Plymouth Argyle FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2020-21

Plymouth Argyle FC

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Sunderland AFC

Sat 1 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC Home Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Panutche Camara 42' Y

Ryan Law 49' Y

Jerome Opoku 54' Y

Jerome Opoku 64' R

Joe Edwards 76' Y

Overview

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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at Home Park.

Plymouth Argyle FC 46 games · 73 pts (2026/27)
Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

Head-to-Head

Plymouth Argyle FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sunderland AFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2021-01-19 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2019-03-02 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2018-11-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Sunderland AFC	H	1–3	L
24 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	1–3	L
20 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–6	L
17 Apr	Burton Albion FC	A	1–1	D
10 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L
05 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	0–3	L

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–1	W
27 Apr	Blackpool FC	H	0–1	L
24 Apr	Accrington Stanley FC	H	3–3	D
20 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
17 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	0–1	L
13 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Home Park that hosts another battle between Plymouth Argyle FC and Sunderland AFC.
5' Denver Hume has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 363 appearances.
10' Plymouth Argyle FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sunderland AFC's shape.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and Sunderland AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
21' Magnificent from Ross Stewart! That is 47 goals in 212 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carl Winchester is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Plymouth Argyle FC.
31' Ireland international Aiden O'Brien has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Plymouth Argyle FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Panutche Camara on 42 minutes.
46' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Conor McLaughlin by Carl Winchester on 46 minute.
49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Law on 49.
54' That is a Yellow card for Plymouth Argyle FC. Jerome Opoku will be fuming at that decision.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Plymouth Argyle FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' A stunning finish from Joe Edwards — that came from absolutely nowhere!
63' Klaidi Lolos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Hardie at the 63 minute mark.
64' A moment of madness from Jerome Opoku on 64 minutes earns him a Red card. Plymouth Argyle FC will be frustrated.
65' The Sunderland AFC bench stirs into life. Jack Diamond is withdrawn and Chris Maguire gets his opportunity.
68' Another change for Plymouth Argyle FC made on 68 minute. Niall Ennis leaves to be changed by Ollie Tomlinson.
73' Sunderland AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
76' It’s a booking for Plymouth Argyle FC player. Joe Edwards gets a Yellow card.
81' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
84' Assisted by Lynden Gooch with the perfectly-timed delivery and Chris Maguire makes no mistake. 1-2!
85' Another substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC to replace Panutche Camara by Ben Reeves on 85 minute.
88' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Josh Scowen is replaced by Grant Leadbitter on 88 minute.
90' Denver Hume does the damage! The net is bulging and Sunderland AFC surge ahead!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sunderland AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Byron Moore
14
Ben Reeves ↑ 85'
19
Klaidi Lolos ↑ 63'
23
Luke McCormick ↑ 85'
31
Luke Jephcott
41
Ollie Tomlinson ↑ 68'

Coach Ryan Lowe

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Bailey Wright
2
Conor McLaughlin ↓ Carl Winchester 46'
33
Denver Hume
11
Lynden Gooch
6
Max Power
13
Luke O'Nien
21
Jack Diamond ↓ Chris Maguire 65'
14
Josh Scowen ↓ Grant Leadbitter 88'
1
Lee Burge
27
Jordan Jones
31
Ross Stewart ↓ Aiden O'Brien 88'

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joe Edwards	3
Ryan Hardie	2
Aiden McGeady	2
George Honeyman	1
Pierre Ekwah	1
Aiden O'Brien	1
Patrick Roberts	1
Adam Lewis	1

Head to Head

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2021-05-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2021-04-24 Oxford United FC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2021-04-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–6 Charlton Athletic FC L 2021-04-17 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2021-04-10 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2021-04-05 Shrewsbury Town FC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2021-05-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2021-04-27 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackpool FC L 2021-04-24 Sunderland AFC 3–3 Accrington Stanley FC D 2021-04-20 Hull City AFC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-04-17 Blackpool FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2021-04-13 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Plymouth Argyle FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 Sunderland AFC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Plymouth Argyle FC25% Draw26% Sunderland AFC49%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Sunderland AFC

75%

Plymouth Argyle FC or Sunderland AFC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Plymouth Argyle FC18% Draw44% Sunderland AFC38%

Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 1

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap	Plymouth Argyle FC covers	Push	Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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