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Plymouth Arg. play host to Scunthorpe United at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Pilgrims have tasted victory on 9 of the 11 occasions the teams have met.
The last time the two teams met at Plymouth Arg. was back in January 2002, over five years ago, the Pilgrims carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 2-1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Scunthorpe U. | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Scunthorpe U. | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 30 Mar | Plymouth Arg. | 5 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 10 Feb | Scunthorpe U. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Pilgrims in those games, with 5 conceded.
Scunthorpe U. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Iron's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Plymouth Arg. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 27 points from their 18 games so far. Scunthorpe U. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Pilgrims's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Scunthorpe U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Scunthorpe U. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |