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Championship 23/24

Southampton v Plymouth Argyle

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.

Southampton2 – 1 Plymouth Argyle 29 Dec 2023
12/14
of the model's most-confident calls landed. Every one was published before kick-off and priced the same way as every other fixture. A single game is noise, not a verdict — the season-long record is on the track record.

Before Southampton beat Plymouth Argyle 2–1, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 12 landed — the strongest being Adam Armstrong for 1+ shots total (95%, had 3). Its clearest miss: Mickel Miller for 1+ tackles (89%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.

Match officials
James Linington refereed this match 4.09cards a gameleague 4.01 82games
James Linington's card record
See the full player stats boardBoth likely XIs side by side — hit rates over your chosen window, add to your slip ›

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.

PlayerMarketLineModel ActualResult
Carlos Alcaraz shots total 1+ 95% 4 ✓
Adam Armstrong shots total 1+ 95% 3 ✓
Ryan Fraser shots total 1+ 95% 2 ✓
Morgan Whittaker shots total 1+ 95% 6 ✓
Ryan Hardie shots total 1+ 94% 1 ✓
Che Adams shots total 1+ 91% 4 ✓
Samuel Edozie shots total 1+ 90% 2 ✓
Will Smallbone shots total 1+ 90% 2 ✓
Stuart Armstrong shots total 1+ 90% 1 ✓
Mickel Miller tackles 1+ 89% 0 ✗
Joe Aribo tackles 1+ 89% 1 ✓
Carlos Alcaraz tackles 1+ 86% 2 ✓
Finn Azaz shots total 1+ 83% 0 ✗
Ben Waine shots total 1+ 82% 1 ✓

How these are modelled: Shots total Tackles

Team & match markets

MarketLineModel ActualResult
Match goals O2.5 81% 3 goals ✓
BTTS Yes 76% Yes ✓
Match cards O4.5 71% 5 cards ✓

How these are modelled: Match goals Match cards

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Frequently asked

How did the SharpXI model do on Southampton v Plymouth Argyle?

12 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 Southampton v Plymouth Argyle?

The most confident call it got wrong was Mickel Miller at 89% for tackles — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.

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.