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- Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Plymouth Argyle nor Bristol Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
18-1-2 is the performance here at Home Park so far in the League One, giving Plymouth Argyle a total of 55 from their 21 games here. Outstanding results!
Plymouth Argyle's last game was hosting Cambridge United (placed 22nd) and winning 3-1. Midfielder Edwards was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.71 (out of ten) in that game. Edwards scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Shrewsbury Town and winning 2-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Plymouth as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Burton Albion are visiting.
A decent goal production from Plymouth Argyle in their home games so far, with 41 goals from 21 league matches. Plymouth have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Bristol Rovers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Port Vale. Gibson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.04. Gibson won 7 of 11 duels.
A loss against Sheffield Wednesday was the result prior to that, in a home game.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bristol Rovers manager Barton as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Peterborough United.
The travelling fans enjoy Bristol's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 20 league matches away. Bristol Rovers's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 33 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Plymouth Argyle have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) facing Bristol Rovers.Bristol Rovers - Plymouth 2-2 was the output when these sides previously met, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Collins 16 goals |   R. Hardie 13 goals | N. Ennis 10 goals |
Plymouth Argyle missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Plymouth Argyle | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 43 | 21 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 20 | 42 |
| 28 | 18 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 76 | 41 | 13 | Scored | S | 5 | 30 | 55 |
| 46 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 14 | 33 | 66 |
| 93% | 95% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 77% | 81% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 79% |
| 56% | 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 65% | 55% |
| 33% | 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 35% | 29% |
| 14% | 10% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| 53% | 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 57% |
| 37% | 43% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 21% |
| 16% | 14% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 8.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.3 | 15.5 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 9.7 | 11 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 37% | 37% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 38% | 33% |
| 11.5 | 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 13.5 | 13 |
| 3.9 | 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
- Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bristol Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bristol Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Plymouth Argyle have the most points (55) at home in League One
- Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
- Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (49) 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 | 43 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 76 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 92 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 57 | 91 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 77 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 40 | 90 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 38 | 85 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 43 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 75 |
| 6 | Derby County | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 75 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 44 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 73 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 68 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 68 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 43 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 59 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 62 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 57 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -6 | 56 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 53 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 66 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 33 | -11 | 52 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 30 | -15 | 50 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -20 | 49 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 45 | -23 | 49 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 43 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 43 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 41 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | -31 | 41 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 43 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 40 | -29 | 40 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 43 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 37 | -38 | 38 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -53 | 27 |
