Early weight of the money suggest Plymouth Argyle edge versus Morecambe

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

Plymouth Argyle warm up for Morecambe with expectations of winning all three points. Can they? Open our match preview!

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (14) in League One
  • Morecambe have the most dropped points from leading position (18) 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

Home games in the League One have been a walk in the park for Plymouth Argyle so far, with 27 points won from 9 matches; 9 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 197 minutes without scoring a league goal. Mumba was the last player to find the net.

Plymouth Argyle drew their last game, 0-0 away at Cambridge United (placed 19th). Cooper, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.85 out of 10 in that game. Cooper topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Plymouth Argyle lost 0-2 at home to Port Vale.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the EFL Trophy game versus AFC Wimbledon in only four days. This game is also played here at Home Park.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 9 games), Plymouth's attacking play is working. Plymouth Argyle have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Morecambe form and stats

Morecambe have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-4-5 (10 played).

Morecambe's last game was the home draw against Exeter City (1-1). Goalkeeper Ripley made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Exeter City. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Attacker Stockton got a player rating of 7.62 in the game. "Man of the match" Stockton scored one goal.

Before that match, 1-1 away against Lincoln City (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in the EFL Trophy.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored in 10 of this club's latest 12 league games.

The attacking power of Morecambe when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. In the opposite end, Morecambe have conceded 16 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle have won or drawn the last 4 games (3-1-0) versus Morecambe.

Top Goalscorers

PlymouthR. Hardie
R. Hardie
8 goals
Plymouth ArgyleM. Whittaker
M. Whittaker
7 goals
Plymouth ArgyleN. Ennis
N. Ennis
6 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Morecambe missing players

Plymouth Argyle Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
13 9 2 Won W 0 1 2
5 0 0 Drew D 0 4 9
3 1 0 Lost L 2 5 9
39 19 4 Scored S 0 9 16
24 7 0 Conceded C 4 16 31
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
81% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 80%
62% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 45%
33% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 15%
19% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
57% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 70% 65%
38% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
10% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 30% 30%
 
5.2 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2.7 3.1
5.2 5.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7.7 7.8
1.7 1.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.4 2.2
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.2 15.1 17 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.3 9.6
4.8 5.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.2 3.5
39% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 23%
 
11.7 10.7 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17 16.4 17.6
4.2 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.1 5.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Morecambe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in League One
  • Morecambe have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in League One
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 Morecambe.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points (27) at home in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most points from losing position (14) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 20 13 5 2 39 22 9 9 0 0 19 5 11 4 5 2 20 17 17 43
2 Ipswich Town 20 13 5 2 40 20 10 6 3 1 18 8 10 7 2 1 22 12 20 42
3 Sheffield Wednesday 20 12 5 3 36 17 10 6 3 1 23 11 10 6 2 2 13 6 19 41
4 Bolton Wanderers 19 9 4 6 23 18 9 6 1 2 13 7 10 3 3 4 10 11 5 32
5 Peterborough United 20 10 1 9 35 25 9 7 1 1 21 4 11 3 0 8 14 21 10 31
6 Derby County 19 8 6 5 24 17 8 5 1 2 14 10 11 3 5 3 10 7 7 30
7 Barnsley 18 9 3 6 23 15 9 5 1 3 13 9 9 4 2 3 10 6 8 33
8 Portsmouth 17 7 8 2 26 18 9 3 6 0 14 8 8 4 2 2 12 10 8 29
9 Bristol Rovers 20 7 6 7 31 33 11 4 4 3 16 17 9 3 2 4 15 16 -2 25
10 Lincoln City 19 6 9 4 21 21 10 2 8 0 11 8 9 4 1 4 10 13 0 26
11 Port Vale 20 7 5 8 21 29 10 4 3 3 12 11 10 3 2 5 9 18 -8 29
12 Shrewsbury Town 20 7 5 8 20 23 10 4 2 4 11 13 10 3 3 4 9 10 -3 26
13 Wycombe Wanderers 20 7 5 8 25 24 9 3 3 3 14 11 11 4 2 5 11 13 1 28
14 Exeter City 20 7 5 8 32 30 11 5 2 4 18 16 9 2 3 4 14 14 2 26
15 Fleetwood Town 20 5 10 5 22 20 10 2 5 3 9 8 10 3 5 2 13 12 2 23
16 Charlton Athletic 19 5 9 5 30 27 9 4 4 1 20 12 10 1 5 4 10 15 3 24
17 Oxford United 19 6 6 7 25 21 10 3 3 4 13 11 9 3 3 3 12 10 4 25
18 Cheltenham Town 19 6 4 9 15 22 10 5 1 4 11 12 9 1 3 5 4 10 -7 25
19 Cambridge United 20 6 3 11 18 30 11 4 2 5 9 13 9 2 1 6 9 17 -12 20
20 Accrington Stanley 19 5 5 9 19 30 9 2 3 4 12 16 10 3 2 5 7 14 -11 21
21 Forest Green Rovers 20 4 5 11 17 38 10 3 0 7 6 17 10 1 5 4 11 21 -21 17
22 Burton Albion 20 3 6 11 26 41 11 2 4 5 11 19 9 1 2 6 15 22 -15 15
23 Morecambe 19 2 8 9 15 30 9 1 4 4 6 14 10 1 4 5 9 16 -15 15
24 Milton Keynes Dons 19 4 2 13 18 30 10 1 1 8 8 19 9 3 1 5 10 11 -12 15

Read more about League One

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.