Plymouth vs Swansea prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-10-06 14:00.
It has been an inconsistent start to life back in the Championship so far for Plymouth Argyle (W3, D2, L5) who failed to score at home in a league game for the first time in seven matches in their 2-0 defeat at Home Park against Millwall on Tuesday evening. Manager Steven Schumacher thought his side “definitely deserved something from the game” and with them dropping to 15th place, the Pilgrims will be keen to string together a run of results to avoid being drawn towards the bottom three.
Argyle’s loss to Millwall was all the more surprising due to convincing victories over Blackburn Rovers (3-0) and Norwich City (6-2) in their previous two home fixtures. That midweek setback now means they have already lost as many home games as they did in the entirety of last year’s League One title winning season, highlighting just how tough it can be stepping up a division.
The step-up from League One to the Championship had also appeared to be a tough one for manager Michael Duff, who after swapping Barnsley for Swansea in the summer, saw his new side go winless in their first seven league matches. However, a 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Sheffield Wednesday jump-started the Swans’ season and they travel down to Plymouth looking for their fourth successive victory.
Swansea eased to a 3-0 win at Millwall in their last away match, the first time they have kept a clean sheet on the road in the league on the road, and the Welsh fans will arrive at Home Park with good memories of the stadium and the opposition. You have to go back to 2001 to find the last time Swansea lost away at Plymouth and it is now five competitive games in total since they suffered a defeat at the hands of the Pilgrims (W4, D1).
Players to watch: Plymouth’s Ryan Hardie has already contributed to eight goals so far this season (G5, A3) with all three of his assists and three of his strikes coming at Home Park. Jamal Lowe comes into this game looking to find the back of the net in the first half for the fourth successive match for Swansea.
Hot stat: Swansea have failed to score in only one of their last 16 Championship fixtures.