Plymouth Argyle meet Cardiff City in a stand-out League One fixture of the latest matchweek.
Victory will lift Plymouth up to ninth for at least a few hours if Wycombe fail to beat Stevenage, whilst Cardiff will stay top regardless of the result.
Team News
Herbie Kane is ruled out for Plymouth after he suffered a hamstring injury during their 3-1 victory at Leyton Orient on Tuesday evening.
Julio Pleguezuelo (calf) and Bradley Ibrahim (ankle) could return if pass late fitness checks.
Cardiff could welcome Isaak Davies back into contention after he sat out their last two matches due to concussion protocols.
Gabriel Osho (knock) is also set to return but Yousef Salech (neck) remains absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Plymouth host Cardiff at Home Park on Saturday 21 February at 12:30pm GMT, live on Sky Sports+ Red Button in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Plymouth have avoided defeat in four of their last six meetings against Cardiff (W2, D2, L2).
- Cardiff have won one of their last six visits to Plymouth (W1, D3, L2).
- Plymouth have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 home matches against Cardiff (W3, D6, L2).
- Bim Pepple has scored in each of Plymouth’s last three matches (W2, L1).
- Cardiff have kept one clean sheet in their last six away matches (W2, D3, L1).
Prediction
Unbeaten in four of their last six matches and now six points off the last play-off spot, Plymouth have definitely found form at an ideal time and their improvement reminds me of when Barnsley went from relegation fodder to promotion via play-offs exactly a decade ago.
There is no doubting though that the league is much tougher now but after clinically defeating Leyton Orient on Tuesday evening, Plymouth really should be viewing the play-offs as a fair possibility if can put together a strong points-scoring run between now and end of season.
Cardiff though are a tough team riding high at the summit and unbeaten in their last 12 league games after a clinical demolition of AFC Wimbledon, despite the Dons having matched them in terms of attack throughout in a closely-fought game but often lacked the Bluebirds’ finishing touches.
Home Park though hasn’t exactly been a strong hunting ground for Cardiff and given the current form of both teams, I do think we might get a draw but it should be an entertaining game overall.
Prediction: Plymouth 2-2 Cardiff
Result: Plymouth 5-2 Cardiff
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