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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
1Leeds UnitedLeeds29179353193460
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd29186540211958
3Burnley29151223692757
4Sunderland291510442241855
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn30136113429545
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom291014538251344
7Middlesbrough29128947361144
8Bristol City29101183734341
9Watford29125124041-141
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds29118104245-341
11Norwich CityNorwich29109104842639
12Coventry CityCoventry29108113938138
13Queens Park RangersQPR2991193237-538
14Millwall29910102826237
15Preston North EndPreston3081393338-537
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2999113343-1036
17Swansea CitySwansea2997133240-834
18Cardiff CityCardiff29710123344-1131
19Hull City2978143038-829
20Stoke CityStoke29611122636-1029
21Portsmouth2978143652-1629
22Derby CountyDerby2976163240-827
23Luton TownLuton2975172948-1926
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth29410152762-3522


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