Plymouth Argyle vs Bristol City Prediction and Betting Tips | January 1st 2025

Plymouth Argyle and Bristol City kick off 2024 when they go head-to-head at Home Park in round 25 of the EFL Championship on New Year's Day. The Pilgrims, who recently announced the departure of head coach Wayne Rooney, will be looking to snap their nine-game winless run and begin the new year on a high.

Plymouth Argyle failed to stop the rot as they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium in their final outing of 2024. The Pilgrims have gone nine straight games without a win, losing six and claiming three draws since scraping a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth on November 5.

This dire run has seen Plymouth plummet to the bottom of the EFL Championship standings with 18 points from 23 games, with head coach Wayne Rooney relieved of his role at the helm of affairs.

Elsewhere, Bristol City wrapped up their schedule for 2024 in style as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Portsmouth at the Ashton Gate Stadium on Sunday. This followed a nervy 1-0 victory over Luton Town on Boxing Day, a result which saw their four-game winless run come to an end.

With 33 points from 24 matches, Bristol City are currently 10th in the Championship table, level on points with Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City.

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Plymouth Argyle vs Bristol City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• With 39 wins from the last 65 meetings between the sides, Bristol City boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
• Plymouth Argyle have picked up 23 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 13 occasions.
• Bristol City are on a five-game winning streak against Plymouth, scoring 11 goals and keeping four clean sheets since a 1-0 defeat in August 2018.
• The Robins have failed to win their last four away matches, picking up just one point from a possible 12 since a 2-0 victory over Norwich City on November 9.
• Plymouth are unbeaten in seven of their last eight home games, claiming four wins and three draws since the start of September.

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Plymouth Argyle vs Bristol City Prediction

Plymouth endured weeks of woeful results under now-sacked coach Wayne Rooney and will hope the Englishman’s departure can steer a turnaround in the new year.

However, Bristol City appear to have hit their stride and we are backing them to come away with the desired result.

Prediction: Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Bristol City

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Plymouth Argyle vs Bristol City Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Bristol City to win

Tip 2: First to score - Bristol City (The Robins have opened the scoring in their last five matches)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in eight of the visitors’ last 10 outings)