League One: Plymouth Argyle predicted to win home fixture vs Cambridge United

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

We should have a significant gap in form between these sides based on the matches played so far, with Plymouth Argyle in front of Cambridge United by 49 points.

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Plymouth Argyle have been very solid at home in the League One so far, with 52 points collected from 20 matches (17-1-2). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.

Plymouth Argyle are returning here after visiting Shrewsbury Town and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Edwards and Wright scored the goal(s). The victory against Shrewsbury Town came after Wright's winning goal. The Plymouth Argyle manager Schumacher was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 61st minute. Defender Gillesphey got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.13/10. Gillesphey served one assist, hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Exeter City.

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

The Plymouth Argyle fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 38 goals in 20 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Plymouth have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cambridge United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cambridge United so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-14 (win-draw-lose).

Cambridge United failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Wycombe Wanderers (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-2. That loss was their first after four consecutive league matches winning points. Which player has bagged at least one goal five matches in a row for the away side? The answer is Smith and that is quite the accomplishment! Smith, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.62. Smith scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Before that, Cambridge United secured a home win against Peterborough United with the score 2-0.

Low-scoring game? 12 of this club's last 16 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 20 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Cambridge United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 37 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Cambridge United have avoided defeat in the last 5 games (2-3-0) facing Plymouth.

Cambridge United - Plymouth Argyle 0-0 was the story when these two squads previously played each other, some time ago this season.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
13 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
11 goals
Plymouth ArgyleN. Ennis
N. Ennis
9 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Cambridge United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
42 20 7 Played P 7 20 42
27 17 6 Won W 1 3 11
8 1 0 Drew D 1 3 7
7 2 1 Lost L 5 14 24
73 38 15 Scored S 4 14 36
45 15 6 Conceded C 15 37 63
93% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 93%
76% 80% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 70% 69%
55% 50% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 45% 43%
31% 20% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 20% 12%
14% 10% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 20% 12%
52% 45% 43% BTTS BTTS 29% 45% 45%
38% 45% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 19%
17% 15% 14% Failed to Score F T 71% 50% 43%
 
5.6 5.9 5.1 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3.5 4.4
4.8 4.5 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.9 5 4.8
1.6 1 0.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.3 15.7 16.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 9.7 10.6
4.8 5.3 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3 3.4
36% 36% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 24% 26%
 
11.6 11.1 8.9 Shots against (avg) S A 16.3 14 12.5
3.9 2.9 2.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 4.8 4.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored more than double the goals of Cambridge United.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points (52) at home in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (24) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in League One

  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 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

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 Plymouth Argyle 42 27 8 7 73 45 20 17 1 2 38 15 22 10 7 5 35 30 28 89
2 Ipswich Town 42 25 13 4 87 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 20 10 7 3 33 20 54 88
3 Sheffield Wednesday 43 25 12 6 75 36 21 14 6 1 46 15 22 11 6 5 29 21 39 87
4 Barnsley 42 25 7 10 74 38 20 15 1 4 43 19 22 10 6 6 31 19 36 82
5 Peterborough United 43 23 4 16 73 51 21 13 3 5 38 22 22 10 1 11 35 29 22 73
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 12 10 56 33 20 12 5 3 29 12 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 72
7 Derby County 43 20 12 11 65 44 21 12 5 4 38 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 21 72
8 Wycombe Wanderers 43 20 8 15 57 44 21 11 5 5 32 19 22 9 3 10 25 25 13 68
9 Portsmouth 43 16 17 10 57 47 21 8 10 3 31 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 10 65
10 Charlton Athletic 43 15 13 15 63 59 21 8 7 6 39 26 22 7 6 9 24 33 4 58
11 Lincoln City 42 12 20 10 42 43 21 6 14 1 21 16 21 6 6 9 21 27 -1 56
12 Shrewsbury Town 42 16 8 18 50 55 21 10 3 8 30 28 21 6 5 10 20 27 -5 56
13 Fleetwood Town 43 13 15 15 50 47 21 6 7 8 22 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 3 54
14 Exeter City 43 14 11 18 60 58 22 9 5 8 33 25 21 5 6 10 27 33 2 53
15 Bristol Rovers 41 14 10 17 55 64 22 6 7 9 25 33 19 8 3 8 30 31 -9 52
16 Burton Albion 41 13 10 18 55 77 21 8 6 7 27 33 20 5 4 11 28 44 -22 49
17 Cheltenham Town 42 12 11 19 37 54 21 7 7 7 20 24 21 5 4 12 17 30 -17 47
18 Port Vale 43 12 10 21 43 65 21 7 5 9 20 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -22 46
19 Milton Keynes Dons 43 11 10 22 40 61 22 4 6 12 16 29 21 7 4 10 24 32 -21 43
20 Oxford United 42 9 14 19 41 52 21 5 5 11 24 29 21 4 9 8 17 23 -11 41
21 Cambridge United 42 11 7 24 36 63 22 8 4 10 22 26 20 3 3 14 14 37 -27 40
22 Morecambe 43 8 14 21 39 71 22 7 8 7 27 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -32 38
23 Accrington Stanley 42 9 11 22 36 73 22 6 5 11 26 37 20 3 6 11 10 36 -37 38
24 Forest Green Rovers 43 6 9 28 30 81 22 5 2 15 15 39 21 1 7 13 15 42 -51 27

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