Soccer preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Ipswich Town greet Plymouth Argyle

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium (30311 seats)

A crucial game in League One as both teams are fighting for the top spots. With Ipswich Town in 3rd position and Plymouth Argyle at 1st, this promises to be an exciting duel. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (47) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle is in the best form (4-2-0) in League One

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a EFL Trophy game only four days ago. That game, against Bristol Rovers, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Plymouth Argyle.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

25 points is a decent return from 12 League One games here at Portman Road Stadium for Ipswich Town. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Portman Road Stadium.

Ipswich Town's previous fixture was a FA Cup game also played at their home, ending 4-1 against Rotherham United. The home side are looking to continue in that form.

Before that, Ipswich Town played out a League One draw 1-1 when visiting Lincoln City.

The Ipswich Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Ipswich have conceded only 9 goals.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. Plymouth Argyle are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.

Two away games in a row for Plymouth, whose boss Schumacher could celebrate last time after the EFL Trophy win against Bristol Rovers.

Ahead of that match was the League One away draw versus Bolton Wanderers that ended 0-0.

Plymouth Argyle has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Plymouth Argyle have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle - Ipswich Town 2-1 was the output when these sides previously did battle, also in this season. Data for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Ipswich, three draws and three wins for Plymouth Argyle. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Ipswich TownC. Chaplin
C. Chaplin
9 goals
Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
8 goals
Plymouth ArgyleN. Ennis
N. Ennis
8 goals

Ipswich Town missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Ipswich Town Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 4 13 26
14 7 2 Won W 2 5 17
8 4 2 Drew D 2 6 6
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
47 22 6 Scored S 6 21 46
25 9 3 Conceded C 4 17 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 92%
84% 83% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 73%
56% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 58%
24% 17% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 31%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 15%
56% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 54%
36% 42% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 42%
8% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 12%
 
7.6 8.6 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.1 5.3
3.2 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.4 5
1.8 1.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
16.9 18 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.2 13.6
6.2 6.6 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4 4.9
30% 28% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 36%
 
6.9 5.6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 15 12.8 11.8
2.4 1.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.8 4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ipswich Town have the most scored goals (47) in League One
  • Ipswich Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ipswich Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle is in the best form (4-2-0) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 26 17 6 3 46 26 13 12 0 1 25 9 13 5 6 2 21 17 20 57
2 Sheffield Wednesday 25 15 7 3 45 18 13 8 4 1 30 11 12 7 3 2 15 7 27 52
3 Ipswich Town 25 14 8 3 47 25 12 7 4 1 22 9 13 7 4 2 25 16 22 50
4 Derby County 24 11 8 5 33 17 12 8 2 2 23 10 12 3 6 3 10 7 16 41
5 Bolton Wanderers 25 11 8 6 30 20 13 7 4 2 16 8 12 4 4 4 14 12 10 41
6 Barnsley 23 12 4 7 30 21 12 7 1 4 17 13 11 5 3 3 13 8 9 40
7 Wycombe Wanderers 25 11 5 9 33 26 12 6 3 3 19 12 13 5 2 6 14 14 7 38
8 Bristol Rovers 26 10 7 9 42 43 13 5 4 4 21 22 13 5 3 5 21 21 -1 37
9 Peterborough United 24 11 2 11 39 31 12 8 1 3 24 9 12 3 1 8 15 22 8 35
10 Port Vale 24 10 5 9 27 32 11 5 3 3 13 11 13 5 2 6 14 21 -5 35
11 Exeter City 25 9 7 9 38 36 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 4 4 5 20 20 2 34
12 Portsmouth 22 7 10 5 29 27 12 3 7 2 17 15 10 4 3 3 12 12 2 31
13 Charlton Athletic 25 7 10 8 38 36 13 5 5 3 24 17 12 2 5 5 14 19 2 31
14 Fleetwood Town 24 6 11 7 28 25 11 2 5 4 10 10 13 4 6 3 18 15 3 29
15 Oxford United 24 7 8 9 29 27 12 4 3 5 16 13 12 3 5 4 13 14 2 29
16 Lincoln City 24 6 11 7 24 30 12 2 10 0 13 10 12 4 1 7 11 20 -6 29
17 Shrewsbury Town 24 8 5 11 23 29 13 5 2 6 13 17 11 3 3 5 10 12 -6 29
18 Cheltenham Town 24 8 4 12 19 27 11 5 1 5 11 13 13 3 3 7 8 14 -8 28
19 Morecambe 25 5 9 11 26 35 13 4 5 4 16 16 12 1 4 7 10 19 -9 24
20 Cambridge United 25 7 3 15 22 41 13 5 2 6 12 16 12 2 1 9 10 25 -19 24
21 Accrington Stanley 23 5 7 11 21 38 11 2 5 4 14 18 12 3 2 7 7 20 -17 22
22 Burton Albion 25 5 7 13 32 50 12 3 4 5 14 19 13 2 3 8 18 31 -18 22
23 Milton Keynes Dons 24 6 3 15 23 36 12 2 2 8 10 20 12 4 1 7 13 16 -13 21
24 Forest Green Rovers 25 5 5 15 21 49 13 4 0 9 10 23 12 1 5 6 11 26 -28 20

Read more about League One

The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.