When Fleetwood Town and Plymouth Argyle meet in their League One clash at Highbury Stadium on Tuesday evening, they’ll be looking to bounce back from respective losses at the weekend with kickoff at 10:45 pm.
In recent weeks, the hosts have climbed out of the relegation zone but remain in danger. The visitors hope to return to their previous spot in the top six.
Charlton Athletic held on to beat Fleetwood Town 2-0 at The Valley. Despite holding Charlton Athletic for long periods Saturday, Fleetwood eventually fell to a 2-0 defeat.
Despite having lost to Oldham Athletic at the weekend, Crainey—who led the team to back-to-back victories over Bolton Wanderers and Gillingham immediately before the loss—has enjoyed a successful start to his tenure manager.
After taking over from former manager Simon Grayson, Fleetwood has won four, drawn two, and lost four games, leaving them 20th in the table ahead of Tuesday’s match against Carlisle.
Plymouth, 13 places and 15 points better off than their hosts Tuesday, suffered a setback Saturday in a league loss to Lincoln City at Home Park.
Steven Schumacher’s side dropped out of the top six in League One, with his side now three points behind Oxford United in the playoff places ahead of their midweek trip to Fleetwood.
Fleetwood Town vs. Plymouth Head to Head
Both sides have 11 games against each other, with hosts taking 5 wins while opponents with 4 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Charlton Athletic 2-0 Fleetwood
- Fleetwood 1-0 Rotherham
- Doncaster 0-1 Fleetwood
- Fleetwood 0-3 Shrewsbury
- Morecambe 0-0 Fleetwood
Away
- Plymouth 1-2 Lincoln City
- Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 Plymouth
- Birmingham City 0-1 Plymouth
- Cheltenham 0-2 Plymouth
- Plymouth 1-0 Charlton
Fleetwood Town Team News
Harrison Biggins will be pushing to regain his place in the starting 11 against Charlton. The midfielder has settled for a place on the bench two weeks in a row due to a hamstring injury.
Jay Matete returned to start and play the full 90 minutes against Charlton, so captain Jordan Rossiter is the only absentee for Tuesday’s match, as he has been missing since October.
Plymouth Argyle Team News
Midfielder Danny Mayor will be assessed ahead of Tuesday’s game following the back problem that forced him to miss Sunday’s game.
Panutche Camara should regain his starting spot after he was only fit enough for a bench following his international duty with Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Prediction and Odds
We expect Fleetwood to frustrate their visitors, who have lost a couple of recent matches.
- Double Chance
- Draw
- Goals Under 2.5
