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Liverpool and Plymouth Argyle are fighting at Anfield in a FA Cup match (Round 3). These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation.
Liverpool
The home team makes its debut in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. In the last game he played for the Barclays Premier League, tied with Sunderland away by (2-2). In the last 10 home games Liverpool have won 8 and 2 draws. His attack has scored regularly, as he has achieved in 9 of the last 10 games. The team does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: they managed to score the first goal in 12 of the last 15 matches, of which 12 reached the interval in the lead in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 9.
Liverpool come to this unmotivated game due to a 2-2 draw at Sunderland, adding to their sixth successive game without proving the taste of defeat: the goals were scored by Mané and Sturridge. In this game, coach Jürgen Klopp is expected to keep the team 4-3-3 to benefit from possession and organized bouts, especially through the right-back: Senegalese midfielder Sadio Mané is Liverpool’s top scorer With 9 goals scored. It is important to note that the ” Reds ” record two consecutive victories playing at home, the last of them over the mighty Manchester City. For this round the German coach can count on Sturridge, Milner, Coutinho, Ings, Grujic and Joel Matip, players who recover from injury.
Plymouth Argyle
The visiting team arrives at this stage of the FA Cup (Round 3) after having played previous qualifiers with: Newport County and Mansfield Town. The team arrives in this match after a defeat off with Barnet by (1-0). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Plymouth Argyle won 6 and lost 4. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turn in the scoring in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 periods highlighted in the last 17 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 15 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
The Plymouth Argyle team arrives at this game with a defeat at Barnet’s 1-0 home run by the English fourth division. In this difficult game against Liverpool, coach Derek Adams must maintain the usual tactical system of the last games, namely the 4-2-3-1, with Garita being the most advanced man on the team. However, midfielder Graham Carey is the big highlight of Plymouth with 9 goals and 9 assists. Analyzing the last 10 games played it is possible to notice that the visitors present some lack of effectiveness, being that they marked in average 0.9 goals per game. It seems that there are no embezzlements to register in this game.
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The most likely scenario for this match will be Liverpool’s win at halftime. In this match for the FA Cup, we believe that Liverpool come into play at a high pace, seeking to resolve as quickly as possible, thus avoiding any surprise from their opponents. In addition, the Plymouth Argyle team does not have enough qualities to override the individual quality of Jürgen Klopp’s players. Looking at this, we believe that betting on the home team to win in the break is an excellent option.
Prediction: Liverpool 1/1 @ 1.53