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Plymouth Argyle FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Plymouth Argyle FC
5 – 1
Full Time
Rochdale AFC
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC Home Park HT 45' · FT 45'
R 58' Ethan Ebanks-Landell
Antoni Sarcevic 67' Y
Y 72' Callum Camps

Overview

Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Home Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua
  • Referee Chris Sarginson
  • Referee Simon Shaw
  • Referee Mark Pottage

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Plymouth Argyle FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Rochdale AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–1 Rochdale AFC 2018-12-15 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Rochdale AFC H 5–1 W
16 Feb Bradford City AFC A 0–0 D
09 Feb Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D
02 Feb Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W
26 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
22 Jan Walsall FC H 2–1 W
Rochdale AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–5 L
19 Feb AFC Wimbledon H 3–4 L
09 Feb Coventry City FC H 0–1 L
02 Feb Walsall FC A 2–1 W
26 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
19 Jan Fleetwood Town FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Plymouth Argyle FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Plymouth Argyle FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Plymouth Argyle FC gets underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Plymouth Argyle FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Plymouth Argyle FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and Rochdale AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' Freddie Ladapo does the damage! The net is bulging and Plymouth Argyle FC surge ahead!
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rochdale AFC that had 140 games and scored 206 goals.
  • 36' Rochdale AFC is showing some good football. However, Rochdale AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Rochdale AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' A change in the Rochdale AFC ranks — Rory Holden exits the field as Brad Inman enters on 46.
  • 48' Goal! Matt Done scores his 6 goal in 140 matches.
  • 53' 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 Graham Carey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' That is a Red card for Rochdale AFC. Ethan Ebanks-Landell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' Ryan Edwards adds to his 0 season tally! Plymouth Argyle FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 66' Plymouth Argyle FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Antoni Sarcevic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Callum Camps argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Freddie Ladapo makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 80' Plymouth Argyle FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Plymouth Argyle FC! Oscar Threlkeld comes on to replace David Fox.
  • 85' Oscar Threlkeld doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 88' A change in the Plymouth Argyle FC ranks — Graham Carey exits the field as Paul Anderson enters on 88.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Ashley Smith-Brown gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Plymouth Argyle FC ring the changes. Niall Canavan has done his job and it is now time for Lloyd Jones to step up.
  • 5-1 the final result. Rochdale AFC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek Adams

Rochdale AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Keith Hill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Freddie Ladapo 2
Aaron Morley 1
Stephen Humphrys 1
Jimmy Keohane 1
Joel Grant 1
Jake Beesley 1
David Perkins 1
Brad Inman 1

Head to Head

2019-02-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–1 Rochdale AFC 2018-12-15 Rochdale AFC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2019-02-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–1 Rochdale AFC W 2019-02-16 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2019-02-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2019-02-02 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2019-01-26 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2019-01-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Walsall FC W

Rochdale AFC Form

2019-02-23 Plymouth Argyle FC 5–1 Rochdale AFC L 2019-02-19 Rochdale AFC 3–4 AFC Wimbledon L 2019-02-09 Rochdale AFC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2019-02-02 Walsall FC 1–2 Rochdale AFC W 2019-01-26 Barnsley FC 2–1 Rochdale AFC L 2019-01-19 Rochdale AFC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.32 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Rochdale AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Plymouth Argyle FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC63% Draw20% Rochdale AFC17%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Rochdale AFC
37%
Plymouth Argyle FC or Rochdale AFC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC47% Draw39% Rochdale AFC14%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap Plymouth Argyle FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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