Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Aug 11, 2024 at 4pm UK

Hillsborough Stadium

Sheff Weds
4 - 0
Plymouth

Lowe (35'), Galloway (52' og.), Windass (82'), Smith (90+6')
Lowe (45+1')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Cissoko (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Championship clash between Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth Argyle, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield Wednesday

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Sheff Weds 0-0 Leganes
Saturday, August 3 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

Plymouth Argyle

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: MK Dons 0-1 Plymouth
Saturday, August 3 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 3

Goals
for

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 Sheffield Wednesday win with a probability of 39.8%. A win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 34.21% and a draw had a probability of 26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield Wednesday win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (6.76%). The likeliest Plymouth Argyle win was 0-1 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield Wednesday would win this match.

Result
Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
39.8% ( -0.04)	25.99% ( 0.13)	34.21% ( -0.09)

Both teams to score 53.98% (

-0.46)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.62% (

-0.58)

50.38% (

0.58)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.68% (

-0.52)

72.31% (

0.52)

Sheffield Wednesday Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.08% (

-0.29)

24.92% (

0.28)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.46% (

-0.4)

59.54% (

0.39)

Plymouth Argyle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.89% (

-0.34)

28.1% (

0.34)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.22% (

-0.43)

63.78% (

0.43)

Score Analysis

Sheffield Wednesday 39.8%

Plymouth Argyle 34.21%

Draw 25.99%

Sheffield Wednesday	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
1-0 @ 9.73% ( 0.15) 2-1 @ 8.58% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 6.76% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 3.98% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 3.13% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.52% ( -0.05) 4-1 @ 1.38% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.09% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.62% Total : 39.8%	1-1 @ 12.35% ( 0.08) 0-0 @ 7% ( 0.16) 2-2 @ 5.45% ( -0.07) 3-3 @ 1.07% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.99%	0-1 @ 8.89% ( 0.12) 1-2 @ 7.84% ( -0.03) 0-2 @ 5.64% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 3.32% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 2.39% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 2.3% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 1.05% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.78% Total : 34.21%