Evenly matched teams: Plymouth Argyle vs Bolton Wanderers match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

Another appealing fixture in the League One. Plymouth Argyle is in the 5th spot after completing five matches. They receive Bolton Wanderers who are placed 7th after five matches.

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Bolton Wanderers have not yet lost a game away.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Carabao Cup.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Perfect League One season at home so far for Plymouth Argyle 2 wins from 2 appearances.

It's back home for Plymouth Argyle, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Forest Green Rovers away with the result 3-0. Azaz, Mumba and Ennis found the net in that victory. Azaz, a forward, was the top player for the side in that game, earning a rating of 8.42 (out of 10). Azaz scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Heartbreak before that as Plymouth Argyle lost 1-5 at Charlton Athletic's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Plymouth have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 0 and lost 2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Plymouth Argyle as they have a new game in only three days, a EFL Trophy match thankfully also at home. Bristol Rovers are visiting.

Plymouth Argyle has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

Things could have gone better for Bolton Wanderers in their League One away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Carabao Cup home loss versus Aston Villa with 1-4 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points. Charles, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.35. Charles scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Sheffield Wednesday.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bolton Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 2 Wanderers wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Crewe Alexandra in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bolton Wanderers has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Last three meetings involving these contenders: Plymouth Argyle won three, Bolton Wanderers triumphed in zero and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleF. Azaz
F. Azaz
3 goals
PlymouthR. Hardie
R. Hardie
2 goals
Bolton WanderersK. Dempsey
K. Dempsey
2 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Plymouth Argyle Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 2 5
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
8 3 2 Scored S 1 1 5
7 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 3
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 80%
80% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 60%
60% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 20%
60% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
4.4 3.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.5 5.6
5 5.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.5 4
1.4 1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 17.5 18 Shots (avg) S ( 4 8.5 12.6
5 7 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.5 2.8
32% 21% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 33% 36%
 
9 7 5 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17 13.8
4.2 2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5 3.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have not yet lost a game away.
  • Bolton Wanderers have yet to win a game away.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Plymouth Argyle have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Plymouth Argyle have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Plymouth Argyle Last season Bolton Wanderers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
23 14   Won W   9 21
11 4   Drew D   3 10
12 5   Lost L   11 15
68 32   Scored S   29 74
48 19   Conceded C   31 57
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 98%
76% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 76%
43% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 52%
22% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 30%
11% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 15%
43% 35%   BTTS BTTS   43% 48%
39% 52%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 24%
22% 17%   Failed to Score F T   39% 30%
 
5 6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5.2
5.4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.6
1.4 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.5
1 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
12.3 15   Shots (avg) S (   11.8 13.5
4.1 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.9
36% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 41%
 
12.3 11.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.4 11.5
3.7 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 5 4 1 0 10 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 6 1 8 13
2 Peterborough United 5 4 0 1 12 4 3 3 0 0 9 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 8 12
3 Portsmouth 5 3 2 0 12 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 7 11
4 Sheffield Wednesday 5 3 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 10
5 Plymouth Argyle 5 3 0 2 8 7 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 1 9
6 Charlton Athletic 5 2 2 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 8
7 Bolton Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
8 Derby County 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 8
9 Exeter City 5 2 1 2 9 5 3 2 0 1 7 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 7
10 Cambridge United 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 -2 7
11 Port Vale 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 -2 7
12 Accrington Stanley 4 1 3 0 8 7 2 0 2 0 6 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
13 Wycombe Wanderers 5 2 0 3 8 8 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 1 0 2 4 6 0 6
14 Fleetwood Town 5 1 3 1 4 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 6
15 Bristol Rovers 5 2 0 3 7 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 6
16 Barnsley 5 2 0 3 5 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 6
17 Lincoln City 5 1 3 1 4 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 6
18 Shrewsbury Town 5 1 2 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 -3 5
19 Oxford United 5 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 4
20 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -3 4
21 Cheltenham Town 5 1 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 -3 4
22 Milton Keynes Dons 5 1 1 3 3 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 4
23 Morecambe 5 0 3 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -4 3
24 Burton Albion 5 0 1 4 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 7 2 0 1 1 4 7 -10 1

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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.