Evenly matched teams: Fleetwood Town vs Lincoln City match preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 25.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Highbury Stadium (5500 seats)

Fleetwood Town are ready for a new test after their 2-0 vs Derby County in the previous match. Lincoln City are coming to town!

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League One

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Fleetwood Town form and stats

5 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Fleetwood Town have to build on here at Highbury Stadium in the League One.

It's back home for Fleetwood, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Derby County (after extra-time) away with the result 2-0. Gomes found the net in that victory. Finally, a league victory after three fixtures without. The forward Stockley was announced as "man of the match" for Fleetwood Town with a rating of 7.7/10. Stockley hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

In the match before that, Fleetwood hosted Port Vale (after extra-time) and drew the game 1-1.

It should be noted that a look at the 12 latest league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

Fleetwood Town aren't scoring a lot here at Highbury Stadium in the league, with only {17 goals} from 18 games.

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Lincoln City form and stats

Playing away, Lincoln City have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 8 defeats in the League One this season.

Lincoln City failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Peterborough United (after extra-time) (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-3.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Exeter City (after extra-time)'s place.

Few goals the story here? 21 of this side's last 27 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.

The attacking power of Lincoln when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Lincoln City have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled before this season: Lincoln City - Fleetwood 2-2. Previous eight meetings featuring these sides: Fleetwood Town won two, Lincoln City were winners in two and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityB. House
B. House
8 goals
FleetwoodC. Gomes
C. Gomes
7 goals
Fleetwood TownS. Rooney
S. Rooney
6 goals

Fleetwood Town missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fleetwood Town Lincoln City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 4 Played P 6 18 36
11 5 0 Won W 1 5 9
13 6 2 Drew D 1 5 18
13 7 2 Lost L 4 8 9
39 17 2 Scored S 8 17 33
38 18 5 Conceded C 10 24 38
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 83% 81%
68% 61% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 67%
38% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 28%
8% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 11% 8%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 3%
54% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 44%
30% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 33% 36%
24% 28% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 39%
 
4.8 5.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.2 4.4
5.6 5.6 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.6 5.5
2.3 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.8
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.1 11.9 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8 9.2
3 3.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.5 2.3
35% 28% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 38% 40%
 
13.2 12.3 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 11.9 11.7
3.6 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.7 3.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the most matches under the total-line (26) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 35 23 9 3 62 23 19 13 5 1 42 14 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 78
2 Plymouth Argyle 37 23 8 6 65 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 24 77
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 35 21 6 8 56 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 18 9 5 4 24 13 27 69
5 Derby County 37 18 10 9 59 37 19 12 4 3 37 16 18 6 6 6 22 21 22 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
7 Peterborough United 37 19 3 15 63 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 16 60
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 18 6 13 50 35 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 8 2 8 22 18 15 60
9 Portsmouth 37 15 12 10 51 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 57
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Charlton Athletic 37 12 12 13 52 49 18 6 6 6 29 23 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 48
12 Fleetwood Town 37 11 13 13 39 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 19 6 7 6 22 20 1 46
13 Exeter City 36 12 10 14 48 48 17 7 5 5 24 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 0 46
14 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
15 Lincoln City 36 9 18 9 33 38 18 4 13 1 16 14 18 5 5 8 17 24 -5 45
16 Port Vale 37 12 8 17 38 53 19 7 4 8 20 25 18 5 4 9 18 28 -15 44
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
20 Milton Keynes Dons 37 10 6 21 33 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -21 36
21 Accrington Stanley 36 8 11 17 30 56 18 5 5 8 20 28 18 3 6 9 10 28 -26 35
22 Morecambe 38 7 13 18 37 62 20 6 8 6 25 26 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 37 5 8 24 28 71 18 4 1 13 13 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -43 23

Lincoln City:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 35 23 9 3 62 23 19 13 5 1 42 14 16 10 4 2 20 9 39 78
2 Plymouth Argyle 37 23 8 6 65 41 19 17 1 1 38 13 18 6 7 5 27 28 24 77
3 Ipswich Town 37 21 12 4 72 31 19 12 6 1 42 12 18 9 6 3 30 19 41 75
4 Barnsley 35 21 6 8 56 29 17 12 1 4 32 16 18 9 5 4 24 13 27 69
5 Derby County 37 18 10 9 59 37 19 12 4 3 37 16 18 6 6 6 22 21 22 64
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 10 10 52 31 19 12 4 3 28 11 19 6 6 7 24 20 21 64
7 Peterborough United 37 19 3 15 63 47 18 11 2 5 33 21 19 8 1 10 30 26 16 60
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 18 6 13 50 35 19 10 4 5 28 17 18 8 2 8 22 18 15 60
9 Portsmouth 37 15 12 10 51 42 18 7 8 3 28 18 19 8 4 7 23 24 9 57
10 Shrewsbury Town 37 16 7 14 47 41 18 10 2 6 28 22 19 6 5 8 19 19 6 55
11 Charlton Athletic 37 12 12 13 52 49 18 6 6 6 29 23 19 6 6 7 23 26 3 48
12 Fleetwood Town 37 11 13 13 39 38 18 5 6 7 17 18 19 6 7 6 22 20 1 46
13 Exeter City 36 12 10 14 48 48 17 7 5 5 24 20 19 5 5 9 24 28 0 46
14 Bristol Rovers 37 12 9 16 50 60 19 5 6 8 22 30 18 7 3 8 28 30 -10 45
15 Lincoln City 36 9 18 9 33 38 18 4 13 1 16 14 18 5 5 8 17 24 -5 45
16 Port Vale 37 12 8 17 38 53 19 7 4 8 20 25 18 5 4 9 18 28 -15 44
17 Cheltenham Town 37 12 7 18 32 47 18 7 4 7 17 21 19 5 3 11 15 26 -15 43
18 Burton Albion 36 11 8 17 47 70 18 6 5 7 21 29 18 5 3 10 26 41 -23 41
19 Oxford United 37 9 10 18 39 49 18 5 3 10 22 26 19 4 7 8 17 23 -10 37
20 Milton Keynes Dons 37 10 6 21 33 54 18 3 4 11 12 25 19 7 2 10 21 29 -21 36
21 Accrington Stanley 36 8 11 17 30 56 18 5 5 8 20 28 18 3 6 9 10 28 -26 35
22 Morecambe 38 7 13 18 37 62 20 6 8 6 25 26 18 1 5 12 12 36 -25 34
23 Cambridge United 37 8 6 23 28 59 19 6 4 9 17 23 18 2 2 14 11 36 -31 30
24 Forest Green Rovers 37 5 8 24 28 71 18 4 1 13 13 32 19 1 7 11 15 39 -43 23

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.