Football betting preview: Morecambe with moderate expectations before welcoming Plymouth Argyle

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Fri 07.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

Home advantage feels safe and nice for Morecambe, but Plymouth Argyle are fully intent and qualified to get all three points. What happens today?

Insights:
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals in the first half (36) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in League One

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Morecambe form and stats

6-8-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Morecambe so far this season.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 183 minutes without scoring a league goal. Hunter was the last player to find the net.

In their previous game, the manager Adams led his Morecambe to a defeat away at Barnsley. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mazuma Stadium. Morecambe were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Morecambe's goalkeeper Ripley was extremely busy against Barnsley, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Weir (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.15/10. Weir dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Heartbreak before that as Morecambe lost 0-1 at Milton Keynes Dons's place.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Morecambe as they are travelling to their away game against Portsmouth in the League One. That match is three days after this one.

Morecambe are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 25 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Morecambe have conceded 26 in these home matches.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The visitors are W7-D7-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

180 minutes! That's how long the Plymouth goalkeeper Callum Burton and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Two away games in a row for Plymouth Argyle, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 vs Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Trophy.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Accrington Stanley.

A new game in only three days for Plymouth Argyle, the League One home match versus Lincoln City. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth's attacking play in away games, having scored 29 goals in 19 league matches away. 28 goals have been conceded by Plymouth Argyle in these games.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle have put together a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (4-1-0) when playing Morecambe.

Plymouth Argyle - Morecambe 2-1 was the outcome when these two squads last played each other, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
13 goals
Plymouth ArgyleN. Ennis
N. Ennis
9 goals
MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
8 goals

Morecambe missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 6 19 38
7 6 1 Won W 4 7 24
13 8 2 Drew D 2 7 8
20 6 3 Lost L 0 5 6
37 25 3 Scored S 14 29 67
68 26 9 Conceded C 4 28 41
95% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
78% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 74% 76%
50% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 58% 55%
25% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 42% 32%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 21% 16%
52% 55% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 53%
15% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 32% 39%
38% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 21% 16%
 
3.5 3.8 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.8 5.3
6.8 6.8 7.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.1 4.8
1.9 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
9.4 10.2 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11 13.4
3.2 3.9 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.2 4.9
29% 32% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 36% 36%
 
17 16.4 18.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 12.7 11.8
6 5.7 7.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.1 3.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals in the first half (36) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (41) 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 Sheffield Wednesday 39 23 11 5 67 31 20 13 6 1 43 15 19 10 5 4 24 16 36 80
2 Plymouth Argyle 38 24 8 6 67 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 19 7 7 5 29 28 26 80
3 Ipswich Town 38 22 12 4 74 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 19 10 6 3 32 19 43 78
4 Barnsley 38 23 6 9 66 34 19 14 1 4 41 18 19 9 5 5 25 16 32 75
5 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
6 Peterborough United 39 20 4 15 65 47 20 12 3 5 35 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 18 64
7 Derby County 39 18 10 11 59 41 20 12 4 4 37 18 19 6 6 7 22 23 18 64
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 8 13 53 38 20 10 5 5 30 19 19 8 3 8 23 19 15 62
9 Portsmouth 39 16 13 10 54 44 20 8 9 3 31 20 19 8 4 7 23 24 10 61
10 Shrewsbury Town 38 16 7 15 47 47 18 10 2 6 28 22 20 6 5 9 19 25 0 55
11 Exeter City 39 14 11 14 58 51 19 9 5 5 32 21 20 5 6 9 26 30 7 53
12 Charlton Athletic 39 13 13 13 59 50 20 7 7 6 36 24 19 6 6 7 23 26 9 52
13 Fleetwood Town 39 12 14 13 43 41 20 6 7 7 21 21 19 6 7 6 22 20 2 50
14 Lincoln City 38 9 19 10 35 41 18 4 13 1 16 14 20 5 6 9 19 27 -6 46
15 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
16 Cheltenham Town 39 12 9 18 34 49 20 7 6 7 19 23 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 45
17 Port Vale 39 12 9 18 40 57 20 7 4 9 20 27 19 5 5 9 20 30 -17 45
18 Burton Albion 37 11 9 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 19 5 4 10 26 41 -23 42
19 Milton Keynes Dons 39 11 7 21 36 56 19 4 4 11 13 25 20 7 3 10 23 31 -20 40
20 Oxford United 38 9 11 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 20 4 8 8 17 23 -10 38
21 Accrington Stanley 38 8 11 19 30 63 19 5 5 9 20 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -33 35
22 Morecambe 40 7 13 20 37 68 20 6 8 6 25 26 20 1 5 14 12 42 -31 34
23 Cambridge United 38 9 6 23 30 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 19 3 2 14 13 36 -29 33
24 Forest Green Rovers 39 6 8 25 29 72 19 5 1 13 14 32 20 1 7 12 15 40 -43 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 39 23 11 5 67 31 20 13 6 1 43 15 19 10 5 4 24 16 36 80
2 Plymouth Argyle 38 24 8 6 67 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 19 7 7 5 29 28 26 80
3 Ipswich Town 38 22 12 4 74 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 19 10 6 3 32 19 43 78
4 Barnsley 38 23 6 9 66 34 19 14 1 4 41 18 19 9 5 5 25 16 32 75
5 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
6 Peterborough United 39 20 4 15 65 47 20 12 3 5 35 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 18 64
7 Derby County 39 18 10 11 59 41 20 12 4 4 37 18 19 6 6 7 22 23 18 64
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 8 13 53 38 20 10 5 5 30 19 19 8 3 8 23 19 15 62
9 Portsmouth 39 16 13 10 54 44 20 8 9 3 31 20 19 8 4 7 23 24 10 61
10 Shrewsbury Town 38 16 7 15 47 47 18 10 2 6 28 22 20 6 5 9 19 25 0 55
11 Exeter City 39 14 11 14 58 51 19 9 5 5 32 21 20 5 6 9 26 30 7 53
12 Charlton Athletic 39 13 13 13 59 50 20 7 7 6 36 24 19 6 6 7 23 26 9 52
13 Fleetwood Town 39 12 14 13 43 41 20 6 7 7 21 21 19 6 7 6 22 20 2 50
14 Lincoln City 38 9 19 10 35 41 18 4 13 1 16 14 20 5 6 9 19 27 -6 46
15 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
16 Cheltenham Town 39 12 9 18 34 49 20 7 6 7 19 23 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 45
17 Port Vale 39 12 9 18 40 57 20 7 4 9 20 27 19 5 5 9 20 30 -17 45
18 Burton Albion 37 11 9 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 19 5 4 10 26 41 -23 42
19 Milton Keynes Dons 39 11 7 21 36 56 19 4 4 11 13 25 20 7 3 10 23 31 -20 40
20 Oxford United 38 9 11 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 20 4 8 8 17 23 -10 38
21 Accrington Stanley 38 8 11 19 30 63 19 5 5 9 20 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -33 35
22 Morecambe 40 7 13 20 37 68 20 6 8 6 25 26 20 1 5 14 12 42 -31 34
23 Cambridge United 38 9 6 23 30 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 19 3 2 14 13 36 -29 33
24 Forest Green Rovers 39 6 8 25 29 72 19 5 1 13 14 32 20 1 7 12 15 40 -43 26

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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.