Stockport County
- Stockport County have won three home games in a row, beating Rotherham United 3-2 in the last round.
- Fifth-placed Stockport County have already accumulated 46 points from 27 games to launch a serious promotion push in League One this season and they are expected to take some beating from in-form Plymouth when they clash at Edgeley Park on Saturday.
- Dave Challinor has really impressed in his time at the club since joining in November 2021, imposing a compact, high-intensity counter-pressing system on his side that is well suited to his talented squad.
Plymouth Argyle
- Brendan Galloway has been in good form for the Pilgrims recently, scoring three goals in his last five appearances to help Plymouth to a four-game winning streak.
- They are up to 14th in the table, but are 10 points worse off than County after picking up only 36 points from as many games.
- The visitors have won two and drawn one of their last three away games, including a 1-0 victory at Peterborough United at the weekend, and Tom Cleverley has really made his mark since taking over in June 2025.
- His possession-based philosophy has seen Plymouth win four in a row as the Pilgrims have played a patient, positional style that can control the pace of games with plenty of rotations to ensure no one player gets overworked.
Head-to-Head
Plymouth Argyle won 4-2 in the previous meeting in League One four months ago.
Key Players
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Kyle Wootton has 11 goals in 27 League One games this season and is Stockport’s most reliable goal threat, but Josh Stokes has been in exceptional form for them in recent weeks, scoring three of their last six goals in five appearances.
- Kyle Wootton: 11 goals in 27
- Josh Stokes: 3 of the last 6 goals in five appearances
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Lorent Tolaj has 12 in 24 for the away side, so Tolaj will be the man to watch at the other end.
- Lorent Tolaj: 12 in 24
- Brendan Galloway has been in good form for the Pilgrims recently, scoring three goals in his last five appearances to help Plymouth to a four-game winning streak.
Betting Insights
The home side are the clear favorites to win at 1.84 , with the visitors available at 4.1 , but we will side with the hosts here due to their home advantage and superior form of late.
Prediction
This could be a close matchup given Plymouth’s recent winning streak, but we will take a 2-1 home win given County have scored 20 goals in 14 home games in League One and the away side have conceded an average of 1.54 on their travels this term.
