Match preview: Plymouth Argyle favourite to defeat Lincoln City at Home Park

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: England League One
Competition: Mon 10.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

A peek at the League One standings shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Check out our Plymouth Argyle - Lincoln City guide!

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (21) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

W L W W L

Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Plymouth Argyle have been very solid at home in the League One so far, with 52 points collected from 19 matches (17-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. It’s been three wins in a row for Plymouth Argyle here at Home Park, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Happy days for Plymouth in their previous game, a fixture away at Morecambe (placed 23rd) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Cosgrove, a forward, was the champion performer for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 7.05 (out of 10). Cosgrove dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Trophy. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Plymouth Argyle's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 7 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Plymouth have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

W D L L L

Lincoln City form and stats

The visitors are W5-D6-L9 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Lincoln City won their last game, 2-0 versus Cheltenham Town played at home. Those three points felt sweet as this club had gone five league matches without winning. The attacker House got a match rating of 8.84 in that game. House scored two goals and hit two key passes.

A 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium before that.

Few goals the story here? 23 of this team's most recent 30 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lincoln City as they have only managed to score 19 times from 20 away games in the league. 27 goals have been conceded by Lincoln in these games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Lincoln City - Plymouth Argyle 1-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - three - two (Plymouth wins - draws - Lincoln City wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
13 goals
Lincoln CityB. House
B. House
10 goals
Plymouth ArgyleN. Ennis
N. Ennis
9 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Lincoln City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 6 Played P 6 20 39
25 17 5 Won W 2 5 10
8 1 1 Drew D 2 6 19
6 1 0 Lost L 2 9 10
70 38 15 Scored S 4 19 37
42 13 6 Conceded C 8 27 41
92% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 82%
77% 79% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 70% 69%
56% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 40% 28%
33% 21% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 10% 8%
15% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 3%
54% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 46%
38% 47% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 36%
15% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 36%
 
5.4 5.8 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.2 4.4
4.9 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 5.7 5.6
1.5 1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.4 1.6
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
13.3 15.7 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 8.2 9.4
4.9 5.5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.7 2.5
37% 36% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 35% 37%
 
11.6 10.8 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 12.3 12
3.9 2.8 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4 3.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the most matches under the total-line (28) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points (52) at home in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (21) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (44) 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 39 25 8 6 70 42 19 17 1 1 38 13 20 8 7 5 32 29 28 83
2 Ipswich Town 39 23 12 4 78 31 20 13 6 1 46 12 19 10 6 3 32 19 47 81
3 Sheffield Wednesday 40 23 12 5 68 32 20 13 6 1 43 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 36 81
4 Barnsley 39 23 6 10 67 36 19 14 1 4 41 18 20 9 5 6 26 18 31 75
5 Bolton Wanderers 39 19 10 10 53 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 67
6 Peterborough United 40 21 4 15 68 47 20 12 3 5 35 21 20 9 1 10 33 26 21 67
7 Derby County 40 19 10 11 61 41 20 12 4 4 37 18 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 40 18 8 14 53 42 20 10 5 5 30 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 11 62
9 Portsmouth 40 16 14 10 55 45 20 8 9 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 62
10 Shrewsbury Town 39 16 7 16 47 50 19 10 2 7 28 25 20 6 5 9 19 25 -3 55
11 Exeter City 40 14 11 15 58 52 20 9 5 6 32 22 20 5 6 9 26 30 6 53
12 Charlton Athletic 40 13 13 14 59 51 20 7 7 6 36 24 20 6 6 8 23 27 8 52
13 Fleetwood Town 40 12 14 14 44 43 20 6 7 7 21 21 20 6 7 7 23 22 1 50
14 Lincoln City 39 10 19 10 37 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 20 5 6 9 19 27 -4 49
15 Bristol Rovers 38 13 9 16 51 60 20 6 6 8 23 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -9 48
16 Cheltenham Town 40 12 9 19 34 51 20 7 6 7 19 23 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 45
17 Port Vale 40 12 9 19 40 60 20 7 4 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 45
18 Burton Albion 38 12 9 17 49 71 19 7 5 7 23 30 19 5 4 10 26 41 -22 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 40 11 8 21 37 57 20 4 5 11 14 26 20 7 3 10 23 31 -20 41
20 Oxford United 39 9 12 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 20 4 8 8 17 23 -10 39
21 Accrington Stanley 39 9 11 19 33 63 20 6 5 9 23 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -30 38
22 Cambridge United 39 10 6 23 32 60 20 7 4 9 19 24 19 3 2 14 13 36 -28 36
23 Morecambe 41 7 13 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 20 1 5 14 12 42 -33 34
24 Forest Green Rovers 40 6 8 26 29 74 20 5 1 14 14 34 20 1 7 12 15 40 -45 26

Lincoln City:
England:
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 Plymouth Argyle 39 25 8 6 70 42 19 17 1 1 38 13 20 8 7 5 32 29 28 83
2 Ipswich Town 39 23 12 4 78 31 20 13 6 1 46 12 19 10 6 3 32 19 47 81
3 Sheffield Wednesday 40 23 12 5 68 32 20 13 6 1 43 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 36 81
4 Barnsley 39 23 6 10 67 36 19 14 1 4 41 18 20 9 5 6 26 18 31 75
5 Bolton Wanderers 39 19 10 10 53 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 67
6 Peterborough United 40 21 4 15 68 47 20 12 3 5 35 21 20 9 1 10 33 26 21 67
7 Derby County 40 19 10 11 61 41 20 12 4 4 37 18 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 40 18 8 14 53 42 20 10 5 5 30 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 11 62
9 Portsmouth 40 16 14 10 55 45 20 8 9 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 62
10 Shrewsbury Town 39 16 7 16 47 50 19 10 2 7 28 25 20 6 5 9 19 25 -3 55
11 Exeter City 40 14 11 15 58 52 20 9 5 6 32 22 20 5 6 9 26 30 6 53
12 Charlton Athletic 40 13 13 14 59 51 20 7 7 6 36 24 20 6 6 8 23 27 8 52
13 Fleetwood Town 40 12 14 14 44 43 20 6 7 7 21 21 20 6 7 7 23 22 1 50
14 Lincoln City 39 10 19 10 37 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 20 5 6 9 19 27 -4 49
15 Bristol Rovers 38 13 9 16 51 60 20 6 6 8 23 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -9 48
16 Cheltenham Town 40 12 9 19 34 51 20 7 6 7 19 23 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 45
17 Port Vale 40 12 9 19 40 60 20 7 4 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 45
18 Burton Albion 38 12 9 17 49 71 19 7 5 7 23 30 19 5 4 10 26 41 -22 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 40 11 8 21 37 57 20 4 5 11 14 26 20 7 3 10 23 31 -20 41
20 Oxford United 39 9 12 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 20 4 8 8 17 23 -10 39
21 Accrington Stanley 39 9 11 19 33 63 20 6 5 9 23 30 19 3 6 10 10 33 -30 38
22 Cambridge United 39 10 6 23 32 60 20 7 4 9 19 24 19 3 2 14 13 36 -28 36
23 Morecambe 41 7 13 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 20 1 5 14 12 42 -33 34
24 Forest Green Rovers 40 6 8 26 29 74 20 5 1 14 14 34 20 1 7 12 15 40 -45 26

More from England - League One

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.