Pick of the stats: Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City
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Plymouth Argyle welcome Cardiff City to Home Park on Saturday lunchtime (12:30 GMT) for an important clash between two sides battling relegation.
The Pilgrims are one point adrift of safety in 23rd, having played one game more than the Bluebirds, who are 20th and three points above the drop zone.
Cardiff are without a win in their past three (D2 L1), having previously gone on a seven-game unbeaten run (W3 D4).
Plymouth Argyle have lost just three of their past 24 home league games against Cardiff City (W7 D14), winning this exact fixture 3-1 last season.
After winning the reverse fixture 5-0 in October, Cardiff City will be looking to complete a first league double over Plymouth Argyle since the 1948-49 season.
Plymouth have won each of their past three home games in all competitions, all coming in February. The Pilgrims past enjoyed a longer home winning run between April and August 2023 (5), while they last had more home wins in a single month in October 2022 (5).
Cardiff have shipped 34 goals in 16 away league games in 2024-25, their worst average per game (2.13) since the 1985-86 campaign (54 in 23 games, 2.35).
Plymouth's Ryan Hardie has scored a brace in each of his past two home league games, netting as many goals (4) as he had in his previous 24 combined at Home Park. He's the first Pilgrims player to score 2+ goals in consecutive home league appearances since Ruben Lameiras in January 2019 in League One.