Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bristol City & Lincoln City face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bristol City form and stats
Bristol City have reached this Carabao Cup stage through battling and winning against Wycombe Wanderers and Coventry City. Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.When playing at home in the Championship, Bristol City have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games.
Bristol travelled for their previous game, a trip to Middlesbrough that ended 1-1. Bristol City's goalie O'Leary played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Middlesbrough with a stunning eight saves.
Preceding that match was the home Championship game against Sheffield United that was lost 0-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Watford are coming to town in four days.
The Bristol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches.
Lincoln City form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Doncaster Rovers and Barrow in order to reach 3rd round of Carabao Cup. Lincoln City was sent out of Carabao Cup in the 1st round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Two away matches in a row for Lincoln, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Chippenham Town in the FA Cup.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Accrington Stanley in the League One.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Lincoln City when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 1 game.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lincoln City are hosting Plymouth Argyle in the League One only four days away.
Lincoln find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Lincoln City have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Wells 7 goals |  T. Conway 6 goals |  J. Diamond 5 goals |
Bristol City missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Bristol City | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 30 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 36% | ||
| 4.8 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 6.6 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 46% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 47% | ||
| 11.4 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Watford | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Millwall | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 12 | Reading | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -2 | 23 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 22 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 21 | Hull City | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 21 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
| 24 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Derby County | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -14 | 13 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 13 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 12 |
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