth1 - 1Oxford Utd
APlymouth0 - 0Stoke
HPlymouth2 - 2Bristol C
APlymouth0 - 2Oxford Utd
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at M'Boro since 2009
M'Boro
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
0
3
Games: Scored
0 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
2 / 2
PLY
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
0 - 2Plymouth
0 - 1Plymouth
League games at Plymouth since 2010
Plymouth
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
MID
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 2M'Boro
Goal Statistics
M'Boro 7th Plymouth 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Plymouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
M'Boro have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-51
Plymouth have scored 51% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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M'Boro
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
1.8
0.8
Attack rating
24%
better
MID
PLY
view stats
Games scored31
23
Failed to score11
19
Scored first23
9
Goals scored61
44
Avg. goals scored1.5
1
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1.4
0.9
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
34%
better
MID
PLY
view stats
Games conceded30
39
Clean sheets12
3
Conceded first17
31
Goals conceded51
82
Avg. goals conceded1.2
2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.8
KickOff rating
+34%

M'Boro v Plymouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
38121110
H HackneyT ConwayF AzazG Edmundson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Travers GLK12
-
A Dijksteel DEF2821
5
-
J Howson DEF161
-
R Berg DEF23
3
2
S Junior DEF1112
1
-
A Morris MID302
4
-
H Hackney MID3852
6
1
M Whittaker MID111
-
M Forss MID191
1
-
F Azaz MID401011
5
-
T Conway FWD31121
1
-
Subs
T Glover GLK7
-
D Fry DEF17
1
-
G Edmundson DEF241
10
-
R Giles DEF9
-
D Barlaser MID2311
2
-
A. Palmer MID
-
K Iheanacho FWD1012
-
D Burgzorg FWD3752
2
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
348511
A RandellR HardieM BunduD Gyabi
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Hazard GLK20
3
-
K. Szűcs DEF311
7
-
V Pálsson DEF201
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF201
5
-
B Mumba MID381
3
-
A Randell MID3412
7
-
J Edwards MID131
4
-
J Houghton MID27
2
-
R Hardie FWD3283
-
D Gyabi FWD3912
11
-
M Bundu FWD3265
3
-
Subs
D Grimshaw GLK211
2
-
N Ogbeta DEF1611
1
-
T Puchacz DEF141
1
-
M Boateng MID4
-
M Baidoo MID9
-
C Wright MID30
1
M Obafemi FWD282
-
M Tijani FWD811
1
-
F Issaka FWD171
1