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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 UnitedLeeds38257670284282
2Leicester CityLeicester37264774334182
3Ipswich TownIpswich38249580493181
4Southampton36227773472673
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381991059362366
6Norwich CityNorwich381871369541561
7Hull City371610115346758
8Coventry CityCoventry3715121059431657
9Preston North EndPreston37168134954-556
10Middlesbrough38166165352154
11Cardiff CityCardiff38165174351-853
12Sunderland38146184845348
13Watford381212145351248
14Bristol City38138174245-347
15Swansea CitySwansea381210164858-1046
16Millwall381110173650-1443
17Blackburn RoversBlackburn38119185164-1342
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth381011175462-841
19Stoke CityStoke38118193553-1841
20Queens Park RangersQPR381010183650-1440
21Birmingham CityBirmingham38109194259-1739
22Huddersfield TownHuddersfield38815154261-1939
23Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38115223061-3138
24Rotherham UnitedRotherham38311243077-4720


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