Plymouth v Oxford Utd

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On the back of their impressive 1-0 win away from home at Premier League side, Brentford, in the 3rd round of the FA Cup over the weekend, Plymouth Argyle will return to Home Park for this midweek clash against Oxford United with renewed confidence as The Pilgrims look to lift themselves off the bottom of the Championship table.

Oxford United suffered their first defeat under new manager Gary Rowett in their FA Cup clash away from home at Exeter City as the west country hosts registered a comprehensive 3-1 home win against The U's and Oxford United will hit the road again on Tuesday night to take on the basement dwellers in the Championship.

That win in the nation's capital on Saturday afternoon at Brentford halted a miserable run of 11 games without a win in all competitions for Plymouth Argyle having previously drawn five but also being handed six defeats within this period as well.

As a result of Plymouth's poor results in the Championship, former boss Wayne Rooney was once again shown the exit door of the struggling hosts but the arrival of new manager Miron Muslic has brought an air of optimism to the club and The Pilgrims will now be looking to improve their situation in the English second tier on Tuesday night.

Oxford United will be looking to bounce back from what was considered an unexpected and heavy 3-1 loss away from home at League One outfit Exeter City in the 3rd round of the FA Cup when The U's make their way to Home Park.

Oxford United had previously benefitted from the arrival of new boss Gary Rowett as he had guided his new club to a welcome and much-needed four-game unbeaten run in the English second tier thanks to wins against Cardiff City, Plymouth Argyle (home) and Millwall along with a point gained in a 1-1 draw away from home at Preston NE.

It is useful to note though that two out of Oxford United's recent three league wins in the Championship were registered on home soil at their Kassam Stadium where they beat Cardiff City 3-2 and Plymouth Argyle 2-0 respectively, but the visitors had previously slumped to a seven-match winless run beforehand.

Indeed, five defeats within their preceding six games before the appointment of Gary Rowett had resulted in the departure of former manager Des Buckingham and having managed to capture just one win from their 12 outings on the road to date in the Championship along with slipping to eight defeats, the visitors may have their hands full on Tuesday night.

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United Verdict

Previous meetings between Plymouth Argyle and Oxford United have produced plenty of goals with six of the last nine encounters resulting in Over 2.5 goals and this trend looks set to continue at Home Park.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Plymouth Argyle win @ 2.55

Plymouth Argyle win & Over 2.5 goals @ 4.75