England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Plymouth Argyle and Birmingham City, taking place on Saturday, 23 December 2023, at Home Park in Plymouth.
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Plymouth Argyle, Recent FormPlymouth Argyle will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 3-2 win in their home outing against Rotherham United. Their share of possession in that meeting was 68%, while racking up 25 shots along the way, 9 of which were on target, in contrast to Rotherham United, who had 9 shots on goal with 4 on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 7, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 8 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games; however, they have scored in 10 of their 11 played at Home Park this season.
They have had a strong run of form at Home Park recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 home games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Finn Azaz will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Plymouth Argyle.
Birmingham City, Recent FormLosing 3-2 home to Leicester City won't leave the Birmingham City squad too downbeat, given the former sits a full 14 places above them in the league. They achieved 41% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Leicester City's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
When it comes to attacking power Wayne Rooney will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 7 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 10 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They've had a dismal run of form on their travels recently, losing all but 1 of their last 6 away games, a solitary win providing little consolation.
Goalscorer Jordan James will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Birmingham City.
The last league encounter between these two sides concluded with a 2-1 win for Birmingham City.
The Plymouth defence has struggled against The Blues in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 7 games. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Home Park, Plymouth have been unable to break through the visitor's defence and find the back of the net. In their past 5 meetings, Birmingham's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so The Pilgrims will have to take their chances when they come.
When playing at home, Plymouth have lost the last 3 times they've faced Birmingham in the league and have failed to win any of their last 3 encounters.
With only Michael Cooper (Leg) and Saxon Earley (Ankle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Steven Schumacher will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Wayne Rooney has a number of injury concerns in his Birmingham squad to contend with: Keshi Anderson (Hamstring), Alfie Chang (Knee), Cody Drameh (Knock), George Hall (Hamstring), Ethan Laird (Groin), Kevin Long (Calf) and Tyler Roberts (Calf)
Plymouth Argyle Playing at home | Birmingham City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 47' |
| 43' | Time first goal conceded | 52' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 6-2 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-2 |
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