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

Leicester City vs Plymouth Argyle: match statistics

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

Key match information

Leicester City play Plymouth Argyle in EFL League One (England). The match date is 1 September 2026. Venue: King Power Stadium.

Current form

Leicester City: 0-2-1, 0.67 points/match. Plymouth Argyle: 1-1-1, 1.33 points/match.

Goal statistics

Leicester City scores 0.67 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Plymouth Argyle scores 1.33 and concedes 1.33. League average: 3.03 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Leicester City 67%, Plymouth Argyle 67%. Over 2.5: Leicester City 33%, Plymouth Argyle 33%. League level: BTTS 69%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Leicester City has higher xG: 1.65 vs 1.33. Leicester City: 16.0 shots per match, Plymouth Argyle: 13.0.

Match halves

Leicester City: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.33. Plymouth Argyle: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Leicester City: 31-45+ (1 goals). Plymouth Argyle: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 3.03 goals per match, BTTS 69%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.85)
(3.70)
(3.60)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
0.67Goals scored / match1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
1Goals conceded / match1.33
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
73%Average possession41%
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
4Shots on target / match3
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16Shots per match13
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Leicester City
DLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W67% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-1
0.67 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-1
1.33 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Leicester City is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Leicester City scoring profile: strong

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

Plymouth Argyle scoring profile: very strong

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

2Goals scored (season)4
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
3Goals conceded (season)4
Leicester CityPlymouth Argyle
1.67Average goals in match2.67
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Leicester City · 2 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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
Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 67% of matches and wins 33%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Leicester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.671.00
Goals scored / match0.30.3
Goals conceded / match0.70.3
Average goals in match1.00.7
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.33
Goals scored / match0.70.7
Goals conceded / match0.70.7
Average goals in match1.31.3
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
39%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
69%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / match
1.31
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence 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 1 September 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.