Our prediction for this Championship match:
Buoyed by a 3-0 win over Millwall, Coventry City will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Plymouth in the Championship round 18. The Sky Blues have regained a much-needed confidence, but they are still sitting in the danger zone. Barring any fresh injury worries, Mark Robins is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Lions. The Pilgrims, on the other hand, proved their worth in a 2-0 win over Sunderland.
Plymouth, though, have been struggling on the travels in the 2023/2024 Championship campaign and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Coventry’s party at Coventry Building Society Arena. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to West Midlands. In their last meeting at the venue the Sky Blues defeated the Pilgrims thanks to Amadou Bakayoko’s goal from the penalty spot.
Highlighted Team (Plymouth):
Nicknamed the Pilgrims, Plymouth are a professional football club that host their rivals at Home Park. The stadium, which can hold up to 18,600 people, was built in 1892 and opened the following year. Plymouth footballers wear dark green jerseys and white shorts when playing in front of home fans, while light green and white are the dominant colours of their away kit.
The Pilgrims made it to the FA Cup semi-finals in the 1983-84 season, with the team advancing to the Football League Cup semis on two occasions (1964-65, 1973-74). The Pilgrims recorded their biggest win against Millwall on January 16, 1932, with the team beating the Lions 8-1, and they repeated the success in 1994 as they rolled over Hartlepool United in the Second Division.
The club suffered their heaviest defeat against Stoke City (0-9) on December 17, 1960. Fellow Devon teams Exeter City and Torquay United are seen as the club’s fiercest rivals.