Plymouth Argyle FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Plymouth Argyle FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 5 Oct 2024 · 14:00 UTC Home Park 16,635 HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Obafemi 15' 1–0

1–1 86' Joe Rankin-Costello

Morgan Whittaker 90+7' 2–1

Y 22' Dominic Hyam

Y 49' Tyrhys Dolan

Adam Randell 67' Y

Jordan Houghton 88' Y

Morgan Whittaker 90' Y

Bali Mumba 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Home Park.

Plymouth Argyle FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 George Byrne

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Plymouth Argyle FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2023-09-02 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Burnley FC	A	0–1	L
27 Sep	Luton Town FC	H	3–1	W
21 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
14 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	3–2	W
31 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W
31 Aug	Burnley FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Plymouth Argyle FC and Blackburn Rovers FC get this one started.
5' A quiet spell here at Home Park. Plymouth Argyle FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Michael Obafemi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
20' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
22' Dominic Hyam has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 22.
27' Plymouth Argyle FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Plymouth Argyle FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Plymouth Argyle FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
47' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
49' Tyrhys Dolan picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
57' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Tyrhys Dolan exits the field as Todd Cantwell enters on 57.
62' The crowd applauds Michael Obafemi as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Hardie steps in for Plymouth Argyle FC.
66' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Andreas Weimann has done his job and it is now time for Amario Cozier-Duberry to step up.
67' It’s gonna be a card for Adam Randell.
71' Mustapha Bundu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahim Cissoko on 71 minute.
72' Plymouth Argyle FC ring the changes. Rami Hajal has done his job and it is now time for Callum Wright to step up.
76' Arnor Sigurdsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Hedges on 76 minute.
81' Arnor Sigurdsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
83' It is a substitution in Plymouth Argyle FC team. Darko Gyabi is replaced by Jordan Houghton on 83 minute.
86' Joe Rankin-Costello has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Houghton is booked for Plymouth Argyle FC — card on 88.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Morgan Whittaker on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 66'
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Arnor Sigurdsson 76'
15
Danny Batth ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 66'
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
9
Makhtar Gueye ↓ Yuki Ohashi 57'
6
Sondre Tronstad
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Todd Cantwell 57'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Morgan Whittaker	2
Ryan Hardie	1
Luke Cundle	1
Finn Azaz	1
Samuel Szmodics	1
Joe Rankin-Costello	1
Michael Obafemi	1
Adam Forshaw	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.66 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Plymouth Argyle FC54% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC20%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

46%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC37% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC16%

Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

11.5%

2 – 0

10.1%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	24%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Clean Sheet