EFL Trophy: Buckle up for the Plymouth Argyle - Cheltenham Town clash

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 21.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Plymouth Argyle & Cheltenham Town face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Plymouth Argyle and Cheltenham Town.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Plymouth participated in EFL Trophy the last season, where they reached the group stage.

Plymouth Argyle have been outstanding at home so far in the League One with 14 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Plymouth Argyle, who played 0-0 against Fleetwood Town. That match was also played at this venue (Home Park). Defender Gillesphey got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.92/10. Gillesphey hit one key pass and won 12 of 16 duels.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Oxford United.

The manager Schumacher will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Peterborough United in only four days.

Plymouth Argyle have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Cheltenham was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.

There's been little loot from Cheltenham Town's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the League One. Cheltenham Town only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 3 draws.

The manager Elliott was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Cheltenham Town suffered a 0-4 loss to Barnsley. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Barnsley was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.

Prior to that result Cheltenham Town won their away game at Cambridge United in the League One. The scoreline was 2-1.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cheltenham manager Elliott as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Portsmouth.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 20 goals have been conceded by Cheltenham Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle have been victorious in every one of the 4 most recent games versus this side. Will the streak continue?

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
11 goals
Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
9 goals
PlymouthN. Ennis
N. Ennis
8 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Cheltenham Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
14 10   Won W   3 7
8 2   Drew D   2 5
3 1   Lost L   7 13
46 29   Scored S   10 24
29 15   Conceded C   17 34
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 88%
72% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 56%
56% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 48%
44% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 24%
24% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
60% 62%   BTTS BTTS   50% 44%
32% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 32%
20% 15%   Failed to Score F T   33% 36%
 
5 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4
4.9 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   6.4 5.1
1.6 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
13.5 15.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.8 11.6
4.4 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.2 3.1
41% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 31%
 
11.9 11   Shots against (avg) S A   15.1 13.3
4 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4.3

  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 31 20 8 3 58 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 14 8 4 2 18 9 36 68
2 Plymouth Argyle 32 20 8 4 57 32 16 14 1 1 32 12 16 6 7 3 25 20 25 68
3 Ipswich Town 32 16 12 4 60 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 16 7 6 3 27 19 29 60
4 Bolton Wanderers 33 17 8 8 48 24 17 11 4 2 26 8 16 6 4 6 22 16 24 59
5 Derby County 31 16 9 6 50 25 16 11 3 2 33 12 15 5 6 4 17 13 25 57
6 Barnsley 30 17 5 8 45 27 14 9 1 4 22 14 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 31 16 5 10 44 29 16 9 3 4 25 15 15 7 2 6 19 14 15 53
8 Shrewsbury Town 32 14 6 12 39 34 16 8 2 6 23 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 5 48
9 Peterborough United 30 15 2 13 48 38 14 9 1 4 26 15 16 6 1 9 22 23 10 47
10 Portsmouth 30 10 12 8 37 36 15 5 8 2 21 16 15 5 4 6 16 20 1 42
11 Charlton Athletic 31 10 10 11 45 43 16 6 5 5 28 21 15 4 5 6 17 22 2 40
12 Port Vale 32 11 7 14 33 46 17 6 4 7 17 22 15 5 3 7 16 24 -13 40
13 Exeter City 32 10 9 13 42 43 15 5 5 5 20 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 -1 39
14 Lincoln City 30 8 15 7 29 31 15 3 12 0 14 10 15 5 3 7 15 21 -2 39
15 Bristol Rovers 32 10 8 14 44 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 16 5 3 8 22 29 -11 38
16 Fleetwood Town 31 8 12 11 34 34 15 3 5 7 14 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 0 36
17 Oxford United 33 9 9 15 36 41 16 5 3 8 20 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 -5 36
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 40 58 15 5 4 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 34
19 Cheltenham Town 31 9 6 16 25 40 15 5 3 7 13 20 16 4 3 9 12 20 -15 33
20 Accrington Stanley 30 7 9 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 9 24 -21 30
21 Milton Keynes Dons 32 8 5 19 30 51 16 2 4 10 11 24 16 6 1 9 19 27 -21 29
22 Cambridge United 31 8 5 18 26 51 16 6 3 7 15 19 15 2 2 11 11 32 -25 29
23 Morecambe 31 6 10 15 32 52 16 5 6 5 22 21 15 1 4 10 10 31 -20 28
24 Forest Green Rovers 33 5 7 21 25 63 16 4 0 12 11 28 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 22

Cheltenham Town:
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 Sheffield Wednesday 31 20 8 3 58 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 14 8 4 2 18 9 36 68
2 Plymouth Argyle 32 20 8 4 57 32 16 14 1 1 32 12 16 6 7 3 25 20 25 68
3 Ipswich Town 32 16 12 4 60 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 16 7 6 3 27 19 29 60
4 Bolton Wanderers 33 17 8 8 48 24 17 11 4 2 26 8 16 6 4 6 22 16 24 59
5 Derby County 31 16 9 6 50 25 16 11 3 2 33 12 15 5 6 4 17 13 25 57
6 Barnsley 30 17 5 8 45 27 14 9 1 4 22 14 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 31 16 5 10 44 29 16 9 3 4 25 15 15 7 2 6 19 14 15 53
8 Shrewsbury Town 32 14 6 12 39 34 16 8 2 6 23 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 5 48
9 Peterborough United 30 15 2 13 48 38 14 9 1 4 26 15 16 6 1 9 22 23 10 47
10 Portsmouth 30 10 12 8 37 36 15 5 8 2 21 16 15 5 4 6 16 20 1 42
11 Charlton Athletic 31 10 10 11 45 43 16 6 5 5 28 21 15 4 5 6 17 22 2 40
12 Port Vale 32 11 7 14 33 46 17 6 4 7 17 22 15 5 3 7 16 24 -13 40
13 Exeter City 32 10 9 13 42 43 15 5 5 5 20 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 -1 39
14 Lincoln City 30 8 15 7 29 31 15 3 12 0 14 10 15 5 3 7 15 21 -2 39
15 Bristol Rovers 32 10 8 14 44 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 16 5 3 8 22 29 -11 38
16 Fleetwood Town 31 8 12 11 34 34 15 3 5 7 14 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 0 36
17 Oxford United 33 9 9 15 36 41 16 5 3 8 20 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 -5 36
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 40 58 15 5 4 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 34
19 Cheltenham Town 31 9 6 16 25 40 15 5 3 7 13 20 16 4 3 9 12 20 -15 33
20 Accrington Stanley 30 7 9 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 9 24 -21 30
21 Milton Keynes Dons 32 8 5 19 30 51 16 2 4 10 11 24 16 6 1 9 19 27 -21 29
22 Cambridge United 31 8 5 18 26 51 16 6 3 7 15 19 15 2 2 11 11 32 -25 29
23 Morecambe 31 6 10 15 32 52 16 5 6 5 22 21 15 1 4 10 10 31 -20 28
24 Forest Green Rovers 33 5 7 21 25 63 16 4 0 12 11 28 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 22

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