Plymouth Argyle are looking to turn their form around as they face Sunderland in the EFL Championship this weekend.
Plymouth Argyle currently sit 19th in the EFL Championship with four wins, four draws and eight losses from sixteen games so far this season.
The Pilgrims have been consistently mediocre in the opening months of this Championship campaign as they find themselves only five points above the relegation zone.
It's about what was expected of them so nobody will be panicking just now, but their form needs to improve in order for them to avoid things becoming extremely nervy as they come into this game having won just one of their last five games and two of their last ten.
Most recently Plymouth fell to a 2-1 defeat away at Leeds United, a result that means they're now three games without a win.
On home soil, they can argue they're a stronger outfit as they enter this match having won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five home games.
The Pilgrims will be looking over their shoulder given the current standings and while alarm bells won't be ringing they are coming into this game very much in need of three points.
Sunderland currently sit 6th in the EFL Championship with eight wins, two draws and six losses from sixteen games this season.
The Black Cats are having a pretty strong campaign on the whole as they sit inside the play-off spots, something that was very much expected of them after a summer of significant investment in the quad.
Tony Mowbray's side enter this game in decent form having taken seven points from their last three games, the most recent of which was a 3-1 win over Birmingham City. Goals from Jobe Bellingham and Adil Aouchiche, on top of a Dion Sanderson own goal, secured a welcome three points for the Black Cats.
Their form away from home is somewhat worrisome as they come into this game winless in their last three games on the road so they'll be looking at this as an opportunity to turn a corner in that regard.
Losing semi-finalists in the playoffs last season, Sunderland are expected to once again claim a top-six finish at the very least and while they're currently on track for that they've not been anywhere near consistent enough for anyone to be confident of that happening.
They've got good momentum behind them coming into this one so they should back themselves to claim a solid win here.
For our Plymouth vs. Sunderland prediction, we're going for a 2-2 draw.
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