Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Plymouth Argyle drew with Preston North End 3–3, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 14 landed — the strongest being Ali McCann for 1+ tackles (95%, had 4). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali McCann | tackles | 1+ | 95% | 4 | ✓ |
| Morgan Whittaker | shots total | 1+ | 95% | 4 | ✓ |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | shots total | 1+ | 94% | 4 | ✓ |
| Robbie Brady | tackles | 1+ | 91% | 2 | ✓ |
| Andre Gray | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 2 | ✓ |
| Frederick Issaka | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 2 | ✓ |
| Sam Greenwood | shots total | 1+ | 89% | 5 | ✓ |
| Brad Potts | tackles | 1+ | 89% | 1 | ✓ |
| Darko Gyabi | fouls drawn | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Adam Forshaw | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 2 | ✓ |
| Joe Edwards | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 2 | ✓ |
| Bali Mumba | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Mads Frøkjær | fouls committed | 1+ | 85% | 1 | ✓ |
| Sam Greenwood | fouls committed | 1+ | 85% | 1 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Tackles Shots total Fouls drawn Fouls committed
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTTS | Yes | 60% | Yes | ✓ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 54% | 6 goals | ✓ |
| Match cards | O4.5 | 45% | 3 cards | ✗ |
How these are modelled: BTTS Match cards
Dig deeper
Past meetings
- Preston North End 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Apr 2025
- Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Preston North End Mar 2024
- Preston North End 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Sep 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End?
14 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Plymouth Argyle v Preston North End?
Every one of its confident calls landed this time — a single strong game, not a verdict. When the model does miss, those rows sit in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross; we never hide them.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.