Leicester City, back on top of the EFL Championship table with a game in hand on 88 points, will be looking to see out their charge to return to the English Premier League next season by getting the most of their remaining 5 games, starting at Plymouth Argyle.
Plymouth in front of their home fans at the Home Park, will also be looking forward to marching further away from the relegation zone by putting more distance between themselves and 22nd-placed Sheffield Wednesday with only 2 points separating them.
Plymouth are Unbeaten against Leicester at Home in Previous 3 Meetings
While one will have to go at least 14 years back to the last time Plymouth played Leicester at their Home Park, Neil Dewsnip’s side are on a 3-game unbeaten run at their home front in games against Leicester City.
In the last three meetings between the two sides at Plymouth’s home, the home side have won one, 3-0, and drawn two, 0-0 and 1-1, and will be hoping they can replicate that trend against the first-placed side.
While their current home form is nothing to write home about with zero wins in their last eight home games, Plymouth will hope they take inspiration from their last victory at home this season over Cardiff or their 1-1 home draw with Leeds in the FA Cup, which they lost on penalties.
The good news for Plymouth is that Leicester City are also going through their very own rough patch having suffered defeats in all their last three away games in all competitions and that should be enough motivation to avoid a result like the 4-0 they suffered away at Leicester when the two sides met earlier this season.
Leicester’s Form is not great, but it’s better than Plymouth’s
Enzo Maresca’s side are not living their best form at the moment with their wins over Birmingham and Norwich at home, the only time they’ve taken all 3 points on offer from their last six games in all competitions.
Their overall form is not that different from their away form either, with the Foxes managing only two wins in their last six games on the road, losing each of their last against Chelsea in the FA Cup, and Bristol and Millwall in the Championship.
Still, with Leicester’s lacklustre performances in recent weeks as it is, it is a lot better than their opponents as Neil Dewsnip’s Plymouth mastered only a single win in their last eight games in all competitions, a 0-1 win over bottom-placed Rotherham.
Plymouth’s overall form is one better than their home form as they have not managed a single win in their last eight games at the Home Park and that together with the gap in quality with Leicester suggests the away side should just about manage a win on Friday.
Match Stats
Plymouth Argyle are ranked 10th in goals scored per match (1.4 goals) while Leicester are ranked 3rd in goals scored per match (1.9 goals).
Plymouth Argyle's form hasn't been good, as the team has won only 1 of their last 10 home matches (Championship) while Leicester City have lost their last 3 away all competition matches in a row.
In Plymouth Argyle's last 4 home all competition matches, there have been under 2.5 goals while Leicester have been awarded the most penalties this season (12).
Plymouth’s Conor Hazard is ranked 3rd in saves per match in the competition (3.5) while Abdul Issahaku of Leicester is ranked 1st in big chances created in the competition (27).
You can check out the Plymouth Argyle vs Leicester City Championship game on MSport here.
