Match Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Hull City (Saturday, 12.30pm)

City face on Saturday seeking to protect their long unbeaten run in the .

The Tigers are unbeaten in six, with three wins and three draws, ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off.

They face a Plymouth team who have won two and drawn one over the same number of games.

With 68 goals in 45 games so far this season, Hull are scoring more than average in the league with 1.5 goals per game. And they are conceding at an average rate, letting in 59 goals at a rate of 1.3 per game.

Plymouth, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.3 goals per game. They have conceded 1.6 goals per game.

Argyle are 21st in the table after 45 games, of which they have won 12 and drawn 12, earning 48 points.

City are 14 places ahead of the Pilgrims in seventh, with 19 wins and 13 draws putting them on 70 points.

In Morgan Whittaker, the home team have one of the league's sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched 19 goals in 45 appearances, to sit third in the scoring charts.

His goal rate of one every 205 minutes is quicker than that of Jaden Philogene, the Tigers' top scorer with a goal every 227 minutes, and a total of 12 goals in 31 games.

Plymouth's last match was on Saturday, a 1-0 loss against .

Hull drew 3-3 with Town last time out, also on Saturday, with Liam Delap, Noah Ohio and Ozan Tufan on the scoresheet.

Saturday's match will be refereed by Darren Bond, who has taken charge of 12 Championship games so far this season, issuing one red card and booking 47 players. He has awarded four penalties.

The last Hull game Bond refereed was the 3-1 loss away at Sheffield on January 1. He is yet to oversee a match featuring Plymouth this season.

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v Hull City
Championship | Home Park
Saturday, 4 May 2024 @ 12.30pm

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