Soccer betting preview: Plymouth Argyle welcomes Oxford United in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

League One: Two squads who have played fine thus far. Learn more on Plymouth Argyle - Oxford United with this complete guide!

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have the fewest conceded goals (14) at home in League One
  • Oxford United have the most scored goals (74) 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

42 points is a decent return from 20 League One games here at Home Park for Plymouth Argyle. The data says 13 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. Plymouth Argyle has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Home Park. We remember; it was Rotherham United.

The fans are hoping that Plymouth will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Ipswich Town (placed 9th).

Ahead of that match, Plymouth Argyle won a home game hosting Cheltenham Town (2-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Plymouth Argyle perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Plymouth Argyle as a small favourite), we find six games. Plymouth Argyle has won three of these, drawn zero and lost three.

A decent goal production from Plymouth Argyle in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 20 league matches. From these home matches, Plymouth have conceded only 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Oxford United form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Oxford United have produced an overall stat of 8-4-7 so far.

Oxford United delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ipswich Town (placed 9th) in their previous match. Midfield player Sykes was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Sykes hit two key passes.

Prior to that result Oxford United won their away game at Shrewsbury Town. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Oxford in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Oxford United, two draws and three defeats.

Oxford United have another fixture that requires travelling in just three nights, a League One game against Morecambe. A demanding timetable for the guests!

The travelling fans enjoy Oxford United's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 19 league matches away. As opposed to that, Oxford have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded result involving both these squads is the Oxford United - Plymouth Argyle 1-3 played earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Plymouth Argyle won three games, one match ended with a draw and Oxford United have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Oxford UnitedM. Taylor
M. Taylor
19 goals
PlymouthR. Hardie
R. Hardie
16 goals
Oxford UnitedC. Brannagan
C. Brannagan
13 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Oxford United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Oxford United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
40 20 4 Played P 5 19 39
22 13 1 Won W 2 8 20
8 3 0 Drew D 2 4 9
10 4 3 Lost L 1 7 10
66 31 4 Scored S 6 30 74
40 14 6 Conceded C 6 25 49
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
80% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 84% 85%
48% 45% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 59%
22% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 26% 41%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 23%
48% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 80% 63% 69%
38% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 16% 21%
15% 10% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 26% 18%
 
5.3 6.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.3 6.2
5.4 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4.6 4.4
1.4 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
12.9 15.8 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 13.7 14.6
4.4 5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 4.7 4.9
38% 31% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 33% 39%
 
12.4 11.1 14 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 11.5 11
3.6 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 3.7 3.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Oxford United have the most scored goals (74) in League One
  • Oxford United have the most scored goals in the first half (40) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the fewest conceded goals (14) at home 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 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 40 22 8 10 66 40 20 13 3 4 31 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 26 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sheffield Wednesday 39 19 12 8 64 42 20 13 5 2 41 16 19 6 7 6 23 26 22 69
7 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 13 10 59 40 20 10 8 2 32 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 19 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 40 12 14 14 56 67 20 9 6 5 29 26 20 3 8 9 27 41 -11 50
13 Accrington Stanley 39 14 8 17 48 65 20 11 4 5 35 28 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 50
14 Charlton Athletic 39 14 7 18 46 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 19 5 3 11 19 26 -3 49
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 12 16 41 37 20 9 5 6 26 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 4 48
16 Cambridge United 39 12 12 15 47 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 20 5 5 10 24 39 -12 48
17 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
18 Lincoln City 39 11 9 19 43 52 20 5 5 10 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 27 -9 42
19 Gillingham 40 8 13 19 31 60 20 4 6 10 12 33 20 4 7 9 19 27 -29 37
20 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 39 6 15 18 40 62 19 2 11 6 21 27 20 4 4 12 19 35 -22 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 40 8 6 26 28 74 20 5 3 12 15 30 20 3 3 14 13 44 -46 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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  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 39 24 8 7 64 25 20 13 3 4 40 20 19 11 5 3 24 5 39 80
2 Wigan Athletic 37 24 7 6 66 34 19 12 3 4 30 18 18 12 4 2 36 16 32 79
3 Milton Keynes Dons 39 22 10 7 64 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 20 12 5 3 38 21 26 76
4 Plymouth Argyle 40 22 8 10 66 40 20 13 3 4 31 14 20 9 5 6 35 26 26 74
5 Oxford United 39 20 9 10 74 49 20 12 5 3 44 24 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 69
6 Sheffield Wednesday 39 19 12 8 64 42 20 13 5 2 41 16 19 6 7 6 23 26 22 69
7 Sunderland 39 19 10 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 20 6 8 6 27 33 18 67
8 Wycombe Wanderers 39 18 12 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 19 7 7 5 28 21 15 66
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 13 10 59 40 20 10 8 2 32 19 20 7 5 8 27 21 19 64
10 Portsmouth 38 16 11 11 53 39 19 10 5 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 59
11 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 60 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 20 7 2 11 24 28 11 58
12 Cheltenham Town 40 12 14 14 56 67 20 9 6 5 29 26 20 3 8 9 27 41 -11 50
13 Accrington Stanley 39 14 8 17 48 65 20 11 4 5 35 28 19 3 4 12 13 37 -17 50
14 Charlton Athletic 39 14 7 18 46 49 20 9 4 7 27 23 19 5 3 11 19 26 -3 49
15 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 12 16 41 37 20 9 5 6 26 18 20 3 7 10 15 19 4 48
16 Cambridge United 39 12 12 15 47 59 19 7 7 5 23 20 20 5 5 10 24 39 -12 48
17 Burton Albion 39 13 8 18 48 60 19 9 4 6 31 24 20 4 4 12 17 36 -12 47
18 Lincoln City 39 11 9 19 43 52 20 5 5 10 19 25 19 6 4 9 24 27 -9 42
19 Gillingham 40 8 13 19 31 60 20 4 6 10 12 33 20 4 7 9 19 27 -29 37
20 Fleetwood Town 38 7 13 18 50 67 18 5 6 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 34
21 AFC Wimbledon 39 6 15 18 40 62 19 2 11 6 21 27 20 4 4 12 19 35 -22 33
22 Morecambe 39 7 11 21 47 79 19 5 7 7 27 32 20 2 4 14 20 47 -32 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 40 8 6 26 28 74 20 5 3 12 15 30 20 3 3 14 13 44 -46 30
24 Crewe Alexandra 39 6 7 26 30 71 20 4 4 12 17 35 19 2 3 14 13 36 -41 25

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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.