Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Sep 2, 2023 at 3pm UK

Home Park

Plymouth
3 - 0
Blackburn

Azaz (27'), Hardie (77'), Cundle (80')
Whittaker (36'), Hardie (41')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Pickering (88')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Plymouth Argyle

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Plymouth 2-4 Crystal Palace
Tuesday, August 29 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Harrogate 0-8 Blackburn
Wednesday, August 30 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 56.17%. A win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 21.93% and a draw had a probability of 21.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.87%) and 0-2 (8.65%). The likeliest Plymouth Argyle win was 2-1 (5.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.11%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.

Result
Plymouth Argyle	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
21.93% ( 0.17)	21.89% ( -0.11)	56.17% ( -0.07)

Both teams to score 58.35% (

0.62)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.66% (

0.7)

40.33% (

-0.71)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

37.29% (

0.72)

62.71% (

-0.72)

Plymouth Argyle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.03% (

0.55)

31.96% (

-0.56)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.58% (

0.63)

68.42% (

-0.63)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.76% (

0.21)

14.24% (

-0.22)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.01% (

0.42)

41.99% (

-0.42)

Score Analysis

Plymouth Argyle 21.93%

Blackburn Rovers 56.17%

Draw 21.88%

Plymouth Argyle	Draw	Blackburn Rovers
2-1 @ 5.77% ( 0.03) 1-0 @ 5.19% ( -0.09) 2-0 @ 2.96% ( -0) 3-1 @ 2.19% ( 0.05) 3-2 @ 2.14% ( 0.06) 3-0 @ 1.13% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.55% Total : 21.93%	1-1 @ 10.11% ( -0.1) 2-2 @ 5.62% ( 0.08) 0-0 @ 4.55% ( -0.15) 3-3 @ 1.39% ( 0.05) Other @ 0.21% Total : 21.88%	1-2 @ 9.86% ( -0.02) 0-1 @ 8.87% ( -0.22) 0-2 @ 8.65% ( -0.15) 1-3 @ 6.41% ( 0.04) 0-3 @ 5.62% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 3.65% ( 0.08) 1-4 @ 3.12% ( 0.04) 0-4 @ 2.74% ( -0) 2-4 @ 1.78% ( 0.05) 1-5 @ 1.22% ( 0.03) 0-5 @ 1.07% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.19% Total : 56.17%