Plymouth Argyle host Queens Park Rangers in the first round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday night (19:45 BST), with history suggesting another closely fought contest between the two sides.
Plymouth are back in League One after finishing 23rd in last season’s Championship, four points short of safety.
Argyle’s campaign did have one major highlight, a famous 1-0 FA Cup win over Premier League champions Liverpool but they were eliminated by Manchester City in the following round.
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This season has started poorly, with defeats to Barnsley and Bolton leaving them without a point from their first two league matches, and they have now lost five home games in a row.
In last year’s EFL Cup, they beat Cheltenham 3-0 in round one before going out to Watford.
QPR finished 15th in the Championship last term, seven points clear of relegation, but were inconsistent throughout the season.
They reached the EFL Cup Round of 16 with wins over Cambridge and Luton before losing to Crystal Palace. The Hoops summer friendlies brought mixed results, and their league campaign began with a 1-1 draw at home to Preston.
Meetings between these two are often tight affairs.
QPR are unbeaten in eight of the last nine against Plymouth, with seven of those ending in draws. Ten of the last 11 encounters have produced under 2.5 goals, highlighting how cagey this fixture tends to be.
Recent form favours QPR, who have won four of their last five away matches, while Plymouth have lost four of their last five overall.
