Delightful dogfight as daring Plymouth Argyle duels with determined Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 09.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

With their 15 point advantage in the league table, Plymouth Argyle fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Wigan Athletic.

Insights:
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-25) 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.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

Overall League One stats at home this season for Plymouth Argyle are 9-4-4 (wins-draw-losses).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Northampton Town (0-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Plymouth have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won ten times, drawn four and lost three.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Plymouth Argyle as they are travelling to their away game against Ipswich Town in the League One. That match is four days after this one.

A decent goal production from Plymouth in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 17 league matches. 25 goals have been conceded.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

5-2-9 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wigan Athletic, who have the the worst goal difference (-25) in League One, in their League One matches away.

A 0-1 loss hosting Charlton Athletic before that.

Wigan are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, six draws and nine defeats. From a total of 17 matches.

The visiting Wigan Athletic have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 16 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wigan have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Wigan Athletic - Plymouth 1-1, played this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Plymouth victories, one draw and two Wigan Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PlymouthL. Jephcott
L. Jephcott
16 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
6 goals
Wigan AthleticK. Joseph
K. Joseph
5 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 5 Played P 6 16 33
12 9 3 Won W 0 5 8
9 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
12 4 1 Lost L 5 9 19
44 27 9 Scored S 2 17 35
53 25 8 Conceded C 10 25 60
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
76% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 70%
55% 59% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 55%
30% 35% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 27%
15% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 27%
55% 59% 60% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 48%
24% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
24% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.4
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.3 13.1 16.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8.6 8.8
3.9 4.5 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.5 2.6
34% 36% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 42% 40%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (13) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (36) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-25) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

Wigan Athletic:
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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 Hull City 34 19 5 10 56 28 17 10 2 5 19 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 28 62
2 Peterborough United 32 19 5 8 52 28 15 12 2 1 34 11 17 7 3 7 18 17 24 62
3 Lincoln City 32 18 6 8 51 31 17 8 3 6 27 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 20 60
4 Sunderland 32 15 12 5 49 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 23 57
5 Doncaster Rovers 30 17 4 9 51 38 17 11 3 3 32 19 13 6 1 6 19 19 13 55
6 Portsmouth 32 15 7 10 49 34 17 6 5 6 23 17 15 9 2 4 26 17 15 52
7 Accrington Stanley 31 14 8 9 43 34 16 8 4 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 22 21 9 50
8 Ipswich Town 31 15 5 11 36 32 17 9 2 6 18 15 14 6 3 5 18 17 4 50
9 Charlton Athletic 33 13 9 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 18 9 5 4 22 15 2 48
10 Oxford United 31 13 8 10 44 36 15 7 4 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 47
11 Gillingham 33 14 5 14 45 45 18 8 2 8 25 26 15 6 3 6 20 19 0 47
12 Blackpool 29 13 6 10 35 28 13 7 3 3 16 12 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 45
13 Crewe Alexandra 33 12 9 12 42 43 16 8 5 3 26 16 17 4 4 9 16 27 -1 45
14 Plymouth Argyle 33 12 9 12 44 53 17 9 4 4 27 25 16 3 5 8 17 28 -9 45
15 Fleetwood Town 33 11 10 12 38 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 17 5 3 9 17 19 8 43
16 Milton Keynes Dons 33 11 9 13 47 47 15 5 7 3 24 19 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 42
17 Shrewsbury Town 30 9 11 10 33 36 15 4 6 5 20 20 15 5 5 5 13 16 -3 38
18 Burton Albion 31 9 7 15 39 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 15 4 5 6 18 24 -17 34
19 Northampton Town 33 8 8 17 30 50 17 5 4 8 14 21 16 3 4 9 16 29 -20 32
20 Swindon Town 33 9 4 20 39 60 17 7 1 9 19 25 16 2 3 11 20 35 -21 31
21 Bristol Rovers 32 8 6 18 30 52 15 5 1 9 17 24 17 3 5 9 13 28 -22 30
22 AFC Wimbledon 31 7 9 15 32 55 13 3 2 8 15 26 18 4 7 7 17 29 -23 30
23 Wigan Athletic 33 8 6 19 35 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -25 30
24 Rochdale 33 6 10 17 41 61 16 1 7 8 17 33 17 5 3 9 24 28 -20 28

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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.