National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Southampton or Lincoln City that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Southampton form and stats
Southampton participated in Carabao Cup the last season, where they reached the round of 16.With 1 Premier League win, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Southampton are certainly not brimming with confidence.
In their previous game, the manager Jones led his Southampton to a defeat away at Liverpool. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at St. Mary's Stadium. The versatile forward Adams outdid all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 8.13 out of 10. Adams scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
A 1-1 result against Sheffield Wednesday (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties) before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Carabao Cup.
Southampton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Southampton have conceded 12 from these games.
Lincoln City form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.4-1-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lincoln City in their League One matches away.
Lincoln City have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 203 minutes ago. House was the goal scorer.
The followers enjoyed Lincoln City's previous match versus Everton U21, a EFL Trophy win (4-2) played at home.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Wycombe Wanderers.As for defending, Lincoln rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. House 5 goals |  J. Diamond 5 goals |   C. Adams 4 goals |
Southampton missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Southampton | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 43 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 91% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 48% | ||
| 12.2 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Brentford | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Southampton | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 10 |
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 47 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Derby County | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 31 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 29 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 25 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 21 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -24 | 20 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -17 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 15 |
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