League One duel: Close contest expected between Morecambe and Lincoln City

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

21st- against 10th position might not feel all that tempting to look into. But look: Tipsway has the knowledge that makes Morecambe - Lincoln City (even) more absorbing!

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in League One

Relegation threatens Morecambe who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Lincoln City most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League One game only four days ago.

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Morecambe form and stats

7 victories, 8 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Morecambe have to build on here at Mazuma Stadium in the League One.

Morecambe are returning here after visiting Charlton Athletic and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Stockton (2) and Weir scored the goal(s). The striker Stockton outperformed all teammates in that match and managed a match rating of 8.44 out of 10. Stockton scored two goals.

Before that, Morecambe had a home game versus Wycombe Wanderers which ended with a victory 1-0.

Morecambe has scored 27 league goals at home this season, in 22 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Morecambe have conceded 29 in these home matches.

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Lincoln City form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Lincoln City have produced an overall stat of 7-6-9 so far. Momentum is building for Lincoln City in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Lincoln failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Burton Albion (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that defeat this side had gained at least a draw from six league fixtures in a row. Midfield player Mandroiu was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Mandroiu hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that result Lincoln City won their away game at Wycombe Wanderers. The scoreline was 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Lincoln City in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Lincoln City, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Low on goals? 27 of this team's latest 35 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.

Lincoln City have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. Lincoln have conceded 27 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have battled previously this season: Lincoln City - Morecambe 2-1. Morecambe-Lincoln City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Morecambe one win, Lincoln City six wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityB. House
B. House
12 goals
MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
10 goals
MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
7 goals

Morecambe missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Lincoln City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
9 7 3 Won W 2 7 13
14 8 3 Drew D 3 6 20
21 7 1 Lost L 2 9 11
42 27 14 Scored S 6 23 44
73 29 7 Conceded C 5 27 44
93% 91% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 86% 82%
75% 77% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 73% 68%
50% 45% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 36% 27%
27% 23% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 9%
14% 14% 43% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
52% 55% 57% BTTS BTTS 29% 36% 43%
18% 32% 43% Clean Sheets C S 43% 36% 39%
36% 23% 14% Failed to Score F T 57% 41% 36%
 
3.6 4 4.9 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.2 4.3
6.9 7 7.1 Corners against (avg) C A 5.1 5.9 5.5
1.9 1.7 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
9.5 10 11.9 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.9 9.8
3.2 3.8 4.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.9 2.6
30% 33% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 39%
 
17 16.5 17.4 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 12.5 12.1
5.9 5.6 4.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 4 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 (12) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the most matches under the total-line (32) 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 Plymouth Argyle 44 29 8 7 78 46 22 19 1 2 43 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 32 95
2 Ipswich Town 44 27 13 4 93 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 60 94
3 Sheffield Wednesday 44 26 12 6 77 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 22 11 6 5 29 21 40 90
4 Barnsley 44 26 7 11 76 41 22 16 1 5 45 22 22 10 6 6 31 19 35 85
5 Bolton Wanderers 44 21 12 11 57 34 22 13 5 4 30 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 75
6 Derby County 44 21 12 11 66 44 22 13 5 4 39 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 75
7 Peterborough United 44 23 4 17 73 54 22 13 3 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 73
8 Portsmouth 44 17 17 10 58 47 22 9 10 3 32 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 11 68
9 Wycombe Wanderers 44 20 8 16 57 46 22 11 5 6 32 21 22 9 3 10 25 25 11 68
10 Lincoln City 44 13 20 11 44 44 22 6 14 2 21 17 22 7 6 9 23 27 0 59
11 Charlton Athletic 44 15 13 16 65 62 22 8 7 7 41 29 22 7 6 9 24 33 3 58
12 Fleetwood Town 44 14 15 15 51 47 22 7 7 8 23 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 4 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 43 16 8 19 50 56 21 10 3 8 30 28 22 6 5 11 20 28 -6 56
14 Exeter City 44 14 11 19 61 60 22 9 5 8 33 25 22 5 6 11 28 35 1 53
15 Bristol Rovers 43 14 10 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 21 8 3 10 30 35 -13 52
16 Burton Albion 43 14 10 19 56 78 21 8 6 7 27 33 22 6 4 12 29 45 -22 52
17 Cheltenham Town 44 13 11 20 40 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 22 5 4 13 17 34 -19 50
18 Port Vale 44 13 10 21 45 65 22 8 5 9 22 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -20 49
19 Oxford United 44 10 14 20 45 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 22 4 9 9 17 25 -9 44
20 Milton Keynes Dons 44 11 10 23 40 62 22 4 6 12 16 29 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 43
21 Morecambe 44 9 14 21 42 73 22 7 8 7 27 29 22 2 6 14 15 44 -31 41
22 Accrington Stanley 44 10 11 23 37 74 22 6 5 11 26 37 22 4 6 12 11 37 -37 41
23 Cambridge United 43 11 7 25 37 66 22 8 4 10 22 26 21 3 3 15 15 40 -29 40
24 Forest Green Rovers 44 6 9 29 31 84 22 5 2 15 15 39 22 1 7 14 16 45 -53 27

