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Preston North End v Plymouth Argyle : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Apr, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Paul Heckingbottom welcomes Leonid Kuchuk to the Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, as their Preston North End and Plymouth Argyle sides do battle in the Championship. Championship statistics are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) performance included too. There's so much to explore, with data visualisations and odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
55%
--
Draw
26%
--
Plymouth
19%
--
Preston 1-0
16%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Preston 2-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Preston 2-1
9%
--
Plymouth 1-0
8%
--
Preston 3-0
6%
--
Plymouth 2-1
4%
--
Preston 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Plymouth 2-0
3%
--
Preston 4-0
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Preston 4-1
2%
--
Plymouth 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
37%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
41%
--
BTTS - No
59%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
7%
--
Home/draw
81%
--
Away/draw
45%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
73%
--
Away DNB
37%
--
Preston win to nil
37%
--
Plymouth win to nil
12%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 43 matches so far this season and lay in 17th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 5 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 45 goals to 44 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 22 games at home winning 7, drawing 12 and losing 3 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 20 goals at home.

Plymouth are in 24th position in the Championship on 40 points having played 43 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

15 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 48 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 15 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

43 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 21 games, drawn 13 and won 9. Plymouth have conceded 84 goals, scored 45, failed to score in 19 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds43261345491 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
May 3
l
 
3-0A
2
Burnley43251624591 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-5A
l
 
1-0A
3
Sheff Utd4327792686 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
4
Sunderland43211391876 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
5
Bristol C431716101067 
l
 
1-3A
May 3
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-0A
6
Coventry4319915766 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Apr 21
l
 
4-0A
7
M'Boro43189161163 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-1A
8
West Brom431418111060 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Millwall43161215-360 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
5-1F
l
 
1-0A
10
Blackburn4317818359 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
11
Swansea4316918-557 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
12
Watford4316819-656 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
13
Norwich43131416353 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
6-1A
14
QPR43131416-553 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
15
Sheff Wed43141118-1053 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-0A
16
Stoke43121417-950 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
17
Preston Home43101914-949 
-
-
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
18
Portsmouth43131020-1449 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
19
Oxford Utd43121219-1848 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
20
Hull43111220-1045 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
21
Derby43111022-1143 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
22
Luton43111022-2543 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
23
Cardiff4391519-2342 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
24
Plymouth Away4391321-3940 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
12
L
2
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Plymouth 24TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
8
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
6 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
14 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Preston have not lost to Plymouth in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Preston since 2004
Preston
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
11
3
Games: Scored
6 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
1 / 7
PNE
4
D
3
League games at Plymouth since 2005
Plymouth
Preston
Goals: Scored
9
9
Games: Scored
5 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
3 / 8
PNE
2
D
4
PLY
2
Goal Statistics
Preston 17th Plymouth 24th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Plymouth scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-50
Plymouth have scored 50% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.4
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280625/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
1.5
0.8
Attack rating
14%
better
PNE
PLY
view stats
Games scored32
24
Failed to score11
19
Scored first21
9
Goals scored44
45
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
38%
better
PNE
PLY
view stats
Games conceded30
40
Clean sheets13
3
Conceded first15
32
Goals conceded53
84
Avg. goals conceded1.2
2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.8
KickOff rating
+38%

Preston v Plymouth Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3710412
F WoodmanE RiisM Frökjaer-JensenL Lindsay
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Riis FWD39102
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF3813
5
-
F Woodman GLK37
6
1
S Greenwood MID3553
8
2
A Hughes DEF341
7
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID3424
7
-
S Thórdarson MID3322
4
-
J Storey DEF3011
6
-
L Lindsay DEF291
9
3
B Potts DEF2942
4
-
A McCann MID291
9
-
D Holmes MID2911
3
-
B Whiteman MID291
11
-
M Osmajic FWD2873
4
-
R Ledson MID2411
6
-
W Keane FWD243
-
R Brady MID232
5
-
J Whatmough DEF161
5
-
L Gibson DEF14
2
-
J. Meghoma DEF101
1
-
R Porteous DEF91
2
-
C Evans FWD51
-
D Cornell GLK4
-
P Bauer DEF1
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
348511
A RandellR HardieM BunduD Gyabi
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Gyabi MID3912
11
-
B Mumba DEF381
3
-
A Randell MID3412
7
-
M Bundu FWD3265
3
-
R Hardie FWD3283
-
K. Szűcs DEF311
7
-
C Wright MID30
1
R Hajj MID283
1
-
M Obafemi FWD282
-
J Houghton MID27
2
-
M Sorinola DEF241
9
1
D Grimshaw GLK211
2
-
C Hazard GLK20
3
-
V Pálsson DEF201
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF201
5
-
F Issaka FWD171
1
N Ogbeta DEF1611
1
-
T Puchacz DEF141
1
-
B Galloway DEF13
-
J Edwards DEF131
4
-
N Katic DEF121
2
-
M Taloverov DEF91
3
-
M Baidoo MID9
-
M Tijani FWD811
1
-
M Boateng MID4
-
C Roberts MID4
2
-