Preston North End vs Plymouth Argyle Predictions & Live Stream - Open contest to produce goals

Tolu Shotade

Editor

Last updated: 25 Apr 2025

Add to Calendar

Tolu Shotade 25 Apr 2025

Share this article

Plymouth Argyle fight for survival against Preston North End.
Both teams excel offensively but struggle defensively.
Preston maintain a strong home record; Argyle struggle away.

Preston North End vs Plymouth Argyle

Preston v Plymouth Live StreamWatch live online at Vave > Soccer > England Championship. T&Cs apply. Watch and bet Starts in To use the Live Streaming service you will need to be logged in and have a funded account or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. Note, under Australian law, Live Streaming is exempt from Parts 3 and 4 of the Broadcasting Services (Online Content Service Provider Rules) 2018.

Plymouth Argyle will be looking to boost their slim chances of survival when they travel to Preston North End for the penultimate English Championship fixture of the season.

The visitors are showing some fight in recent weeks while the hosts have also impressed lately. Both teams have looked sharp going forward but tend to struggle at the back and should serve up goals in this one.

Preston North End Form

Sitting just three points above the relegation zone, Preston North End are not quite safe at the moment. Their recent form has been troubling as they are winless in their last six Championship matches, suffering four defeats in that run, including a 2-1 loss at Hull City last time out.

The good news for Preston North End is that they have been on the road for much of that run and head into this clash unbeaten in 14 of their last 15 home matches. However, they fell 2-1 to QPR in their previous fixture in front of their fans.

Preston North End have struggled defensively and are without a clean sheet in their last nine Championship matches. However, Paul Heckingbottom's team are solid going forward, scoring first in their last four home matches, with three of those fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Plymouth Argyle Form

Plymouth Argyle are currently bottom of the table but still have an outside chance of survival, sitting just three points from safety. They have shown some fight lately and have won three of their last five matches, claiming a 3-1 victory over Coventry City in their previous fixture.

One problem that has hampered Plymouth Argyle is their poor record on their travels having picked up just one away win all season. Miron Muslic's team were beaten 2-1 at Middlesbrough in their previous fixture on their travels.

Plymouth Argyle's push for survival has been driven by a solid attack that has scored in four of the last five matches. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in those five fixtures, all of which have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to head

Preston North End seem to often get the better of Plymouth Argyle and are unbeaten in the last six matches. Both teams battled to a 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture back in October.

Verdict

Preston v Plymouth

Preston North End and Plymouth Argyle often serve up open encounters and both teams have scored in three of their four meetings. With two of the last three matches also producing over 2.5 goals, a repeat could be on the cards here.

The hosts have opened the scoring in the last five matches against Plymouth Argyle and should grab the opening goal here.