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Last updated : 07 December 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Swansea City v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Plymouth Arg. face a trip to Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pilgrims will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, the Swans carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 10 MarSwansea City1 - 0Plymouth Arg.CHMP
2008/2009Sat 23 AugPlymouth Arg.0 - 1Swansea CityCHMP
2001/2002Tue 05 FebSwansea City0 - 1Plymouth Arg.LGE2
2001/2002Tue 11 SepPlymouth Arg.3 - 1Swansea CityLGE2
1999/2000Sat 15 AprPlymouth Arg.1 - 0Swansea CityLGE2
1999/2000Tue 28 DecSwansea City1 - 0Plymouth Arg.LGE2
1998/1999Sat 24 AprSwansea City2 - 3Plymouth Arg.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Swansea City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Swans in those games, with 3 conceded.

Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Pilgrims have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Swansea City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 29 points from their 19 games so far. Plymouth Arg. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 15 points from their 18 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Swansea City63218711
Plymouth Arg.6213577

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Pilgrims have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Swansea City Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Plymouth Arg. 10 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.