Thursday 9 February 2017

DEVON EXPRESSWAY DERBY BY NUMBERS

Ahead of Saturday's Devon Expressway Derby between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City, we will now take a numerical look at the match.

2 - Number of Devon Express Derby victories that Derek Adams has overseen as Plymouth Argyle manager.

4 - Number of Plymouth Argyle managers that Paul Tisdale has faced as Exeter City manager (Peter Reid, Carl Fletcher, John Sheridan and Derek Adams)

5- Number of players in current squads who have played for both clubs (Exeter's Luke Croll and Reuben Reid have played for Argyle, whilst Gary Sawyer, David Fox and Ryan Taylor have been with the Grecians in the past).

7 - Number of successive wins recorded by the Grecians which they will be looking to add to.

8 - Number of goals scored by Grecians' leading scorer David Wheeler in Exeter's last seven games.

10- Number of away wins secured by Exeter City that they will be looking to add to on Saturday.

12- Number of games since Exeter City last tasted defeat in a competitive league game (November 19th, 2017 versus Carlisle United at Brunton Park).

28 - Number of competitive victories Exeter City against Plymouth Argyle.

35 - Number of competitive victories by Plymouth Argyle against Exeter City.

45 - Number of miles that separate St James' Park from Home Park travelling via the Devon Expressway.

48 - Number of points won by Exeter City in the 2016-17 season thus far.

57 - Number of points won by Plymouth Argyle in the 2016-17 season thus far.