Plymouth Argyle manager Tom Cleverley's last experience of a Devon derby turned out to be something of a 'baptism of fire' as the Pilgrims lost 2-0 to Exeter City at St James Park last October.
Now, with Argyle heading into what is being billed as 'the most important Devon Derby ever' - Cleverley, who recently won the League One manager of the month award for March 2026, has the chance to write his own chapter in the history of the fixture.
The Pilgrims are currently seventh in the League One table with 62 points from 41 games, and a win over the Grecians would propel them towards the play-offs.
By contrast, City head into the fixture in search of three points for very different reasons; they are occupying 21st place after winning only once in their last 16 fixtures, which came in their Easter Bank Holiday win over Doncaster Rovers, and badly need the victory to avoid relegation to League Two. During their barren run, they also changed managers as Matt Taylor returned to the club on an interim basis, following the departure of Gary Caldwell to Wigan Athletic.
However, in derby matches form can often go out of the window, which the Grecians can take a crumb of comfort from.
Nevertheless, history is in favour of the Pilgrims, who emerged as winners in this fixture 38 times compared to the Grecians 30 - the remaining 26 have ended in draws.
With the game kicking off at 12.30pm, either side will be able to enjoy the satisfaction of an improved league position for a couple of hours.
One thing that both sides can agree on is that any less than three points may not be enough for either sides
