England - EFL League OneKing Power StadiumData current as of August 31, 2026

Leicester City vs Plymouth Argyle: match statistics

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Leicester City vs Plymouth Argyle: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Leicester City plays Plymouth Argyle in EFL League One (England). The game is scheduled for September 1, 2026. Venue: King Power Stadium.

Recent form

Leicester City has 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.67 points per game. Plymouth Argyle has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 1.33 points per game.

Scoring records

Leicester City scores 0.67 goals per game and allows 1.00. Plymouth Argyle scores 1.33 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 3.03 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Leicester City's games and 67% of Plymouth Argyle's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 33%, compared with league averages of 69% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Leicester City has the higher season xG average, 1.65 to 1.33 per game. Leicester City takes 16.0 shots per game, while Plymouth Argyle takes 13.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Leicester City leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. Plymouth Argyle leads at halftime in 67% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Leicester City's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). For Plymouth Argyle, it is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 3.03 goals. Both teams score in 69% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.85)
(3.70)
(3.60)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0.67Goals scored / game1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
1Goals allowed / game1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
73%Average possession41%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
4Shots on target / game3
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16Shots per game13
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
4Shots on target3
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
4.2%Shot conversion10.3%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
73%Possession41%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
1.65xG for1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
1.22xG against1.1
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

Shooting quality

Leicester City: DominantPlymouth Argyle: Balanced
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
Accuracy (shots on target)25%23%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.170.44

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Plymouth Argyle is 99% better for: last-5 form.

0.67 pts / game - Leicester City · 1.33 pts / game - Plymouth Argyle

Leicester City
DLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W67% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 33%
Plymouth Argyle
LDW
Season result split
33% W33% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 33%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Plymouth Argyle is 99% better for: goals scored per game.

0.67 goals / game - Leicester City · 1.33 goals / game - Plymouth Argyle

Leicester City is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Leicester City · 1.33 goals / game - Plymouth Argyle

Leicester City scoring profile: strong

Leicester City scores in 67% of games (2 of 3 meczów), while Plymouth Argyle keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

Plymouth Argyle scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Leicester City keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

2Goals scored (season)4
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
3Goals conceded (season)4
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
1.67Average goals per game2.67
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
2Goals scored (last 5)4
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
3Goals conceded (last 5)4
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal100%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%2 goals33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%3 goals0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal67%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
33%2 goals33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%3 goals33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%4 goals0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

69%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%Scored in both halves33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
67%BTTS - last 567%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

2nd half

33%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Plymouth Argyle is 199% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - Leicester City · 2 pts / game - Plymouth Argyle

Leicester City - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
Plymouth Argyle - half-time state
67% leading0% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)2
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
1Average goals (1st half)1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
67%No goal before half-time33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0.67Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
67%No goal after half-time33%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

Leicester City - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
2
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Plymouth Argyle - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding49%

Leads at halftime in 67% of games and wins 33%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Leicester City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.671.00
Goals scored / game0.30.3
Goals allowed / game0.70.3
Average goals per game1.00.7
1 goal33%33%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal67%67%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 1
Plymouth Argyle - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.33
Goals scored / game0.70.7
Goals allowed / game0.70.7
Average goals per game1.31.3
1 goal100%100%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 67% leading - 0% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 33% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Leicester City
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Plymouth Argyle
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
71%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Leicester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.76
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.98
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
39%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Plymouth Argyle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Leicester CityLigaPlymouth Argyle
Average goals per game 1.673.03 2.67
Both teams scored 67%69% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%57% 33%
Clean sheets 33%20% 33%
Goal before half-time 33%60% 100%
Goal after half-time 33%89% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.03
Average goals per game
69%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / game
1.31
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
89%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
29%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle play?

Leicester City face Plymouth Argyle on September 1, 2026 in EFL League One at King Power Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Leicester City vs Plymouth Argyle?

Leicester City score 0.67 goals per game on average and Plymouth Argyle 1.33. The EFL League One average is 3.03 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Leicester City's matches and 67% of Plymouth Argyle's.

What form are Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle in?

Over the last 5 games Leicester City have a 0-2-1 record (0.67 points per game) and Plymouth Argyle 1-1-1 (1.33 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Leicester City vs Plymouth Argyle?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.