Plymouth Argyle vs Colchester Predictions

The season following relegation is always an interesting campaign to keep an eye on, as sides will either continue their decent down the football pyramid, have a season or two to stabalise before going again or bounce back immediately in order to reclaim their spot at the higher level. For Plymouth Argyle, they will hope they will fall into the latter category and this weekend they have an opportunity to send a statement to the rest of the division as they face off against a Colchester United side who will also be hoping to play their football in the third tier next season.

Plymouth Argyle decided to keep the bulk of their squad that was playing for them in League One last season and, although that campaign ultimately resulted in relegation, they will be hoping that the additions they have made to the squad is enough to secure an immediate return. Things got off to a pretty perfect start on the opening day of the campaign as Argyle travelled to Crewe Alexandra and were dominant on their way to a comfortable 3-0 victory.

The side hoping to stop Argyle is a Colchester United team who have aspirations of their own of returning to League One . United would classify them as falling into the middle category of that mentioned above as they have taken their time to rebuild following relegation and they will now believe they are strong enough to go again. However, the hosts had to settle for a point on the opening day as they failed to break down Port Vale, so a victory here will certainly put to bed any lingering doubts about their promotion credibility.

Although the last meeting between these two sides was a pretty drab affair, typically this fixture produces goals. Given that the hosts have hit the ground running on the opening day and their visitors have a lot to prove following their frustrating display, we think that backing there to be over 2.5 goals scored represents the best chance for a decent return.