On the 14th of February, Plymouth Argyle will travel to Oxford to battle Oxford United in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched League One teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Oxford United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Milton Keynes Dons. Sullay Kaikai struck first for Milton Keynes Dons in the 25th minute on a feed from Mohamed Eisa, but Lewis Bate got the equalizer for Oxford United in the 71st minute earning Oxford United at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while plymouth Argyle sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Portsmouth. Sam Cosgrove struck first for Plymouth Argyle in the 24th minute, then Finn Azaz added another in the 70th minute. Plymouth Argyle should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
Oxford United and Plymouth Argyle last played eachother at the Home Park on the 13th of September. Plymouth Argyle was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Morgan Whittaker struck first for Plymouth Argyle in the 70th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Oxford United couldn’t muster any offence and Plymouth Argyle ran away with the shutout win.
Both Ryan Hardie and Sam Cosgrove have been the hottest scorers for Plymouth Argyle in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Oxford United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Elliott Moore and Lewis Bate each only have 1 goal in their last five.