Plymouth vs Bristol City prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-03-31 14:00.
[p]Plymouth Argyle will be looking to end a run of four successive home defeats ‘to nil’ when they host Bristol City in a West Country derby on Easter Monday, though it’s not just at Home Park where Ian Foster’s side have struggled of late. A 2-1 defeat at Norwich on Friday means that the Pilgrims have now taken just five points from a possible 30 (W1, D2, L7) since Round 31.[/p]
[p]Unsurprisingly as a result, Argyle have plummeted from a position of mid-table obscurity to becoming genuine relegation contenders this campaign and, although they begin this game two places above the drop in 20th, they head into this latest matchday just two points ahead of 23rd placed Sheffield Wednesday. Furthermore, the sight of Bristol City coming down the M5 will do little to quell the worries in Devon, as Plymouth were thrashed 4-1 in the reverse H2H back in September.[/p]
[p]Liam Manning’s side will arrive in positive spirits after beating promotion-chasing Leicester City 1-0 at Ashton Gate on Friday, a result which saw them reach the magical 50-point mark to extinguish any lingering relegation worries. Overall, it’s now two wins from the last three for City (L1) who will begin this contest three points behind 11th-placed Cardiff City.[/p]
[p]However, both of those wins have come at home and life on the road has been a very different story for the Robins overall this season, who have now won just two of their last 16 away games (D5, L9) in all competitions. They’ve also not kept a clean sheet in any of their eight away fixtures in 2024 (W1, D2, L5) and they come into this clash on the back of three consecutive away defeats.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Morgan Whittaker scored against Norwich and was the only Plymouth player to score in March – his side are still yet to experience defeat when he scores at Home Park (W12, D4). Bristol City’s Jason Knight has scored in three away games since the start of February with all three goals coming in the opening 25 minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Plymouth have not kept a home clean sheet since November (W4, D3, L5).[/p]