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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 Plymouth Argyle 44 29 8 7 78 46 22 19 1 2 43 16 22 10 7 5 35 30 32 95
2 Ipswich Town 44 27 13 4 93 33 22 15 6 1 54 13 22 12 7 3 39 20 60 94
3 Sheffield Wednesday 44 26 12 6 77 37 22 15 6 1 48 16 22 11 6 5 29 21 40 90
4 Barnsley 44 26 7 11 76 41 22 16 1 5 45 22 22 10 6 6 31 19 35 85
5 Bolton Wanderers 44 21 12 11 57 34 22 13 5 4 30 13 22 8 7 7 27 21 23 75
6 Derby County 44 21 12 11 66 44 22 13 5 4 39 19 22 8 7 7 27 25 22 75
7 Peterborough United 44 23 4 17 73 54 22 13 3 6 38 25 22 10 1 11 35 29 19 73
8 Portsmouth 44 17 17 10 58 47 22 9 10 3 32 20 22 8 7 7 26 27 11 68
9 Wycombe Wanderers 44 20 8 16 57 46 22 11 5 6 32 21 22 9 3 10 25 25 11 68
10 Lincoln City 44 13 20 11 44 44 22 6 14 2 21 17 22 7 6 9 23 27 0 59
11 Charlton Athletic 44 15 13 16 65 62 22 8 7 7 41 29 22 7 6 9 24 33 3 58
12 Fleetwood Town 44 14 15 15 51 47 22 7 7 8 23 23 22 7 8 7 28 24 4 57
13 Shrewsbury Town 43 16 8 19 50 56 21 10 3 8 30 28 22 6 5 11 20 28 -6 56
14 Exeter City 44 14 11 19 61 60 22 9 5 8 33 25 22 5 6 11 28 35 1 53
15 Bristol Rovers 43 14 10 19 55 68 22 6 7 9 25 33 21 8 3 10 30 35 -13 52
16 Burton Albion 43 14 10 19 56 78 21 8 6 7 27 33 22 6 4 12 29 45 -22 52
17 Cheltenham Town 44 13 11 20 40 59 22 8 7 7 23 25 22 5 4 13 17 34 -19 50
18 Port Vale 44 13 10 21 45 65 22 8 5 9 22 27 22 5 5 12 23 38 -20 49
19 Oxford United 44 10 14 20 45 54 22 6 5 11 28 29 22 4 9 9 17 25 -9 44
20 Milton Keynes Dons 44 11 10 23 40 62 22 4 6 12 16 29 22 7 4 11 24 33 -22 43
21 Morecambe 44 9 14 21 42 73 22 7 8 7 27 29 22 2 6 14 15 44 -31 41
22 Accrington Stanley 44 10 11 23 37 74 22 6 5 11 26 37 22 4 6 12 11 37 -37 41
23 Cambridge United 43 11 7 25 37 66 22 8 4 10 22 26 21 3 3 15 15 40 -29 40
24 Forest Green Rovers 44 6 9 29 31 84 22 5 2 15 15 39 22 1 7 14 16 45 -53 27

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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.