Sports gambler think Plymouth Argyle will defeat Morecambe at Home Park

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

A home win is anticipated from this match if the league standings is to be trusted. The Plymouth Argyle club members are optimistic that the gulf between 7th and Morecambe's 21st position in the table will be revealed on the grass.

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in League One

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Plymouth Argyle have managed 8 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games.

Jephcott was the last player to score a league goal for Plymouth Argyle and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Plymouth haven't scored in 194 minutes.

The Plymouth Argyle crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Rotherham United here at Home Park. Midfielder Grant was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. Grant hit six key passes.

Heartbreak before that as Plymouth Argyle lost 0-2 at Cambridge United's place.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Plymouth Argyle, as the League One home game vs AFC Wimbledon is only three days away.

Plymouth are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Plymouth Argyle have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Morecambe form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Morecambe so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-11 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Morecambe are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Morecambe delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ipswich Town (placed 9th) in their previous fixture. Defender Bennett was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Bennett won 7 of 8 duels.

A 0-2 defeat away at Rotherham United before that.

Morecambe have another match away from home in just three nights, a League One game versus Bolton Wanderers. A rough diary for the visiting team!

Morecambe have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Morecambe, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle and Morecambe have duelled already this season: Morecambe - Plymouth Argyle 1-1. Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two participants are: five wins for Plymouth Argyle, two draws and three wins for Morecambe. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
18 goals
PlymouthR. Hardie
R. Hardie
12 goals
Plymouth ArgyleL. Jephcott
L. Jephcott
9 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 15 6 Played P 5 16 34
16 8 3 Won W 0 2 7
8 3 2 Drew D 0 3 10
9 4 1 Lost L 5 11 17
54 20 7 Scored S 4 18 44
39 14 5 Conceded C 16 35 64
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
85% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 85%
55% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 69% 56%
24% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 50% 41%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 19% 21%
58% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 62% 62%
27% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 15%
15% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 38% 29%
 
5.3 6.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.1 4.4
5.3 4.1 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 7 6.3
1.5 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.5 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.2 16.4 17 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 12.5 11.6
4.5 5.1 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 3.6
36% 26% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 30% 36%
 
12.2 10.8 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 17.8 16.1 14.4
3.7 3.3 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 5.1 4.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in League One
  • 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 Rotherham United 34 23 6 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 11 3 3 24 5 42 75
2 Wigan Athletic 32 20 6 6 56 32 16 9 3 4 23 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 24 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 35 18 8 9 65 43 18 11 4 3 39 22 17 7 4 6 26 21 22 62
5 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
6 Sheffield Wednesday 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 12 58
7 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 15 10 9 55 46 17 9 4 4 30 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 9 55
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
11 Portsmouth 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 8 4 4 27 18 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 48
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 34 11 11 12 46 49 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 23 30 -3 44
14 Burton Albion 35 12 8 15 42 47 18 8 4 6 28 22 17 4 4 9 14 25 -5 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 10 15 31 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 37
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 32 7 12 13 47 56 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 2 7 7 21 31 -9 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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 Rotherham United 34 23 6 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 17 11 3 3 24 5 42 75
2 Wigan Athletic 32 20 6 6 56 32 16 9 3 4 23 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 24 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 35 18 8 9 65 43 18 11 4 3 39 22 17 7 4 6 26 21 22 62
5 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
6 Sheffield Wednesday 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 10 4 2 25 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 12 58
7 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 15 10 9 55 46 17 9 4 4 30 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 9 55
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
11 Portsmouth 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 8 4 4 27 18 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 48
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 34 11 11 12 46 49 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 4 5 8 23 30 -3 44
14 Burton Albion 35 12 8 15 42 47 18 8 4 6 28 22 17 4 4 9 14 25 -5 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 34 9 10 15 31 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 37
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 32 7 12 13 47 56 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 2 7 7 21 31 -9 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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