Leicester vs Plymouth prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-12-08 15:00.
Championship leaders Leicester City once again underlined their never-say-die attitude during last Saturday’s gutsy 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion, with Harry Winks’ 94th-minute winner incredibly the 15th time the Foxes have scored after the 75th minute in the league this season – a division-high by some distance. Perhaps more crucially, the victory helped keep second-place Ipswich Town at bay with just a point separating the two sides ahead of this round.
Leicester will be keen to at the very least maintain that cushion when they host Plymouth Argyle, a side they last faced back in February 2010 and hope to pick up from where they’ve left off against Plymouth, as they’ve suffered defeat in just one of their last 21 meetings against them on home turf (W16, D4).
Plymouth head into this encounter buoyed by two victories in three games (L1) that lifted them to 16th and six points clear of the relegation zone. Manager Steven Schumacher will be hoping that the Pilgrims’ recent upturn in home fortunes can be replicated on the road, as they are now one of just three sides yet to have recorded an away win in England’s second tier this term.
Schumacher’s side have lost all five outings on their travels in which they have conceded an opener this season, but Plymouth do look to have at least curbed what looked set to be a worrying trend of conceding very early in away contests, following a three-match spell in August and September when they let in a total of four goals in the first ten minutes.
Players to watch: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall again contributed at West Brom (G1, A1), meaning all six of his goals scored this season have come on or beyond the hour mark. The Plymouth player closest to him in terms of goal contributions is Morgan Whittaker, who has eight goals and three assists to his name this campaign.
Hot stat: Plymouth have picked up the first yellow card in all but one of their last 12 games.