Cheltenham Town vs Plymouth Argyle preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Jonny-Rocks Stadium: Get set for a football party when Cheltenham Town welcome Plymouth Argyle. Read up on the game here!

Insights:
  • Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Cheltenham Town have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.

Cheltenham are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Shrewsbury Town. Midfielder Crowley was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Crowley hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 74 successful passes (of 79 total).

Before that, Cheltenham drew at home versus Lincoln City.

Cheltenham are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Milton Keynes Dons awaits in three days.

Cheltenham are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Cheltenham have conceded 18 from these games.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Plymouth won their last game, 1-0 versus Charlton Athletic played at home. Houghton got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Houghton hit one key pass.

A 1-2 defeat away at Sunderland before that.

A new game in only three days for Plymouth Argyle, the League One home match versus Portsmouth. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth Argyle's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Plymouth Argyle in these games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Cheltenham Town, two draws and six wins for Plymouth Argyle. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
9 goals
CheltenhamA. May
A. May
7 goals
Plymouth ArgyleC. Grant
C. Grant
5 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
7 5 1 Won W 1 4 11
7 3 1 Drew D 1 4 7
8 3 2 Lost L 1 3 5
29 15 4 Scored S 5 18 36
40 18 7 Conceded C 4 14 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 87%
59% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 57%
45% 45% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 17%
18% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 9% 4%
68% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 61%
14% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 26%
18% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 13%
 
4.9 5.3 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.4 5.6
6 7.2 11 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 7.2 5.5
1.7 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.6 12.1 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.6 13.2
4.5 4.2 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.9 4.7
29% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 42% 34%
 
13.2 13.1 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 13.7 12
4.9 5.2 6.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.7 3.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cheltenham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 22 14 5 3 43 15 12 8 2 2 30 12 10 6 3 1 13 3 28 47
2 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
3 Sunderland 22 13 4 5 39 26 11 9 1 1 24 6 11 4 3 4 15 20 13 43
4 Wycombe Wanderers 22 12 6 4 36 26 11 8 1 2 19 14 11 4 5 2 17 12 10 42
5 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 7 5 36 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 11 4 4 3 18 14 11 40
6 Oxford United 22 11 6 5 36 24 12 7 3 2 23 12 10 4 3 3 13 12 12 39
7 Sheffield Wednesday 22 9 10 3 30 21 10 5 4 1 15 8 12 4 6 2 15 13 9 37
8 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 36
9 Milton Keynes Dons 21 10 5 6 39 27 11 6 2 3 17 13 10 4 3 3 22 14 12 35
10 Accrington Stanley 22 9 3 10 29 39 11 6 1 4 18 18 11 3 2 6 11 21 -10 30
11 Ipswich Town 23 7 8 8 38 34 12 4 6 2 22 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 4 29
12 Charlton Athletic 23 8 5 10 30 28 12 5 3 4 19 14 11 3 2 6 11 14 2 29
13 Burton Albion 22 8 4 10 24 28 11 6 2 3 18 12 11 2 2 7 6 16 -4 28
14 Cheltenham Town 22 7 7 8 29 40 11 5 3 3 15 18 11 2 4 5 14 22 -11 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 5 10 29 33 10 4 4 2 16 15 12 3 1 8 13 18 -4 26
16 Cambridge United 23 6 8 9 32 38 12 3 5 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 26
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 9 2 5 2 15 15 11 4 2 5 15 17 -2 25
18 Fleetwood Town 22 5 7 10 36 40 11 4 2 5 20 17 11 1 5 5 16 23 -4 22
19 Lincoln City 21 5 7 9 22 28 10 2 3 5 8 13 11 3 4 4 14 15 -6 22
20 Shrewsbury Town 22 6 4 12 22 29 11 6 2 3 16 12 11 0 2 9 6 17 -7 22
21 Morecambe 22 5 5 12 29 44 11 3 4 4 14 17 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 20
22 Gillingham 22 3 8 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 12 1 5 6 11 20 -16 17
23 Doncaster Rovers 21 4 4 13 13 36 10 4 3 3 10 10 11 0 1 10 3 26 -23 16
24 Crewe Alexandra 22 3 6 13 19 38 11 3 3 5 12 18 11 0 3 8 7 20 -19 15

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 Rotherham United 22 14 5 3 43 15 12 8 2 2 30 12 10 6 3 1 13 3 28 47
2 Wigan Athletic 21 14 3 4 40 20 11 6 2 3 15 10 10 8 1 1 25 10 20 45
3 Sunderland 22 13 4 5 39 26 11 9 1 1 24 6 11 4 3 4 15 20 13 43
4 Wycombe Wanderers 22 12 6 4 36 26 11 8 1 2 19 14 11 4 5 2 17 12 10 42
5 Plymouth Argyle 23 11 7 5 36 25 12 7 3 2 18 11 11 4 4 3 18 14 11 40
6 Oxford United 22 11 6 5 36 24 12 7 3 2 23 12 10 4 3 3 13 12 12 39
7 Sheffield Wednesday 22 9 10 3 30 21 10 5 4 1 15 8 12 4 6 2 15 13 9 37
8 Portsmouth 22 10 6 6 28 22 11 6 3 2 16 10 11 4 3 4 12 12 6 36
9 Milton Keynes Dons 21 10 5 6 39 27 11 6 2 3 17 13 10 4 3 3 22 14 12 35
10 Accrington Stanley 22 9 3 10 29 39 11 6 1 4 18 18 11 3 2 6 11 21 -10 30
11 Ipswich Town 23 7 8 8 38 34 12 4 6 2 22 18 11 3 2 6 16 16 4 29
12 Charlton Athletic 23 8 5 10 30 28 12 5 3 4 19 14 11 3 2 6 11 14 2 29
13 Burton Albion 22 8 4 10 24 28 11 6 2 3 18 12 11 2 2 7 6 16 -4 28
14 Cheltenham Town 22 7 7 8 29 40 11 5 3 3 15 18 11 2 4 5 14 22 -11 28
15 Bolton Wanderers 22 7 5 10 29 33 10 4 4 2 16 15 12 3 1 8 13 18 -4 26
16 Cambridge United 23 6 8 9 32 38 12 3 5 4 15 18 11 3 3 5 17 20 -6 26
17 AFC Wimbledon 20 6 7 7 30 32 9 2 5 2 15 15 11 4 2 5 15 17 -2 25
18 Fleetwood Town 22 5 7 10 36 40 11 4 2 5 20 17 11 1 5 5 16 23 -4 22
19 Lincoln City 21 5 7 9 22 28 10 2 3 5 8 13 11 3 4 4 14 15 -6 22
20 Shrewsbury Town 22 6 4 12 22 29 11 6 2 3 16 12 11 0 2 9 6 17 -7 22
21 Morecambe 22 5 5 12 29 44 11 3 4 4 14 17 11 2 1 8 15 27 -15 20
22 Gillingham 22 3 8 11 18 34 10 2 3 5 7 14 12 1 5 6 11 20 -16 17
23 Doncaster Rovers 21 4 4 13 13 36 10 4 3 3 10 10 11 0 1 10 3 26 -23 16
24 Crewe Alexandra 22 3 6 13 19 38 11 3 3 5 12 18 11 0 3 8 7 20 -19 15

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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.