Stoke City vs Plymouth Argyle betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Championship match on January 04th, 2025

Stoke City and Plymouth Argyle will on Saturday, January 04th, 2025 at 12:30h (UTC), play in a Championship football game in England, check the Stoke City vs Plymouth Argyle betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Stoke City vs Plymouth Argyle will occur

The game takes place in the Bet365 Stadium stadium, in the city of Stoke, with a capacity for 30089 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Stoke City vs Plymouth Argyle 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 2.48 goals per match played.

Stoke City last match

In the last match they played, Stoke City collected a win. The opposing team was Sunderland, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-0 - was valid for Championship. Coach N. Pèlach Nadal's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 3.25.

While a good part of the team did not have an eye-catching performance, Thomas Cannon called the responsibility. It appeared very well in the contest's central moments, becoming the great name of victory for Stoke City.

Plymouth Argyle last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Championship, Plymouth Argyle, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Oxford United team with a final score of 2-0.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 1.90, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

Stoke City vs Plymouth Argyle h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Championship, Stoke City ranked 19th place while Plymouth Argyle was in 21st place. Stoke City initiated hostilities with a 4-3-3 formation while Plymouth Argyle played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The two teams have not faced each other since 31-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Championship, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Stoke City.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

The Stoke City team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Plymouth Argyle has been more irregular.

Stoke City

Championship leaderboard now

Stoke City joins this game with 25 points, having lost 11 games, winning only 6, and scoring 7 draws. The team ranks in 18th place in the Championship and suffers from a negative balance.

Which means that in the 26th round, the team is ahead with no advantage over Luton Town team who is in the 19th place.

Stoke City analysis

Stoke City at the end of round 25 in Championship had 24 goals scored and 32 conceded.

With an average of 3.88 shots on goal per match, Stoke City certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Stoke City, with a ball possession of 48% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Plymouth Argyle of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Stoke City has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 2094 attacks resulting in 24 goals. Plymouth Argyle, on the other hand, has only scored 22 times with 1948 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Stoke City

In this season, the individual highlight is Thomas Cannon that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 9 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Stoke City achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Plymouth Argyle

Championship leaderboard now

With 18 points won, Plymouth Argyle is in 24th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 13 losses, plus 6 draws.

In the 26th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to the Portsmouth team who places just above in 23rd place.

Plymouth Argyle analysis

After 25 rounds, Plymouth Argyle has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 51 goals so far and scored 22 times.

Plymouth Argyle has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

Plymouth Argyle is currently struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating better opportunities and converting them into goals.

With an average of 0.96 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Plymouth Argyle

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Mustapha Bundu has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Plymouth Argyle with 3 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Stoke City is Thomas Cannon, who has already scored 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Plymouth Argyle is Mustapha Bundu, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 4.15 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.12 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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