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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 12, 2023 at 3pm UK
Vicarage Road
Plymouth Argyle

Watford
0 - 0
Plymouth

FT

Scarr (71'), Mumba (78')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Watford and Plymouth Argyle, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Watford

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Stevenage 2-1 Watford (4-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Plymouth Argyle

All competitions
Championship
Last Game: Plymouth 2-0 Leyton Orient
Tuesday, August 8 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

We said: Watford 3-2 Plymouth Argyle

 Watford are back at Vicarage Road after EFL Cup disappointment in the week, and the Hornets faithful will be expecting a response against newly-promoted Plymouth. The Pilgrims burst back onto the second-tier scene in the contest with Huddersfield last time out, but a trip to Hertfordshire will prove a much sterner test for the League One champions. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Watford win with a probability of 44.08%. A win for Plymouth Argyle had a probability of 31.1% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Watford win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.12%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Plymouth Argyle win was 0-1 (7.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
WatfordDrawPlymouth Argyle
44.08% (-0.023999999999994 -0.02) 24.82% (0.0010000000000012 0) 31.1% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
Both teams to score 56.86%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.83% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)46.17%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.53% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)68.47% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Watford Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79% (-0.012999999999991 -0.01)21% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.22% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)53.78% (0.012999999999998 0.01)
Plymouth Argyle Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.98% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)28.02% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.33% (0.013999999999996 0.01)63.67% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Watford 44.08%
    Plymouth Argyle 31.1%
    Draw 24.82%
WatfordDrawPlymouth Argyle
1-0 @ 9.19% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-1 @ 9.12% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
2-0 @ 7.17% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-1 @ 4.74% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 3.73% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
3-2 @ 3.02% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 1.85% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.45% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.18%
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 44.08%
1-1 @ 11.68%
0-0 @ 5.89%
2-2 @ 5.8% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-3 @ 1.28%
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 24.82%
0-1 @ 7.49% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-2 @ 7.43% (0.0040000000000004 0)
0-2 @ 4.76% (0.0029999999999992 0)
1-3 @ 3.15% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 2.46% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-3 @ 2.02% (0.0020000000000002 0)
1-4 @ 1% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 31.1%

How you voted: Watford vs Plymouth

Watford
70.4%
Draw
11.1%
Plymouth Argyle
18.5%
27
Head to Head
Apr 10, 2010 3pm
Watford
1-0
Plymouth
Helguson (50')
Henderson (90')

Mackie (55')
Sep 15, 2009 3pm
Plymouth
0-1
Watford

Timar (27'), Arnason (37'), McNamee (43')
Cleverley (4')
Mar 3, 2009 3pm
Plymouth
2-1
Watford
Gallagher (73', 35' pen.)

Williamson (3')
Sep 16, 2008 3pm
Watford
1-2
Plymouth
O'Toole (83')
Smith (73')
Duguid (30'), Summerfield (72' pen.)
Paterson (55'), Doumbé (75')
Mar 22, 2008 3pm
Plymouth
1-1
Watford
Easter (34')
Halmosi (58'), Anderson (83')
Halmosi (68')
Williamson (37')
Sadler (58'), Henderson (89'), O'Toole (90')
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