Match Report
4 points and 3 places separated them: Preston North End 20th with 50, Plymouth Argyle 23rd with 46. Plymouth Argyle had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 23rd overall. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Preston North End ran at 1.04 scored and 1.28 conceded, Plymouth Argyle at 1.11 and 1.91.
Preston North End had lost three in a row. From the last five rounds, Preston North End held 2 points of 15 and Plymouth Argyle 9.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Preston North End, 0 by Plymouth Argyle, 2 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
Deepdale staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,408. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Plymouth Argyle led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Preston North End: E. Riis (90') · Plymouth Argyle: Mustapha Bundu (14'), Callum Wright (75')
Key stats
Possession: Preston North End 69% · Plymouth Argyle 31% · Total shots: 20-5 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 9-2