FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle 29 Oct 2011

Last updated : 28 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Argyle face a trip to Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Pilgrims have recorded 2 wins, and Cheltenham Town have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a (Associate Members) match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 05 Oct Cheltenham T. 0-2 Plymouth Arg. (Associate Members)
2002/2003 Wed 01 Jan Plymouth Arg. 3 - 1 Cheltenham T. League Division Two
2002/2003 Sat 24 Aug Cheltenham T. 1 - 2 Plymouth Arg. League Division Two
2001/2002 Sat 20 Apr Plymouth Arg. 2 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Division Three
2001/2002 Fri 09 Nov Cheltenham T. 0 - 0 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2001/2002 Tue 16 Oct Cheltenham T. 2 - 1 Plymouth Arg. (Associate Members)
2000/2001 Sat 24 Feb Plymouth Arg. 0 - 0 Cheltenham T. League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 4 conceded.

In complete contrast to Cheltenham Town, Plymouth Argyle are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pilgrims have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham Town's total of 26 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Plymouth Argyle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 8 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cheltenham Town 6 5 0 1 11 4 15
Plymouth Argyle 6 2 1 3 8 12 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Pilgrims are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Cheltenham Town. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cheltenham Town Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Plymouth Argyle 7 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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