Plymouth Argyle vs Forest Green Rovers preview: Visitors in for a grim task at Home Park

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

Plymouth Argyle should be favourites to win this home match against Forest Green Rovers, if the league positions are anything to judge by. Or are we eyeing a possible shock?

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (69) in League One

Both teams have had plentiful rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's look for an animated match!

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Plymouth Argyle have been very solid at home in the League One so far, with 49 points collected from 18 matches (16-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. Plymouth Argyle has recorded two wins in a row here at Home Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

In their previous game, the manager Schumacher led his Plymouth to a defeat away at Barnsley. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Home Park. Gillesphey was "man of the match" with a rating of 6.81 out of 10. The defender Gillesphey hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.

Before that, Plymouth Argyle had a home game versus Derby County which ended with a victory 2-1.

Plymouth are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Accrington Stanley awaits in three days.

Plymouth Argyle have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Forest Green Rovers so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-10 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 17 away games in a row.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Bristol Rovers with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Savage got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, top player of the team. Savage scored one goal.

A 1-2 defeat away at Accrington Stanley before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Rovers as they have only managed to score 15 times from 18 away games in the league. For Forest Green Rovers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. Rovers has visited these top teams six times, and 4 of 6 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Forest Green Rovers - Plymouth Argyle 0-3 was the end result in these sides' previous h2h fixture, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Plymouth Argyle three wins, zero draws and Forest Green Rovers zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
13 goals
Plymouth ArgyleN. Ennis
N. Ennis
9 goals
PlymouthS. Cosgrove
S. Cosgrove
8 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Forest Green Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
22 16 5 Won W 0 1 5
8 1 0 Drew D 0 7 8
6 1 0 Lost L 6 10 23
63 36 13 Scored S 1 15 28
41 13 4 Conceded C 18 37 69
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 78% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 89% 83%
58% 56% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 53%
33% 22% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 25%
17% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 17% 8%
56% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 67% 58%
36% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
17% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 83% 33% 36%
 
5.3 5.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.1 4.4
4.9 4.6 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 6.3 6.2
1.6 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.2 2.3
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.5 16.2 18.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 8.9 9.2
4.9 5.7 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.9 3
36% 35% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 29% 26%
 
12 11.1 9 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 14.9 13
4 2.9 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.7 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Forest Green Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (69) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the most dropped points from leading position (29) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-41) in League One
  • Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 Forest Green Rovers.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points (49) at home in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (39) 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 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 17 6 12 48 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 17 7 2 8 20 18 14 57
8 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
9 Peterborough United 35 17 3 15 55 45 18 11 2 5 33 21 17 6 1 10 22 24 10 54
10 Portsmouth 35 13 12 10 46 41 18 7 8 3 28 18 17 6 4 7 18 23 5 51
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
13 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 50 56 17 5 6 6 22 26 18 7 3 8 28 30 -6 45
14 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
15 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
16 Charlton Athletic 35 10 12 13 46 47 18 6 6 6 29 23 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 42
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 34 10 8 16 42 63 17 6 5 6 19 24 17 4 3 10 23 39 -21 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 34 8 11 15 29 52 16 5 5 6 19 24 18 3 6 9 10 28 -23 35
21 Morecambe 36 7 12 17 35 57 18 6 7 5 23 21 18 1 5 12 12 36 -22 33
22 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

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 Sheffield Wednesday 34 23 8 3 61 22 18 13 4 1 41 13 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 77
2 Plymouth Argyle 36 22 8 6 63 41 18 16 1 1 36 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 22 74
3 Ipswich Town 36 20 12 4 70 31 18 11 6 1 40 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 39 72
4 Barnsley 34 20 6 8 55 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 17 8 5 4 23 13 26 66
5 Derby County 36 18 10 8 59 35 18 12 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 22 21 24 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 51 30 19 12 4 3 28 11 18 6 5 7 23 19 21 63
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 17 6 12 48 34 18 10 4 4 28 16 17 7 2 8 20 18 14 57
8 Shrewsbury Town 36 16 7 13 47 39 18 10 2 6 28 22 18 6 5 7 19 17 8 55
9 Peterborough United 35 17 3 15 55 45 18 11 2 5 33 21 17 6 1 10 22 24 10 54
10 Portsmouth 35 13 12 10 46 41 18 7 8 3 28 18 17 6 4 7 18 23 5 51
11 Exeter City 35 12 10 13 47 45 17 7 5 5 24 20 18 5 5 8 23 25 2 46
12 Lincoln City 35 9 18 8 33 35 17 4 13 0 16 11 18 5 5 8 17 24 -2 45
13 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 50 56 17 5 6 6 22 26 18 7 3 8 28 30 -6 45
14 Port Vale 36 12 8 16 36 50 18 7 4 7 18 22 18 5 4 9 18 28 -14 44
15 Fleetwood Town 36 10 13 13 37 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 18 5 7 6 20 20 -1 43
16 Charlton Athletic 35 10 12 13 46 47 18 6 6 6 29 23 17 4 6 7 17 24 -1 42
17 Cheltenham Town 36 11 7 18 29 46 17 6 4 7 14 20 19 5 3 11 15 26 -17 40
18 Burton Albion 34 10 8 16 42 63 17 6 5 6 19 24 17 4 3 10 23 39 -21 38
19 Oxford United 36 9 9 18 38 48 18 5 3 10 22 26 18 4 6 8 16 22 -10 36
20 Accrington Stanley 34 8 11 15 29 52 16 5 5 6 19 24 18 3 6 9 10 28 -23 35
21 Morecambe 36 7 12 17 35 57 18 6 7 5 23 21 18 1 5 12 12 36 -22 33
22 Milton Keynes Dons 36 9 6 21 32 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 18 6 2 10 20 29 -22 33
23 Cambridge United 36 8 6 22 27 57 18 6 4 8 16 21 18 2 2 14 11 36 -30 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 36 5 8 23 28 69 18 4 1 13 13 32 18 1 7 10 15 37 -41 23

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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.