Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lincoln City & Accrington Stanley face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Lincoln City nor Accrington Stanley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lincoln City form and stats
Lincoln City was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the EFL Trophy.Lincoln City have played 12 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-10-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Lincoln City will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Charlton Athletic. The gifted forward Mandroiu outperformed all others in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.81 out of 10. Mandroiu scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a League One home game that ended 1-1 versus Ipswich Town.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lincoln handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lincoln City as they are travelling to their away game against Milton Keynes Dons in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
Lincoln City has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Lincoln have conceded only 10 goals.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.Accrington Stanley have only collected 11 points from their away games in the League One, after 3-2-7 (12 played).
Leigh was the last player to score for the away team. Accrington Stanley haven't scored a league goal in the last 208 minutes.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Boreham Wood in their previous outing. The FA Cup fixture ended 1-1. Astley, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.55. Astley scored one goal and won 7 of 11 duels.
It was a League One defeat before that one as the away game against Derby County wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.We have checked recent matches where Accrington Stanley have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats.
After this away game Accrington Stanley return home for a League One game against Bristol Rovers. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Accrington when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Accrington Stanley have conceded 20 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Accrington Stanley have won at least one point in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) versus Lincoln.Top Goalscorers
  B. House 6 goals |  J. Diamond 6 goals |  T. Leigh 4 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Lincoln City | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 27 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.4 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 11.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 43% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 26% | ||
| 11.9 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 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 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Derby County | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 35 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -18 | 22 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -28 | 20 |
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- Lincolnshire Live - (local newspaper)
- Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)
