STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Mon: Plymouth v Exeter

Plymouth Argyle take on Exeter City in the Devon Derby, hoping to advance to the next stage of the EFL Cup, writes JOE CITRONE.

Although there is a spot in the next stage of the EFL Cup is on the line here, if we’re being honest, bragging rights is what both of these sides will be desperate for on Monday night.

There is not much distance between these sides geographically, but it like there is an ocean between them in terms of quality on the pitch, despite being in the same division just last season.

Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City
EFL Cup Round One
20:00 Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HDR

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
APR 2026 LEAGUE ONE Plymouth 2-2 Exeter
OCT 2025 LEAGUE ONE Exeter 2-0 Plymouth
APR 2023 LEAGUE ONE Exeter 0-1 Plymouth
OCT 2022 LEAGUE ONE Plymouth 4-2 Exeter
OCT 2019 LEAGUE ONE Exeter 4-0 Plymouth

PLYMOUTH
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Tavistock 1-4 Plymouth
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Plymouth 0-0 Bristol City
JUL 2026 FRIENDLY Truro 0-1 Plymouth
JUL 2026 FRIENDLY Torquay 0-1 Plymouth
JUL 2026 FRIENDLY Bath 0-3 Plymouth

EXETER
AUG 2026 FRIENDLY Exeter 1-1 Bristol City
JUL 2026 FRIENDLY Torquay 2-1 Exeter
JUL 2026 FRIENDLY Weston-super-mare 0-2 Exeter
JUL 2026 FRIENDLY Truro 1-0 Exeter
MAY 2026 LEAGUE ONE Exeter 1-2 Bradford

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Since relegation, though, Exeter have had troublesome times, and have really been unable to freshen their squad in the way they’d like due to financial problems.

Plymouth, on the other hand, will be trying to challenge for promotion from League One again this season. It really does feel feasible that three divisions could separate these two clubs in 12 months.

On that basis, I like the look of the home side winning to nil here, which you can back at 13/8 with starsports.bet

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