League Two match preview and statistics: Plymouth Argyle fight Exeter City

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 23.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Home Park (18000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Plymouth Argyle - Exeter City!

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Home Park as Plymouth Argyle, who have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in League Two, have scored 38 goals to get 41 points from 19 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 12-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Plymouth Argyle bring valid hopes of a third.

Plymouth Argyle are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A nice win for Plymouth Argyle last time playing, versus Macclesfield Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with George Cooper (2) and Ryan Hardie scoring for the victors. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Grimsby Town.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (38 in 19 games), Plymouth Argyle's attacking play is working. 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 16 from 19 matches.

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Exeter City form and stats

8-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Exeter City, who have the most clean sheets (15) in League Two, in their League Two matches away. Exeter City seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Exeter City play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Walsall (placed 14th). A draw for Exeter City before that, at their own venue hosting Crewe Alexandra (1-1).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Exeter City have scored 22 goals in 19 league games away. 28 goals have been conceded by Exeter City in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Exeter City - Plymouth Argyle 4-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - zero - five (Plymouth Argyle wins - draws - Exeter City wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityR. Bowman
R. Bowman
13 goals
Plymouth ArgyleA. Sarcevic
A. Sarcevic
10 goals
Plymouth ArgyleL. Jephcott
L. Jephcott
7 goals

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Exeter City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Plymouth Argyle Exeter City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 4 Played P 5 19 37
20 12 2 Won W 0 8 18
8 5 0 Drew D 2 4 11
9 2 2 Lost L 3 7 8
61 38 4 Scored S 5 22 53
39 16 5 Conceded C 10 28 43
97% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
76% 84% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 68% 68%
65% 74% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 43%
30% 32% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 42% 38%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 14%
46% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 51%
38% 47% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 32% 41%
19% 11% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 16%
 
5.5 6.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 6.1 6.4
4.8 4 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.1 4.6
1.6 1.3 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
499 300 54 Total Shots T S 57 224 458
162 100 18 Shots on Target S O 17 75 145
38% 38% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 37%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Exeter City has the most clean sheets (15)
  • Exeter City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plymouth Argyle has the fewest matches under the total-line (13)
  • Plymouth Argyle has the most matches over the total-line (24)
  • Plymouth Argyle has the the best goal difference (+22) at home
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Plymouth Argyle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 35 12 10 13 32 37 19 9 7 3 20 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -5 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
19 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
20 Carlisle United 36 9 12 15 37 56 18 4 7 7 15 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -19 39
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.