Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Plymouth Argyle W (2nd, 52 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Cheltenham Town W (8th, 24 pts). Per game in the league, Plymouth Argyle W were scoring 2.77 and conceding 0.5, Cheltenham Town W 1.41 and 2.09, against a competition average of 1.91 goals per team per game.
Plymouth Argyle W had won three straight. A win had eluded Cheltenham Town W for 6 matches. Plymouth Argyle W had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Cheltenham Town W, 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Plymouth Argyle W wins, 2 for Cheltenham Town W, 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more.
Home Park, capacity 19,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Plymouth Argyle W led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.