Tables
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P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Form |
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Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
- Promotion
- Promotion Play-Off
- Relegation
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Overall |
Home |
Away |
| Team |
W |
WD |
D |
DL |
L |
CS |
FS |
W |
WD |
D |
DL |
L |
CS |
FS |
W |
WD |
D |
DL |
L |
CS |
FS |
Fixtures
Stoke
Plymouth
Stoke
Plymouth
+ Stoke's Strengths
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Shooting from direct free kicks
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Strong
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+ Plymouth's Strengths
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Shooting from direct free kicks
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Strong
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Coming back from losing positions
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Strong
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Creating long shot opportunities
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Strong
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Protecting the lead
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Strong
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Stealing the ball from the opposition
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Strong
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- Stoke's Weaknesses
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Aerial duels
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Weak
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Protecting the lead
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Weak
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Finishing scoring chances
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Very Weak
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Stopping opponents from creating chances
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Very Weak
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Defending set pieces
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Very Weak
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- Plymouth's Weaknesses
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Avoiding fouling in dangerous areas
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Weak
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Avoiding individual errors
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Weak
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Defending counter attacks
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Very Weak
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Defending set pieces
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Very Weak
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Aerial duels
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Very Weak
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Stopping opponents from creating chances
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Very Weak
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Defending against attacks down the wings
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Very Weak
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Defending against through ball attacks
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Very Weak
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Stoke's Style
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Attempt through balls often
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Attacking down the left
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Aggressive
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Play the offside trap
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Playing in their own half
Plymouth's Style
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Attack through the middle
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Take long shots
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Playing in their own half
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Play the offside trap
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Rotate their first eleven
© WhoScored.com
* Strengths, weaknesses and styles are calculated from statistics of each player's latest two seasons
Match Forecast
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Stoke will score from a direct freekick
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Likely |
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Plymouth will make a comeback if they go behind
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Likely |
* Match forecast is generated from clashes in team characteristics.
New Stoke manager Mark Robins will take this as his first game in charge.Stoke will win against a shocking managerless Plymouth side.
Stoke absolutely dominated 'shots' and 'possession' but could not simply put the ball in the net.
Cannon TSA +135
Stoke 2-0
It looks like Stoke will play an attacking 4-4-2 formation with Gallagher and Cannon up front.Under their previous manager Stoke played a 3-4-3 and it did not work.
@Marbella I wish they had kept Pelach on as a Number 2, I felt desperately sorry for him. He gave it 101% but his tactics were simply beyond the grasp of the Players.
Stoke Win
I don't think that I am biased (I do follow Stoke City these days) but I would be really shocked if Mark Robins doesn't get a Win here. The Bet365 Stadium was rocking against Sunderland and that boost, plus the freedom to play Championship Football as opposed to Mind Football, sets up a Home Win.
@RichieRochdale I felt very, very careful confident about a Stoke Win---, and I put a hundred bucks on it---, :(
Draw ht Plymouth ft
1-2