Match Preview: Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle (Saturday, 3pm)

Plymouth Argyle travel to Middlesbrough on Saturday in the Championship.

The visitors come into the game on the back of a defeat in their last match, having lost to West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at home.

The Boro, meanwhile, won their last match, 2-1 against Leicester City, with their goals scored by Finn Azaz and Samuel Silvera.

With 51 goals in 33 games so far this season, Plymouth are scoring more than average in the league with 1.5 goals per game. But they are conceding more than average too, letting in 57 goals at a rate of 1.7 per game.

Middlesbrough are also above average scorers, with 1.5 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have also conceded 1.5 goals per game.

In Morgan Whittaker, Argyle have one of the league’s sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched 17 goals in 33 appearances, to sit second in the scoring charts.

The Boro’s top scorers, with five goals each, are Marcus Forss, Emmanuel Latte Lath and Isaiah Jones.

The Pilgrims are 17th in the table after 33 games, of which they have won nine and drawn 10, earning 37 points.

The hosts are four places ahead of the away side in 13th, with 13 wins and five draws putting them on 44 points.

Middlesbrough are in mixed form in the Championship, with two wins and two draws from their last six games.

With two wins and a draw over that period, Plymouth’s form is slightly worse – they have taken seven points from 18, compared to Middlesbrough’s eight.

Middlesbrough v Plymouth Argyle
Championship | Riverside Stadium
Saturday, 24 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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