A win for the hosts is predicted from this fixture if the league standings is to be trusted. The Plymouth Argyle fans are optimistic that the mismatch between 4th and Crewe Alexandra's 23rd spot in the table will be revealed on the ground.
- Plymouth Argyle have not yet lost a game at home.
- Crewe Alexandra have yet to win a game 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.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Plymouth Argyle have to build on here at Home Park in the League One. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Home Park.
Plymouth's previous game was a League One match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Doncaster Rovers (placed 24th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Some amazing scenes last match, when Conor Grant scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time. Midfielder Conor Grant was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.21 (out of ten) in that game. Grant scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Portsmouth that finished 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Plymouth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won six times, drawn two and lost two.
Plymouth are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Lincoln City awaits in four days.
Plymouth have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Home Park with 8 goals in 5 league matches. From these home matches, Plymouth Argyle have conceded only 3 goals.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Playing away, Crewe Alexandra have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the League One this season. Two points from the last two away games for Alexandra, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Alexandra has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Rotherham United for a League One game that ended a draw (1-1). As mentioned above, Alexandra drew the match against Rotherham United. Manager D. Artell brought on Chris Porter to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Defender Luke Offord was the best team player with a rating of 7.81. Offord won 11 of 16 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Morecambe.Crewe Alexandra are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and four defeats. From a total of six matches.
After this away game Alexandra return home for a League One game against Cambridge United. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Goals are few and far between in Alexandra's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. 7 goals have been conceded by Crewe Alexandra in these games.
Head 2 Head
Plymouth Argyle-Crewe Alexandra H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Plymouth five wins, Crewe Alexandra three wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Hardie 6 goals |  L. Jephcott 4 goals |   M. Mandron 3 goals |
Plymouth Argyle missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Plymouth Argyle | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 44% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 44% |
| 44% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 44% |
| 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 6.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 13.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 33% | 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 12% | 18% |
- Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Crewe Alexandra have yet to win a game away.
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Plymouth Argyle have not yet lost a game at home.
- Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Plymouth Argyle have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Plymouth Argyle have scored more than double the goals of Crewe Alexandra.
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 8 |
| 21 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 4 |