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Plymouth Arg. travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 13 of the 34 previous games, with the hosts winning just 10.
The last time the two teams met at Bournemouth was back in December 2003, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Bournemouth | 0 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 03 Mar | Bournemouth | 3 - 3 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | Plymouth Arg. | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 2 - 0 | Bournemouth | ASSM |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 15 Oct | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Cherries, with 7 goals against.
Plymouth Arg. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Pilgrims's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Bournemouth are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 36 points from 22 games. Plymouth Arg.'s 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Cherries. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Plymouth Arg. | 7 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |