Preston vs Plymouth

26 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 90’
  • Mustapha Bundu 14’
  • Callum Wright 75’

Match summary

Plymouth won 2-1 away at Preston. Plymouth led 1-0 at half-time.

Mustapha Bundu put Plymouth ahead in the 14th minute, Callum Wright made it 0-2 in the 75th minute, and Emil Riis Jacobsen pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 90th minute.

Preston can feel hard done by, creating 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Plymouth's 0.77 from 5.

Match stats

Preston Plymouth
20 Shots 5
7 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 0.80
2.42 Non-penalty xG 0.80

Key events

Preston Plymouth
Kick-off
14’
Mustapha Bundu0-1 (Plymouth)
Half-time0-1
75’
Callum Wright0-2 (Plymouth)
Emil Riis Jacobsen1-2 (Preston)
90’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Ben Whiteman
  • Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
Plymouth
  • Victor Pálsson
  • Julio Pleguezuelo
  • Jordan Houghton

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 0.77 14’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 0-1 14’ 75’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), 0-2 75’ 90’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 0.77 14’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), 0-1 Bundu 14’ 75’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), 0-2 Wright 75’ 90’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 1-2 Jacobsen 90’
Preston 2.42 xGPlymouth 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Preston attacking 
31’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 14’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 75’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), set piece, 0.24 xG, goal 68’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 3’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.20 xG, saved 49’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 4’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 49’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 87’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 28’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 14’ Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 75’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), set piece, 0.24 xG, goal 68’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 3’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.20 xG, saved 49’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.20 xG, off target 4’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 49’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 87’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 90’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, goal 58’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 28’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Nikola Katić (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 72’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Maksym Talovierov (Plymouth), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – 5 0.70 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.27 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.11 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
69′ – – 1 0.57 – –
Robbie Brady
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Andrew Hughes Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.46 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.18 – – –
Ryan Ledson Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Ched Evans Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 53% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.57
Plymouth win 21% Avg odds 4.59

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.