The Plymouth Argyle & Wigan Athletic bosses R. Lowe and L. Richardson are both afraid of and eagerly anticipating this highly important fixture in the higher area of the League One league table.
- Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in League One
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Plymouth and Wigan Athletic.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Home Park as Plymouth Argyle have scored 16 goals to get 21 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the League One are 6-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Plymouth Argyle's attacking players as they have now played 194 minutes without scoring in a league game. R. Hardie was their last goal scorer.
The Plymouth crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Wycombe Wanderers here at Home Park in a League One match. Midfield player Danny Mayor got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Mayor hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 37 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Charlton Athletic (0-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Plymouth have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost two.
The Plymouth fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. Plymouth are not conceding a lot of goals here at Home Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Wigan Athletic's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wigan Athletic collect 19 points from their 8 away matches in the League One. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sunderland game have they lost an away game, meaning Wigan has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Wigan has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Cambridge United for a League One game that ended a draw (2-2). The match against Cambridge United looked like a defeat for Wigan, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Callum Lang equalized in the 87th minute. Midfield player Max Power was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.0/10. Power served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 78 successful passes (of 96 total).
Preceding that game was the away FA Cup victory against Solihull Moors (after extra-time) with the score of 2-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wigan playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Wigan Athletic wins, three draws and two defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wigan manager L. Richardson as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Accrington Stanley.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 20 goals in 8 league games away this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the preceeding four meetings): Plymouth Argyle won zero games, one match ended with a tie and Wigan Athletic have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeTop Goalscorers
  R. Hardie 9 goals |   W. Keane 8 goals |  C. Lang 6 goals |
Plymouth Argyle missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Plymouth Argyle | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 20 | 32 |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 58% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 58% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 26% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 16% | 10% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.7 | 7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
| 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.7 | 17.1 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 13.9 | 13.2 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 34% | 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 45% | 41% |
| 11.7 | 9.9 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
- All of Wigan Athletic's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wigan Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most points (19) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals (20) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+13) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic 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 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 21 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 19 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 14 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 13 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 12 |