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Championship | Gameweek 23
Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK
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Plymouth
3 - 3
Birmingham

Edwards (43'), Waine (68'), Whittaker (86')
Edwards (26'), Randell (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Stansfield (15'), James (39'), Bacuna (62')
Stansfield (16'), Longelo (60'), Bacuna (63'), James (70'), Miyoshi (87')
Bielik (48')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Plymouth 3-2 Rotherham
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Birmingham 2-3 Leicester
Monday, December 18 at 8pm in Championship

We said: Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Birmingham City

Saturday's match will be a real test of Plymouth's character following the departure of fans' favourite Schumacher in the build-up, but the Pilgrims should be confident of earning a win regardless. Birmingham's high pressing could unsettle for the hosts in the early stages, and we reckon that Rooney's men will battle to an away point this weekend. Read more.

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 Plymouth Argyle win with a probability of 49.2%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 28.33% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Plymouth Argyle win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.22%) and 2-0 (6.78%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-2 (6.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.97%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Plymouth ArgyleDrawBirmingham City
49.2% (-0.19 -0.19) 22.47% (0.038 0.04) 28.33% (0.149 0.15)
Both teams to score 63.4% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.2% (-0.071000000000005 -0.07)36.79% (0.065999999999995 0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.03% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)58.96% (0.071999999999996 0.07)
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.7% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)15.3% (0.087999999999999 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.98% (-0.172 -0.17)44.02% (0.166 0.17)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.85% (0.061999999999998 0.06)25.14% (-0.067 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.14% (0.085000000000001 0.09)59.85% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Plymouth Argyle 49.2%
    Birmingham City 28.33%
    Draw 22.47%
Plymouth ArgyleDrawBirmingham City
2-1 @ 9.36% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-0 @ 7.22% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-0 @ 6.78% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
3-1 @ 5.86% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
3-0 @ 4.24% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-2 @ 4.04% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.75% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.99% (-0.019 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.9% (-0.01 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.03% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 4.03%
Total : 49.2%
1-1 @ 9.97% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 6.46% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.85% (0.012 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.86%
Other @ 0.33%
Total : 22.47%
1-2 @ 6.88% (0.026999999999999 0.03)
0-1 @ 5.31% (0.026999999999999 0.03)
0-2 @ 3.67% (0.026 0.03)
1-3 @ 3.17% (0.018 0.02)
2-3 @ 2.97% (0.008 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.69% (0.015 0.02)
1-4 @ 1.09% (0.008 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.03% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 28.33%

How you voted: Plymouth vs Birmingham

Plymouth Argyle
47.9%
Draw
25.0%
Birmingham City
27.1%
48
Head to Head
Aug 26, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Birmingham
2-1
Plymouth
Hogan (8'), Stansfield (90+5')
Sanderson (23'), Buchanan (73')
Hardie (60')
Randell (49')
Jan 8, 2022 5.30pm
Third Round
Birmingham
0-1
Plymouth

Woods (28'), Friend (58'), Aneke (90+6')
Friend (68')
Law (104')
Houghton (55')
Aug 6, 2013 7.45pm
Round One
Birmingham
3-2
Plymouth
Allan (48', 84'), Bartley (92')
Alessandra (61', 90')
Apr 13, 2009 3pm
Birmingham
1-1
Plymouth
Queudrue (50')
Jaidi (41'), Jerome (57'), Johnson (86')
Taylor (23')
Gallagher (26' pen.)
Barnes (20'), Gray (49'), Fletcher (81')
Dec 9, 2008 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
2Leeds UnitedLeeds45279980413990
3Ipswich TownIpswich442612688563290
4Southampton452591185622384
5Norwich CityNorwich4521101479631673
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4520121367472072
7Hull City451913136859970
8Middlesbrough45199176861766
9Coventry CityCoventry4417131468551364
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Bristol City451711175347662
12Cardiff CityCardiff45195215165-1462
13Swansea CitySwansea451512185964-557
14Watford451317156058256
15Sunderland45168215252056
16Millwall451511194455-1156
17Queens Park RangersQPR451411204557-1253
18Stoke CityStoke451411204560-1553
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn451311215874-1650
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds45148234268-2650
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth451212215870-1248
22Birmingham CityBirmingham451211224965-1647
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45918184875-2745
RRotherham UnitedRotherham45412293287-5524


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