On Friday, Plymouth Argyle and Port Vale will square off at Home Park in a League One match.
Plymouth Argyle, who defeated Charlton Athletic 3-2 in the EFL Trophy, will look for a repeat performance after their previous victory.
Sam Cosgrove (13′), Niall Ennis (15′), and Caleb Roberts (46′) scored for Plymouth Argyle. Karoy Anderson (90′) and Daniel Kanu (8′) scored goals for Charlton Athletic.
Although Plymouth Argyle has recently struggled to keep clean sheets, they have nevertheless been successful in scoring goals. Plymouth Argyle has suffered defensively in 6 of their last 6 games while also scoring in 6 of those games, according to an analysis of those games. However, it’s possible that this game won’t follow that pattern.
Port Vale enters the match fresh off a 2-1 EFL Trophy victory over Barnsley.
David Worrall and Dennis Politic scored goals for Port Vale in the 14th and 27th minutes, respectively. Barnsley received a goal from Tom Edwards (73′).
Port Vale, under the leadership of Darrell Clarke, have scored eight goals in their last six games, averaging one goal per game.
Prediction
Port Vale have the firepower to find the net against this Plymouth Argyle side, but it may not be as many as they will admit.
We are aiming for a close encounter that ends after the 90 with a 2-1 margin of victory for Plymouth Argyle. Let’s see what’s going on here.
Head-to-head
A study of their previous H2Hs dating back to 28/01/2012 shows these encounters have not been good for Plymouth Argyle. They didn’t win at all, while Port Vale were simply better than them, winning in 83% of these ties.
A total of 19 goals were scored during this period, including 5 for The Pilgrims and 14 for The Valiants. That’s an average goals per match value of 3.17.
The previous league game between these sides was League Two matchday 8 on 14/09/2019 and the scoreline finished Port Vale 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
| Team | Port Vale | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 7 | 7 |
| Win | 6 | 0 |
| Draw | 1 | 1 |
| Lose | 0 | 6 |
| Score | 16:5 | 5:16 |
| Goals Scored | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| Goals Allowed | 0.71 | 2.29 |
Line-up
Plymouth Argyle
There’s just one concern for Plymouth Argyle manager Steven Schumacher to worry about due to a mostly intact squad. Finn Azaz (ankle injury) misses.
Port Vale
With a completely injury-free squad to choose from, Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke has no doubts about his fitness ahead of this match.
Betting tips
- Both teams to score – YES
- Plymouth to win – YES
- 2+ goals in the match – YES
- Clean sheet – NO
Where to watch
It streams online on hulu,