Plymouth vs Leicester prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-11 19:00.
[p]Plymouth’s late leveller against QPR in midweek was the first goal they’ve scored at Home Park since mid-February and it pulled them two points clear of the relegation zone. It’s now two games unbeaten under the interim care of Neil Dewsnip since the dismissal of Ian Foster (W1, D1), but their midweek draw extended an unwanted run to seven home league games without victory (D2, L5). [/p]
[p]Argyle having to come from behind on Tuesday night came as no surprise, with only three clubs in the Championship conceding the first goal more often this season than the Pilgrims (23), who have let in the opener on home soil more often than anyone else in the division (14). Having lost 15 of the 23 games in which they’ve been breached first (W3, D5), you get the feeling not conceding the opener could be crucial to their survival ambitions.[/p]
[p]That may be easier said than done against Leicester though, who have netted first in 16 of their 21 away league trips this season, winning 12 of those (D2, L2). City – by their own lofty targets – have slipped somewhat in recent weeks, losing two of their last four (W2) Championship games including a defeat at Millwall in midweek, but remain in the automatic promotion spots with a game in hand on their rivals.[/p]
[p]Three points on Friday night would be just the tonic for Enzo Maresca’s side, aiming to put the pressure on both Ipswich & Leeds to keep up the pace in the promotion race, but they’ll have to pull off a first Leicester league win at Home Park since 1955! Since then, they’ve drawn six of the 11 league meetings in Devon and lost five, failing to score in four of the last five visits.[/p]
[p]Key battle: Plymouth defender Lewis Gibson has been booked in three of their five H2Hs with the top three so far this season, including the reverse fixture against Leicester. Up against him, Stephy Mavididi has scored eight of his 12 league goals in the second half, including the second of a brace in the reverse fixture.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both of these teams’ Championship games so far have comfortably averaged above 2.5 total goals.[/p]