Plymouth Argyle vs Sheffield Wednesday predictions: Pilgrims can keep survival hopes alive
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- Plymouth are unbeaten in their last five matches at Home Park
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost their last three Championship games
- Recommended Bet: Plymouth to win
Time is running out for both Plymouth and Sheffield Wednesday, with both teams looking to end the Championship season on a high.
The Pilgrims are now six points from safety after their 2-0 midweek defeat at Hull, while the Owls are seven points outside the play-offs with just nine fixtures remaining.
Plymouth have won only six times in the Championship this term, but all six of those victories have come on home soil and performances at Home Park will be crucial to their survival hopes.
The two teams met on the opening weekend of the season and Plymouth will be keen to avenge their 4-0 thumping at Hillsborough.
Team news
A back injury looks set to rule out Ryan Hardie for at least another couple of weeks and leaves Miron Muslic with big decisions to make up front.
Argyle were also without Muhamed Tijani at Hull, so Mustapha Bundu was handed the task of leading the line.
Muslic may decide to try Michael Obafemi from the start against Wednesday, with the Republic of Ireland international coming off the bench in the 2-0 defeat at the MKM Stadium.
Defender Brendan Galloway also looks likely to miss out due to a hip problem.
The visitors were without three key players in their defeat to Sunderland last Friday, while Callum Paterson and Max Lowe were forced to leave the field with injuries during the 2-1 loss.
Stuart Armstrong, Yan Valery, Ryo Hatsuse and Michael Smith have all been back in training this week and they could travel to Devon.
The stats
Plymouth have conceded more goals than any other team in the Championship (70).
However, Argyle have leaked just three goals in their last four matches at Home Park.
Sheffield Wednesday have failed to score more than one goal in each of their last six Championship fixtures.
The Owls have lost on their last five trips to Home Park, including a 3-0 defeat in 2023.
Prediction
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If Plymouth are to give themselves any chance of staying up this season, then winning their home matches looks imperative.
The Pilgrims have defeated the likes of Millwall and West Brom at Home Park in the last month and will be hopeful of beating a Sheffield Wednesday team that has been far from their best in recent weeks.
Danny Rohl’s men have lost their last three Championship fixtures, conceding eight times during that run of defeats.
Plymouth have certainly shored up since the arrival of manager Muslic in January and ran Manchester City close in the FA Cup last weekend.
With games against relegation rivals Portsmouth and Derby to come in the next two fixtures, a victory on Saturday would give the Devon outfit a huge lift.
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