Plymouth Argyle vs Portsmouth Prediction: Pilgrims to make home advantage count

While Plymouth Argyle have been woeful on the road, Wayne Rooney’s side have been solid at Home Park in recent weeks and will fancy their chances of getting back to winning ways in the Championship when they host Portsmouth on Tuesday night (20:00 kick-off).

Read on for my Plymouth Argyle vs Portsmouth prediction, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

Football Odds

Rooney came in for plenty of criticism for his defensive approach at the weekend, as his Plymouth side suffered a 3-0 loss at Leeds United without having a single shot at Elland Road.

Expect a more attacking lineup for Tuesday’s encounter with fellow south-coast outfit Portsmouth, who currently find themselves propping up the Championship table in 24th place.

With just one win in their opening 13 games, Pompey are finding life back in the second tier challenging to say the least and it’s hard to see them leaving Home Park with anything to show for their efforts.

Team News

Plymouth will be without Brendan Galloway, Conor Hazard, Joe Edwards and Lewis Gibson for Tuesday’s game due to injury.

As for Portsmouth, Colby Bishop, Conor Shaughnessy, Jacob Farrell and Paddy Lane are all working their way back from injury, while Ibane Bowat has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Plymouth Argyle vs Portsmouth Odds

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Plymouth are the 5/4 favourites to continue their strong home form and pick up another three points, while Portsmouth are 2/1 underdogs to secure the win.

A draw is available at 13/5, while under 2.5 total goals is currently 6/5.

Plymouth Argyle to win @ 5/4

Plymouth showed a lack of ambition against Leeds to continue their miserable run of form on the road in the Championship, in which they have lost eight of their last nine games scoring just one goal in that time.

It’s a different story at Home Park though, with Argyle unbeaten in their last four games, with three wins on the spin before a dramatic 3-3 comeback draw against Preston North End.

Championship frontrunners Sunderland have lost only two games in the league this season and one of those was away at Plymouth.

Pompey have only managed one away win in seven attempts in the Championship this season and Plymouth appeal at 5/4 to claim the spoils.

Morgan Whittaker anytime goalscorer @ 15/8

The hero at Home Park in recent weeks, look to Morgan Whittaker to make it three home games on the spin when he’s found the back of the net on Tuesday.

Bagging a 90th-minute winner against Blackburn Rovers, Whittaker went on to score a 90th-minute equaliser against Preston to help Plymouth come from 3-0 down to draw with the Lilywhites.

The 23-year-old is playing with confidence when backed by the home faithful and is worth considering to find the back of the net here.

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