Evenly matched teams: Wycombe Wanderers vs Plymouth Argyle match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Adams Park (24161 seats)

Match preview: 11 points split the teams until now, Plymouth Argyle the sharpest side. Can Wycombe Wanderers shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Wycombe Wanderers have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Wycombe Wanderers form and stats

Wycombe Wanderers have collected 7 points from their League One home games so far after 2-1-1.

Wanderers faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sheffield Wednesday (1-3).

Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Stevenage in the EFL Trophy. This is expected to be a close game, with Wycombe Wanderers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wycombe Wanderers as a small favourite), we find 10 games. Wycombe Wanderers has won 5 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.

A decent goal production from Wycombe Wanderers in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Wanderers have conceded only 3 goals.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Plymouth Argyle playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Plymouth Argyle are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Ipswich Town (placed 2nd). Plymouth goalie Cooper was high and low in the Ipswich Town game, contributing seven saves towards the victory. Midfielder Mumba was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Mumba scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that, the EFL Trophy win away at Swindon Town. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Plymouth Argyle in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Plymouth Argyle, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Plymouth Argyle are hosting Sheffield Wednesday in the League One only three days away.

For Plymouth, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Wycombe Wanderers have won or drawn the last 7 fixtures (4-3-0) facing Plymouth Argyle.

Top Goalscorers

Wycombe WanderersA. Mehmeti
A. Mehmeti
5 goals
Plymouth ArgyleM. Whittaker
M. Whittaker
4 goals
Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
3 goals

Wycombe Wanderers missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Wycombe Wanderers Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 4 0 Played P 1 5 10
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 7
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
5 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
13 6 0 Scored S 3 10 18
15 3 0 Conceded C 0 11 12
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 80%
70% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 60%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 20%
60% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 50%
30% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 20% 50%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.2 6.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 5 4.7
7.5 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4 4.7
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.4 16.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 12.2
5.7 7.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.4 5
23% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 45% 36%
 
14.8 11.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 10.8 10.7
4.7 2.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5 4.2
Key stats in League One this season:
  • All of Plymouth Argyle's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Plymouth Argyle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Wycombe Wanderers have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in League One
  • Wycombe Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Wycombe Wanderers 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 Plymouth Argyle 10 7 1 2 18 12 5 5 0 0 8 1 5 2 1 2 10 11 6 22
2 Ipswich Town 10 6 3 1 19 8 4 2 2 0 8 3 6 4 1 1 11 5 11 21
3 Portsmouth 9 6 3 0 19 8 5 3 2 0 11 5 4 3 1 0 8 3 11 21
4 Sheffield Wednesday 10 6 2 2 20 10 6 3 2 1 14 8 4 3 0 1 6 2 10 20
5 Barnsley 10 5 2 3 16 10 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 2 1 2 8 5 6 17
6 Bolton Wanderers 9 5 2 2 11 6 5 4 0 1 8 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 17
7 Cambridge United 10 5 1 4 14 16 5 4 0 1 9 7 5 1 1 3 5 9 -2 16
8 Peterborough United 10 5 0 5 17 10 5 4 0 1 12 1 5 1 0 4 5 9 7 15
9 Shrewsbury Town 10 4 3 3 11 11 5 2 1 2 5 7 5 2 2 1 6 4 0 15
10 Exeter City 10 4 2 4 16 10 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 1 2 2 8 6 6 14
11 Derby County 9 4 2 3 9 9 5 4 0 1 9 6 4 0 2 2 0 3 0 14
12 Lincoln City 9 3 4 2 14 14 4 1 3 0 6 4 5 2 1 2 8 10 0 13
13 Accrington Stanley 10 3 4 3 11 12 5 1 3 1 7 8 5 2 1 2 4 4 -1 13
14 Fleetwood Town 9 2 6 1 9 8 5 1 4 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 1 12
15 Port Vale 10 3 3 4 10 15 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 1 1 3 4 10 -5 12
16 Charlton Athletic 10 2 5 3 14 14 4 2 2 0 8 3 6 0 3 3 6 11 0 11
17 Wycombe Wanderers 10 3 2 5 13 15 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 1 1 4 7 12 -2 11
18 Milton Keynes Dons 9 3 1 5 9 11 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 2 0 3 6 6 -2 10
19 Oxford United 9 3 1 5 8 10 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 10
20 Cheltenham Town 9 2 2 5 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 1 2 2 3 4 -4 8
21 Bristol Rovers 10 2 2 6 13 20 6 1 2 3 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 -7 8
22 Forest Green Rovers 10 2 2 6 8 22 6 1 0 5 4 14 4 1 2 1 4 8 -14 8
23 Morecambe 10 1 4 5 7 18 5 0 2 3 2 10 5 1 2 2 5 8 -11 7
24 Burton Albion 10 1 1 8 11 24 4 0 0 4 0 9 6 1 1 4 11 15 -13 4

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.