A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Plymouth Argyle in 4th position and Crewe Alexandra placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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 Argyle and Crewe Alexandra.
Plymouth Argyle form and stats
Plymouth Argyle have performed here at Home Park this season with 9 wins from 15 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 2.
A strong away win for Plymouth Argyle against Salford City the last match, as Antoni Sarcevic, Byron Moore and Ryan Hardie were on target. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Colchester United.
The victory against Salford City came after Ryan Hardie's winning goal. The Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 78th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Ryan Hardie scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.
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 Argyle have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.
Plymouth Argyle are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Macclesfield Town awaits in three days.
The Plymouth Argyle manager Ryan Lowe has got the team scoring with 30 from 15 home games in the league. Plymouth Argyle have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Playing away, Crewe Alexandra, who have the most scored goals (59) in League Two, have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Crewe Alexandra hope to make it five in this match.
Chris Porter (2) scored in Crewe Alexandra's previous match, the home game against Crawley Town that ended 2-1. Before that, Crewe Alexandra secured a home win against Oldham Athletic with the score 2-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Crewe Alexandra in our archives, and the results are: one win for Crewe Alexandra, three draws and five defeats.
Crewe Alexandra are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 15 away games so far. As opposed to that, Crewe Alexandra have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Crewe Alexandra - Plymouth Argyle 0-3 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: four - one - two (Plymouth Argyle wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Porter 10 goals |  D. Powell 9 goals |   A. Sarcevic 8 goals |
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| Plymouth Argyle | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 51 | 30 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 26 | 59 |
| 35 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 74% | 87% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 81% |
| 65% | 73% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 38% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 22% |
| 45% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 69% |
| 35% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 22% |
| 19% | 7% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 403 | 232 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 201 | 469 |
| 135 | 79 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 72 | 168 |
| 38% | 38% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 35% |
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (25)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (59)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (37)
- Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Crewe Alexandra is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Plymouth Argyle has the fewest matches under the total-line (11)
- Plymouth Argyle has the most matches over the total-line (20)
- Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Swindon Town | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 63 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 61 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 60 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 57 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 33 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 52 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 51 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 51 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 51 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 45 |
| 11 | Salford City | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | -1 | 41 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 41 |
| 13 | Newport County | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 40 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -1 | 40 |
| 15 | Walsall | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -12 | 40 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | -3 | 38 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -8 | 38 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 36 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | -15 | 36 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -17 | 34 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -8 | 32 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -23 | 30 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -7 | 29 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 33 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -21 | 22 |