Plymouth Argyle vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on December 21st, 2024

Plymouth Argyle and Middlesbrough will on Saturday, December 21st, 2024 at 15:00h (UTC), play in a Championship football game in England, check the Plymouth Argyle vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Plymouth Argyle vs Middlesbrough will occur

The game takes place in the small Home Park stadium, in the city of Plymouth, with a capacity for 17150 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the Plymouth Argyle vs Middlesbrough betting tip 2024/2025

The Championship has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.67 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.46 goals per match played.

Plymouth Argyle last match

In the last match they played, Plymouth Argyle collected a defeat. The opposing team was Sheffield United, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-0 - was valid for Championship. Coach W. Rooney's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 7.50 were a sign of it.

A defense below expectations, with Brendan Galloway, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Middlesbrough last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Middlesbrough, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Millwall team with a final score of 1-0.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.62.

Plymouth Argyle vs Middlesbrough h2h

When these teams last met at Championship, Middlesbrough was 13th place while Plymouth Argyle was in 17th place. Middlesbrough deployed in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Plymouth Argyle set up a 3-4-3 alignment.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 24-02-2024 in a Championship match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 0-2 win for Plymouth Argyle.

The Middlesbrough team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Plymouth Argyle team, which has no wins recently.

Plymouth Argyle

Championship leaderboard now

With 17 points won, Plymouth Argyle is in 23rd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 11 losses, plus 5 draws.

The team has no advantage against the Portsmouth team who holds the 22nd place in the 22nd round.

Plymouth Argyle analysis

At the end of round 21 of Championship, Plymouth Argyle collected 19 goals scored and 42 goals conceded.

Plymouth Argyle team comes to this game with a sequence of 4 losses in the Championship that has been affecting the team's morale.

Plymouth Argyle seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

The average ball possession of Plymouth Argyle in this league is 47.7%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Middlesbrough they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Plymouth Argyle

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Andre Gray. With 3 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Plymouth Argyle team achieving several victories this season.

Middlesbrough

Championship leaderboard now

The Middlesbrough team with 34 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 10 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses.

This means that, in the 22nd round, the team has the same score that the Watford team that is just behind in 7th place.

Middlesbrough analysis

After 21 rounds, Middlesbrough has a positive goal difference, with 35 goals scored and only 25 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the Regular Season, Middlesbrough is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.19 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

It is an average ball possession of 55.19% that the Middlesbrough team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

Middlesbrough is a more offensive team than Plymouth Argyle, having 2117 attacks vs. 1725 from Plymouth Argyle, having scored 35 times, in comparison, Plymouth Argyle converted into goal 19 times.

Best goalscorer from Middlesbrough

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Tommy Conway. The Attacker has scored 8 times in this competition and helped Middlesbrough avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Plymouth Argyle is Andre Gray, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Middlesbrough is Tommy Conway, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.5 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.48 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Plymouth Argyle side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Middlesbrough who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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