Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK

Vicarage Road

Watford
0 - 0
Plymouth

Scarr (71'), Mumba (78')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Stevenage 2-1 Watford (4-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

Plymouth Argyle

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Plymouth 2-0 Leyton Orient
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Watford 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

Watford are back at Vicarage Road after EFL Cup disappointment in the week, and the Hornets faithful will be expecting a response against newly-promoted Plymouth. The Pilgrims burst back onto the second-tier scene in the contest with Huddersfield last time out, but a trip to Hertfordshire will prove a much sterner test for the League One champions. 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 Watford win with a probability of 44.08%. A win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Plymouth Argyle win was 0-1 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
Watford	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
44.08% ( -0.02)	24.82% ( 0)	31.1% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 56.86%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.83% (

-0)

46.17%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.53% (

-0.01)

68.47% (

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79% (

-0.01)

21% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.22% (

-0.02)

53.78% (

0.01)

Plymouth Argyle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.98% (

0.01)

28.02% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.33% (

0.01)

63.67% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Watford 44.08%

Plymouth Argyle 31.1%

Draw 24.82%

Watford	Draw	Plymouth Argyle
1-0 @ 9.19% ( -0) 2-1 @ 9.12% ( -0) 2-0 @ 7.17% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.74% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.73% ( -0) 3-2 @ 3.02% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.85% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.45% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.18% Other @ 2.64% Total : 44.08%	1-1 @ 11.68% 0-0 @ 5.89% 2-2 @ 5.8% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.28% Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.82%	0-1 @ 7.49% ( 0) 1-2 @ 7.43% ( 0) 0-2 @ 4.76% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.15% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.46% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.02% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1% ( 0) Other @ 2.79% Total : 31.1%