Morecambe vs Plymouth Argyle: Soccer match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

Morecambe will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get all three points from this demanding battle, versus lively Plymouth Argyle.

Insights:
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals (24) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

It's no vacation for neither Morecambe nor Plymouth Argyle as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Morecambe form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Morecambe have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Morecambe to get some points in this home game.

Morecambe faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cheltenham Town (1-3). Adam Phillips (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Phillips scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Burton Albion (2-3).

Morecambe have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mazuma Stadium with 11 goals in 6 league matches. Morecambe's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Plymouth Argyle in their League One matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Plymouth Argyle as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.

Plymouth are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the League One against Bolton Wanderers (placed 11th). Brendan Galloway, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Galloway scored one goal and won 3 of 9 duels.

Prior to that result Plymouth Argyle won their away game at Oxford United. The scoreline was 3-1.

The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Plymouth in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Morecambe wins - draws - Plymouth Argyle wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
10 goals
Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
8 goals
MorecambeA. Phillips
A. Phillips
5 goals

Morecambe missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Morecambe Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 2 6 14
4 3 0 Won W 1 3 8
2 1 0 Drew D 1 2 5
7 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
23 11 0 Scored S 5 11 25
24 8 1 Conceded C 2 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 86%
62% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 57%
54% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 21%
31% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 57%
23% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 36%
15% 17% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 7%
 
4.5 5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.8 5.6
7.2 7.8 10 Corners against (avg) C A 10 7.7 5.6
1.5 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.1 7.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 9.3 13.5
3.2 2.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 5
55% 79% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 48% 36%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals (24) in League One
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in League One
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • 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 Plymouth Argyle 14 8 5 1 25 12 8 5 3 0 14 5 6 3 2 1 11 7 13 29
2 Sunderland 12 9 1 2 24 12 6 6 0 0 14 3 6 3 1 2 10 9 12 28
3 Wycombe Wanderers 13 8 3 2 20 12 5 5 0 0 11 5 8 3 3 2 9 7 8 27
4 Wigan Athletic 12 8 1 3 22 9 7 4 1 2 9 6 5 4 0 1 13 3 13 25
5 Rotherham United 13 7 3 3 20 10 8 4 2 2 14 8 5 3 1 1 6 2 10 24
6 Milton Keynes Dons 13 6 4 3 23 17 6 4 1 1 10 6 7 2 3 2 13 11 6 22
7 Burton Albion 14 6 4 4 15 16 7 4 2 1 11 8 7 2 2 3 4 8 -1 22
8 Oxford United 13 6 3 4 20 15 8 5 2 1 15 7 5 1 1 3 5 8 5 21
9 Sheffield Wednesday 13 5 5 3 14 12 5 3 1 1 6 3 8 2 4 2 8 9 2 20
10 Accrington Stanley 13 6 1 6 17 23 5 4 0 1 7 6 8 2 1 5 10 17 -6 19
11 Bolton Wanderers 14 5 3 6 20 23 6 2 2 2 7 11 8 3 1 4 13 12 -3 18
12 Cheltenham Town 13 5 3 5 15 21 7 4 1 2 9 8 6 1 2 3 6 13 -6 18
13 Ipswich Town 13 4 5 4 27 21 7 2 4 1 17 13 6 2 1 3 10 8 6 17
14 AFC Wimbledon 13 4 5 4 20 21 6 1 4 1 10 9 7 3 1 3 10 12 -1 17
15 Lincoln City 13 4 3 6 16 17 7 2 2 3 7 8 6 2 1 3 9 9 -1 15
16 Cambridge United 12 3 6 3 17 19 8 2 4 2 11 13 4 1 2 1 6 6 -2 15
17 Portsmouth 13 4 3 6 15 18 6 3 1 2 10 8 7 1 2 4 5 10 -3 15
18 Morecambe 13 4 2 7 23 24 6 3 1 2 11 8 7 1 1 5 12 16 -1 14
19 Gillingham 14 3 5 6 13 19 7 2 2 3 7 11 7 1 3 3 6 8 -6 14
20 Fleetwood Town 12 3 4 5 20 19 6 2 1 3 9 8 6 1 3 2 11 11 1 13
21 Shrewsbury Town 14 3 2 9 10 20 7 3 1 3 7 9 7 0 1 6 3 11 -10 11
22 Charlton Athletic 13 2 3 8 15 23 7 1 2 4 8 13 6 1 1 4 7 10 -8 9
23 Crewe Alexandra 13 1 5 7 9 22 6 1 2 3 6 11 7 0 3 4 3 11 -13 8
24 Doncaster Rovers 12 2 1 9 6 21 5 2 1 2 4 5 7 0 0 7 2 16 -15 7

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.