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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 George Byrne

Standings

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

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

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Plymouth Argyle FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at Home Park.
5' Plymouth Argyle FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Hayden Carter, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Plymouth Argyle FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michael Obafemi on 15.
20' Lewis Gibson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 289 appearances.
22' The referee calls foul for Dominic Hyam. He receives a card.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Batth made 391 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' It looks surprising Plymouth Argyle FC does not make any changes. Daniel Grimshaw has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 390 games and scored 480 goals.
47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
49' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
57' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Tyrhys Dolan exits the field as Todd Cantwell enters on 57.
62' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Hardie. He replaces Michael Obafemi on 62 minute.
66' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amario Cozier-Duberry is hanging Andreas Weimann on the field on 66 minute.
67' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Randell is booked for Plymouth Argyle FC — card on 67.
71' Plymouth Argyle FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mustapha Bundu is hanging Ibrahim Cissoko on the field on 71 minute.
72' The whistle greets Rami Hajal as he departs to be replaced by Callum Wright.
76' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Ryan Hedges by Arnor Sigurdsson on 76 minute.
81' Todd Cantwell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
83' Jordan Houghton is replacing Darko Gyabi for the Plymouth Argyle FC side.
86' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joe Rankin-Costello makes no mistake. 1-1!
88' Poor challenge from Jordan Houghton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Morgan Whittaker was booked on 90.
With this win, Plymouth Argyle FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Tyrhys Dolan	1
Ryan Hardie	1
Luke Cundle	1
Finn Azaz	1
Samuel Szmodics	1
Joe Rankin-Costello	1
Michael Obafemi	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