Championship: Stoke vs Plymouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 26 match between Stoke and Plymouth and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Stoke and Plymouth will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Ranked as number 19 in the Championship standings, Stoke, have so far collected 26 points this season, while Plymouth collected 19 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 24 rounds.

Form: Stoke vs Plymouth

Stoke Form

Stoke collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 0-2 against Leeds. They retaliated in a 1-0 win against Sunderland, before drawing 0-0 with Burnley. Stoke claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored four and conceded seven goals.

Plymouth Form

Plymouth came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 4-0 against Coventry. A 2-0 defeat against Oxford followed, before a 2-2 draw with Bristol City. Plymouth came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 19 goals to two.

Betting facts for Stoke 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 Stoke and Plymouth played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Stoke vs Plymouth

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Stoke, Thomas Cannon has been good for them over the course of the season with nine goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Plymouth, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Betting markets: Stoke vs Plymouth

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Bet365 Stadium across all tournaments Stoke won three times, drew five and lost two times. Plymouth claimed zero wins, one draw and nine defeats in their last 10 games away. Somehow Plymouth failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches. Stoke have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Stoke scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Plymouth scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Plymouth have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Stoke will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Plymouth have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Stoke have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Plymouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Stoke, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Plymouth, who scored one time on average in these matches. Plymouth did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.