Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 4, 2025 at 12.30pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
0 - 0
Plymouth

Gooch (27')

Hazard (41'), Hajal (60')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Stoke City

All competitions

Last Game: Burnley 0-0 Stoke
Wednesday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Plymouth Argyle

All competitions

Last Game: Plymouth 2-2 Bristol City
Wednesday, January 1 at 12.30pm in Championship

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 Stoke City win with a probability of 56.66%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 19.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.51%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.17%), while for a Plymouth Argyle win it was 0-1 (6.4%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
56.66% ( -0.68)	23.51% ( -0.13)	19.83% ( 0.81)

Both teams to score 49.89% (

1.68)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.97% (

1.56)

50.03% (

-1.57)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.99% (

1.38)

72% (

-1.38)

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.54% (

0.33)

17.46% (

-0.33)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.07% (

0.56)

47.92% (

-0.57)

Plymouth Argyle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.44% (

1.8)

39.55% (

-1.8)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.76% (

1.62)

76.24% (

-1.63)

Score Analysis

Stoke City 56.65%

Plymouth Argyle 19.83%

Draw 23.5%

Stoke City	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
1-0 @ 12.05% ( -0.64) 2-0 @ 10.51% ( -0.45) 2-1 @ 9.76% ( 0.07) 3-0 @ 6.12% ( -0.19) 3-1 @ 5.68% ( 0.1) 4-0 @ 2.67% ( -0.06) 3-2 @ 2.63% ( 0.17) 4-1 @ 2.48% ( 0.07) 4-2 @ 1.15% ( 0.09) 5-0 @ 0.93% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.68% Total : 56.65%	1-1 @ 11.17% ( -0.04) 0-0 @ 6.9% ( -0.45) 2-2 @ 4.52% ( 0.25) Other @ 0.9% Total : 23.5%	0-1 @ 6.4% ( -0.09) 1-2 @ 5.18% ( 0.23) 0-2 @ 2.97% ( 0.1) 1-3 @ 1.6% ( 0.15) 2-3 @ 1.4% ( 0.14) 0-3 @ 0.92% ( 0.07) Other @ 1.35% Total : 19.83%