Championship: Preston vs Plymouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 45 match between Preston and Plymouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Preston welcome Plymouth at Deepdale this coming Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Championship season.

Ranked as number 18 in the Championship standings, Preston, have so far collected 49 points this season, while Plymouth collected 43 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 44 rounds.

Form: Preston vs Plymouth

Preston Form

In their last three matches, Preston lost 2-1 against Leeds, 1-2 against Queens Park Rangers and 2-1 against Hull. Preston just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Deepdale. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Plymouth Form

Two victories are what Plymouth have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Sheffield United 2-1. This was followed by a 2-1 defeat against Middlesbrough, before winning again 3-1 against Coventry. Plymouth only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to four.

Betting stats for Preston and Plymouth

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Preston and Plymouth played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Preston vs Plymouth

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kaine Kesler-Hayden, who is performing well for Preston. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Plymouth.The visitors will be looking to Ryan Hardie to find the net once again, after managing four Championship goals for Plymouth in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Preston vs Plymouth

Full-time result

Preston won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing six and losing two as well. Plymouth won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Preston have not lost to Plymouth in 7 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Preston scored first in six of their last ten home games. Plymouth got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Preston games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Preston managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Plymouth kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Preston have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Plymouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Plymouth, who managed to hit the net 1.2 times on average in these games. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Plymouth’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.