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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Plymouth Argyle FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Bristol Rovers FC
Sat 23 Mar 2019 · 15:00 UTC Home Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Jamie Ness 88' Y
Y 90' Ollie Clarke

Overview

Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at Home Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Peter Kirkup
  • Referee Roger East
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 14 26
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Plymouth Argyle FC 14 23
6 Reading FC 14 22
7 Bradford City AFC 13 22
8 Cambridge United FC 14 21
9 Sheffield Wednesday FC 13 20
10 Leicester City FC 13 19
11 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
12 Milton Keynes Dons FC 13 18
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 14 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 Notts County FC 12 14
18 AFC Wimbledon 13 13
19 Blackpool FC 12 12
20 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
21 Wigan Athletic FC 14 11
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 12 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
Plymouth Argyle FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bristol Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-09-08 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Bristol Rovers FC H 2–2 D
16 Mar Fleetwood Town FC A 0–2 L
12 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–1 W
09 Mar Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
02 Mar Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L
23 Feb Rochdale AFC H 5–1 W
Bristol Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–2 D
16 Mar Charlton Athletic FC H 0–0 D
12 Mar Gillingham FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Scunthorpe United FC A 1–0 W
02 Mar Blackpool FC H 4–0 W
23 Feb Sunderland AFC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/2
46-60
7/4
61-75
2/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
Aribim Pepple 5 G
Will Evans 3 G
Xavier Amaechi 3 G
Oliver Irow 3 G
Harvey White 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Plymouth Argyle FC host Bristol Rovers FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Alfie Kilgour is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bristol Rovers FC so far.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Plymouth Argyle FC in their trying to find a way past Bristol Rovers FC's compact .
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gary Sawyer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Edwards is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Plymouth Argyle FC.
  • 30' It’s high time Derek Adams made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Plymouth Argyle FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' It looks surprising Bristol Rovers FC does not make any changes. Matt Macey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' David Fox needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' Ruben Lameiras is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' A change in the Plymouth Argyle FC ranks — Joe Riley exits the field as Oscar Threlkeld enters on 62.
  • 67' Bristol Rovers FC ring the changes. Tom Nichols has done his job and it is now time for Alex Jakubiak to step up.
  • 72' Magnificent from Jonson Clarke-Harris! That is 123 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tony Craig makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 80' Ollie Clarke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Plymouth Argyle FC that had 346 games and scored 426 goals.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Lloyd Jones. He replaces David Fox on 86 minute.
  • 88' Jamie Ness was booked on 88.
  • 90' Gavin Reilly adds to his 0 season tally! Bristol Rovers FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ollie Clarke.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek Adams

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Niall Ennis 3
Josh Coburn 2
Macaulay Gillesphey 2
Ruben Lameiras 1
Tony Craig 1
Gavin Reilly 1
Jonson Clarke-Harris 1
Zain Westbrooke 1

Head to Head

2019-03-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2018-09-08 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2019-03-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC D 2019-03-16 Fleetwood Town FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2019-03-12 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2019-03-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2019-03-02 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2019-02-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–1 Rochdale AFC W

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2019-03-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Bristol Rovers FC D 2019-03-16 Bristol Rovers FC 0–0 Charlton Athletic FC D 2019-03-12 Gillingham FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2019-03-09 Scunthorpe United FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2019-03-02 Bristol Rovers FC 4–0 Blackpool FC W 2019-02-23 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Bristol Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC or Bristol Rovers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Plymouth Argyle FC40% Draw29% Bristol Rovers FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Bristol Rovers FC
60%
Plymouth Argyle FC or Bristol Rovers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC28% Draw49% Bristol Rovers FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap Plymouth Argyle FC covers Push Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.