National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheffield United or Plymouth Argyle that keep their silverware dream alive.
Plymouth Argyle could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League One game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Sunderland, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Plymouth Argyle.
Sheffield United form and stats
Sheffield was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the FA Cup.Sheffield United's struggle is real here at Bramall Lane with only 4 points collected from 10 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-8.
The Sheffield fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Bramall Lane: A 1-3 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur. Before that, Sheffield had a Premier League home game versus Newcastle United which ended with a victory 1-0.
Sheffield are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew zero and lost one.
Sheffield are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Manchester United awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sheffield United here at Bramall Lane in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 10 games). Sheffield have conceded 15 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
They also participated in FA Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round replays.Plymouth Argyle have only collected 6 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-3-6 (10 played). Total FA Cup statistics for Plymouth Argyle: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Two travels in a row for Plymouth, whose manager R. Lowe could celebrate last time after the League One win against Sunderland. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Crewe Alexandra.
The visiting Plymouth have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. Plymouth have conceded 22 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings between the teams: Sheffield won six, Plymouth Argyle won one and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Jephcott 13 goals |   D. McGoldrick 5 goals |  J. Edwards 3 goals |
Sheffield United missing players
Plymouth Argyle missing players
| Sheffield United | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 40 | 17 | Conceded | C | 22 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Burnley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Fulham | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 36 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 29 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -8 | 22 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 22 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |
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