Early betting lines signal Plymouth Argyle superiority when meeting Cheltenham Town

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

Welcome to Home Park and this match involving Plymouth Argyle and Cheltenham Town in the League One. Here's everything you should know!

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (15) in League One
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (21) in League One

Plymouth Argyle and Cheltenham Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

12-0-1 is the performance here at Home Park so far in the League One, giving Plymouth Argyle a total of 36 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results! There’s a good atmosphere here at Home Park after three straight home wins.

An away draw last time out for Plymouth Argyle, facing Ipswich Town in a game that ended 1-1. Midfield player Mumba got a match rating of 7.51 in that game, the max score being 10. Mumba scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that game, a fine away win at Bristol Rovers. A EFL Trophy match.

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

The Plymouth Argyle fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Plymouth have conceded only 9 goals.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Cheltenham Town's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the League One. Cheltenham Town only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for Cheltenham Town as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Shrewsbury Town match.

The manager Elliott was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Cheltenham Town suffered a 2-3 loss to Derby County (placed 4th). Taylor, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Taylor scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 6 of 11 duels.

Before that match, the victory at home against Salford City in the EFL Trophy (3-1).

Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's last 12 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sheffield Wednesday in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cheltenham Town as they have only managed to score 8 times from 13 away games in the league. Cheltenham have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Oddly enough, Cheltenham Town have scored at least one goal in every league match they've played since failing to score against today's opposition; the Cheltenham Town - Plymouth Argyle 0-1 game five rounds ago. Data for the last ten meetings between these two sides are: eight wins for Plymouth Argyle, zero draws and two wins for Cheltenham Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

PlymouthR. Hardie
R. Hardie
8 goals
Plymouth ArgyleN. Ennis
N. Ennis
8 goals
Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
8 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 25
17 12 3 Won W 0 3 8
7 0 0 Drew D 1 3 4
3 1 0 Lost L 3 7 13
47 25 8 Scored S 2 8 21
27 9 2 Conceded C 7 14 30
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
74% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 38% 48%
56% 54% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 31% 36%
30% 15% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 16%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
56% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 36%
41% 46% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 36%
11% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 36%
 
5.1 5.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.8 3.6
5 4.6 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8.8 6.9 5.4
1.6 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.1
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.4 16.1 18.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.2 10.2
4.9 5.8 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 1.8 2.8
36% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 33% 30%
 
11.8 10.7 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 19.8 15.3 13.3
4 3.2 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.9 4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Cheltenham Town have the fewest scored goals (21) in League One
  • Cheltenham Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored more than double the goals of Cheltenham Town.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points (36) at home in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (15) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 27 17 7 3 47 27 13 12 0 1 25 9 14 5 7 2 22 18 20 58
2 Sheffield Wednesday 26 16 7 3 46 18 13 8 4 1 30 11 13 8 3 2 16 7 28 55
3 Ipswich Town 26 14 9 3 48 26 13 7 5 1 23 10 13 7 4 2 25 16 22 51
4 Derby County 25 12 8 5 36 19 12 8 2 2 23 10 13 4 6 3 13 9 17 44
5 Bolton Wanderers 26 12 8 6 33 20 14 8 4 2 19 8 12 4 4 4 14 12 13 44
6 Barnsley 24 12 4 8 30 23 12 7 1 4 17 13 12 5 3 4 13 10 7 40
7 Wycombe Wanderers 26 11 5 10 33 27 13 6 3 4 19 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 6 38
8 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 42 45 13 5 4 4 21 22 14 5 3 6 21 23 -3 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 Exeter City 26 9 8 9 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 17 13 4 4 5 20 20 2 35
11 Port Vale 24 10 5 9 27 32 11 5 3 3 13 11 13 5 2 6 14 21 -5 35
12 Charlton Athletic 26 8 10 8 40 36 14 6 5 3 26 17 12 2 5 5 14 19 4 34
13 Oxford United 25 8 8 9 31 28 12 4 3 5 16 13 13 4 5 4 15 15 3 32
14 Shrewsbury Town 25 9 5 11 27 29 13 5 2 6 13 17 12 4 3 5 14 12 -2 32
15 Portsmouth 23 7 10 6 29 30 12 3 7 2 17 15 11 4 3 4 12 15 -1 31
16 Lincoln City 25 6 12 7 24 30 12 2 10 0 13 10 13 4 2 7 11 20 -6 30
17 Fleetwood Town 25 6 11 8 29 27 12 2 5 5 11 12 13 4 6 3 18 15 2 29
18 Cheltenham Town 25 8 4 13 21 30 12 5 1 6 13 16 13 3 3 7 8 14 -9 28
19 Accrington Stanley 24 6 7 11 23 38 12 3 5 4 16 18 12 3 2 7 7 20 -15 25
20 Morecambe 25 5 9 11 26 35 13 4 5 4 16 16 12 1 4 7 10 19 -9 24
21 Cambridge United 25 7 3 15 22 41 13 5 2 6 12 16 12 2 1 9 10 25 -19 24
22 Milton Keynes Dons 25 6 4 15 23 36 13 2 3 8 10 20 12 4 1 7 13 16 -13 22
23 Burton Albion 26 5 7 14 32 54 13 3 4 6 14 23 13 2 3 8 18 31 -22 22
24 Forest Green Rovers 26 5 6 15 22 50 13 4 0 9 10 23 13 1 6 6 12 27 -28 21

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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.