Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Preston North End FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Plymouth Argyle FC
Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 19,198 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 14' Mustapha Bundu
0–2 75' Callum Wright
Emil Riis Jakobsen 90' 1–2
Stefan Teitur Thordarson 30' Y
Ben Whiteman 33' Y
Y 33' Julio Pleguezuelo
Y 46' Victor Palsson
Robbie Brady 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
  • Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Plymouth Argyle FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2024-10-26 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Preston North End FC 2024-03-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2023-09-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–2 L
21 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
12 Apr Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
08 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Stoke City FC H 1–1 D
Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Coventry City FC H 3–1 W
18 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
12 Apr Sheffield United FC H 2–1 W
09 Apr Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
05 Apr Norwich City FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Plymouth Argyle FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 14' Plymouth Argyle FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mustapha Bundu on 14.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Palsson, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Conor Hazard suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' 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.
  • 30' Stefan Teitur Thordarson was booked on 30.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Ben Whiteman. He receives a card.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 45' Another change for Plymouth Argyle FC made on 45 minute. Julio Pleguezuelo leaves to be changed by Maksym Taloverov.
  • 46' That looks like a foul for a card for Victor Palsson.
  • 51' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' Plymouth Argyle FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' Another substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC to replace Nikola Katic by Joe Edwards on 67 minute.
  • 69' Ryan Ledson is replacing Stefan Teitur Thordarson for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Goal! Callum Wright scores his 16 goal in 145 matches.
  • 76' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 76 minute. Andrew Hughes leaves to be changed by Ched Evans.
  • 81' Milutin Osmajic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' The Plymouth Argyle FC manager makes a substitution. Darko Gyabi departs to be replaced by Jordan Houghton.
  • 87' It looks surprising Plymouth Argyle FC does not make any changes. Kaine Kesler has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' GOAL! Emil Riis Jakobsen scores on 90. Assisted by Ched Evans
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Robbie Brady. He receives a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Plymouth Argyle FC players.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Liam Millar 2
Morgan Whittaker 1
Freddie Issaka 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Mustapha Bundu 1
Duane Holmes 1
Callum Wright 1
Ryan Hardie 1

Head to Head

2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC 2024-10-26 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Preston North End FC 2024-03-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2023-09-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Preston North End FC Form

2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-12 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-04-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2025-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC W 2025-04-09 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC38% Draw28% Plymouth Argyle FC34%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC
62%
Preston North End FC or Plymouth Argyle FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC29% Draw46% Plymouth Argyle FC25%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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