The Plymouth Argyle & Rotherham United head coaches Schumacher and Warne are both dreading and eagerly anticipating this important match in the higher area of the League One standings.
- Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League One
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
8 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Plymouth Argyle have to build on here at Home Park in the League One.
The fans are hoping that Plymouth Argyle will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the game against Cambridge United (placed 12th).
Before that match, a win away at Gillingham.The Plymouth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Plymouth Argyle are not conceding a lot of goals here at Home Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches.
Rotherham United form and stats
Rotherham United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Rotherham United collect 33 points from their 16 away matches in the League One. 10 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats). Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Rotherham United's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Fleetwood Town game.
Ladapo (2) scored in Rotherham United's previous match, the home game against Morecambe that ended 2-0. Vickers (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.84. Vickers topped it up with a clean sheet.
A draw for Rotherham before that, at their own venue hosting Wigan Athletic (1-1).Rotherham United have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a League One match versus Shrewsbury Town. A back-breaking fixture list for the visiting team!
Rotherham United have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. The Rotherham defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 16 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other previously this season, with the match result Rotherham United - Plymouth Argyle 2-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the prior seven meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Plymouth Argyle, one draw and five wins for Rotherham United. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 16 goals |   R. Hardie 12 goals |  F. Ladapo 11 goals |
Plymouth Argyle missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| Plymouth Argyle | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 54 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 60 |
| 38 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 94% |
| 88% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 70% |
| 56% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 12% | 30% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 21% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 15% |
| 59% | 57% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 33% |
| 28% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 69% | 55% |
| 12% | 7% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 5.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13.1 | 16.4 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 14.1 | 14.7 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 38% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 32% | 37% |
| 12.2 | 10.6 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3 |
- Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Plymouth Argyle have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rotherham United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in League One
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in League One
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in League One
- Rotherham United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in League One
- Rotherham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in League One
- Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (11) away in League One
- Rotherham United have the most clean sheets (18) in League One
- Rotherham United have the the best goal difference (+41) in League One
- Rotherham United is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | Rotherham United | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 41 | 72 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 27 | 66 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 63 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 56 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 56 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 55 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 55 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 52 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 51 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 47 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -1 | 44 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -3 | 44 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 51 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -10 | 43 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 54 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 31 | -11 | 41 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 39 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -7 | 35 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 34 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 32 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | -14 | 32 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 63 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -20 | 30 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 35 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 38 | -40 | 28 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 55 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -29 | 27 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 33 | -33 | 22 |
