Lincoln City vs Doncaster Rovers in EFL Trophy preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 20.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium (10120 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lincoln City & Doncaster Rovers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers.

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Lincoln City form and stats

Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the 2nd round.

1-3-0 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Lincoln City so far this season.

Lincoln are returning here after visiting Bristol Rovers and winning with a 6-3 scoreline. House (2), Virtue-Thick and Diamond scored the goal(s). A goal frenzy last time out for Lincoln City, with a total of 9 goals in the match against Bristol Rovers. Fun stuff to watch! Diamond was absolutely essential when Lincoln beat Bristol Rovers 6-3, scoring three goals. The gifted forward Diamond outperformed all the other footballers in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 9.31 out of 10. Diamond scored three goals and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Lincoln City won a home game hosting Derby County (2-0).

A decent goal production from Lincoln City in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

Doncaster Rovers was sent out of EFL Trophy in the 2nd round last season.

1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Doncaster Rovers playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Doncaster aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 225 league minutes without a goal. Tomlin was the last player to find the net.

The manager McSheffrey was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium The Keepmoat Stadium. Doncaster Rovers suffered a 0-1 loss to Swindon Town.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Barrow's place.

A new game in only four days for Doncaster, the League Two home match versus Crawley Town. Busy days.

The attacking power of Doncaster Rovers when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding eight meetings): Lincoln won one game, one match ended in a draw and Doncaster Rovers got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four.

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityJ. Diamond
J. Diamond
4 goals
Lincoln CityB. House
B. House
3 goals
Doncaster RoversG. Miller
G. Miller
3 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Lincoln City Doncaster Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 9   Played P   11 25
9 3   Won W   4 10
9 4   Drew D   5 7
7 2   Lost L   2 8
39 12   Scored S   15 30
30 9   Conceded C   11 27
88% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 88%
80% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 68%
56% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 44%
28% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 20%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 4%
52% 56%   BTTS BTTS   36% 40%
32% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 36%
28% 22%   Failed to Score F T   36% 36%
 
4.5 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.3
5.2 5.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.2
1.3 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.1
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
10.3 10.4   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 10.4
2.9 2.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4
54% 60%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 30%
 
12.2 12.1   Shots against (avg) S A   13.2 11.2
4.1 4.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 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 Lincoln City 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Newcastle United U21 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
3 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Barnsley 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 9 6 3 0 18 6 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 4 1 0 10 3 12 21
2 Portsmouth 9 6 3 0 19 8 5 3 2 0 11 5 4 3 1 0 8 3 11 21
3 Plymouth Argyle 9 6 1 2 16 11 4 4 0 0 6 0 5 2 1 2 10 11 5 19
4 Sheffield Wednesday 9 5 2 2 17 9 5 2 2 1 11 7 4 3 0 1 6 2 8 17
5 Bolton Wanderers 9 5 2 2 11 6 5 4 0 1 8 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 17
6 Barnsley 9 4 2 3 13 9 4 2 1 1 5 4 5 2 1 2 8 5 4 14
7 Derby County 9 4 2 3 9 9 5 4 0 1 9 6 4 0 2 2 0 3 0 14
8 Lincoln City 9 3 4 2 14 14 4 1 3 0 6 4 5 2 1 2 8 10 0 13
9 Cambridge United 9 4 1 4 12 15 5 4 0 1 9 7 4 0 1 3 3 8 -3 13
10 Peterborough United 9 4 0 5 14 10 4 3 0 1 9 1 5 1 0 4 5 9 4 12
11 Fleetwood Town 9 2 6 1 9 8 5 1 4 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 1 12
12 Shrewsbury Town 9 3 3 3 9 10 4 1 1 2 3 6 5 2 2 1 6 4 -1 12
13 Port Vale 9 3 3 3 10 12 5 2 2 1 6 5 4 1 1 2 4 7 -2 12
14 Charlton Athletic 9 2 5 2 13 11 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 0 3 2 5 8 2 11
15 Exeter City 9 3 2 4 12 10 5 3 0 2 8 4 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 11
16 Wycombe Wanderers 9 3 2 4 12 12 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 6 9 0 11
17 Accrington Stanley 9 2 4 3 10 12 5 1 3 1 7 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 -2 10
18 Milton Keynes Dons 9 3 1 5 9 11 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 2 0 3 6 6 -2 10
19 Oxford United 9 3 1 5 8 10 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 10
20 Cheltenham Town 9 2 2 5 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 1 2 2 3 4 -4 8
21 Bristol Rovers 9 2 2 5 13 19 5 1 2 2 8 11 4 1 0 3 5 8 -6 8
22 Forest Green Rovers 9 2 2 5 8 18 5 1 0 4 4 10 4 1 2 1 4 8 -10 8
23 Morecambe 9 1 4 4 6 16 4 0 2 2 1 8 5 1 2 2 5 8 -10 7
24 Burton Albion 9 1 1 7 10 22 4 0 0 4 0 9 5 1 1 3 10 13 -12 4
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 9 8 1 0 16 4 5 5 0 0 10 2 4 3 1 0 6 2 12 25
2 Barrow 9 7 0 2 15 9 4 4 0 0 8 3 5 3 0 2 7 6 6 21
3 Northampton Town 9 6 2 1 19 10 5 4 0 1 11 5 4 2 2 0 8 5 9 20
4 Stevenage 9 6 1 2 11 9 4 4 0 0 6 2 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 19
5 Bradford City 9 5 2 2 14 7 5 3 2 0 7 1 4 2 0 2 7 6 7 17
6 Salford City 9 5 2 2 13 7 5 3 1 1 8 3 4 2 1 1 5 4 6 17
7 Mansfield Town 9 5 1 3 14 9 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 2 0 3 6 6 5 16
8 Grimsby Town 8 4 3 1 8 5 3 0 3 0 2 2 5 4 0 1 6 3 3 15
9 Crewe Alexandra 9 4 3 2 11 9 5 3 1 1 8 4 4 1 2 1 3 5 2 15
10 Sutton United 9 4 2 3 11 9 5 4 1 0 8 3 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 14
11 Swindon Town 9 3 5 1 10 8 4 2 2 0 7 3 5 1 3 1 3 5 2 14
12 Doncaster Rovers 9 4 2 3 10 11 5 3 0 2 7 7 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 14
13 Carlisle United 8 3 4 1 10 8 5 3 2 0 8 5 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 13
14 Tranmere Rovers 9 3 1 5 9 9 4 2 0 2 7 4 5 1 1 3 2 5 0 10
15 Walsall 9 2 3 4 10 9 4 1 2 1 7 4 5 1 1 3 3 5 1 9
16 Stockport County 9 2 2 5 10 13 5 2 2 1 5 4 4 0 0 4 5 9 -3 8
17 AFC Wimbledon 9 2 2 5 9 13 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 1 1 3 5 8 -4 8
18 Harrogate Town 9 2 2 5 6 11 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 1 1 3 3 6 -5 8
19 Newport County 9 2 1 6 9 13 5 1 0 4 4 9 4 1 1 2 5 4 -4 7
20 Crawley Town 9 1 3 5 8 13 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 0 3 2 3 5 -5 6
21 Colchester United 9 1 3 5 7 13 5 1 2 2 4 6 4 0 1 3 3 7 -6 6
22 Gillingham 9 1 3 5 2 11 5 1 2 2 1 4 4 0 1 3 1 7 -9 6
23 Hartlepool United 9 0 4 5 6 17 4 0 3 1 2 4 5 0 1 4 4 13 -11 4
24 Rochdale 9 0 2 7 5 16 4 0 1 3 2 5 5 0 1 4 3 11 -11 2

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