EFL Trophy betting previews: Predictions and stats for the Lincoln City - Sunderland game

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 05.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sun Hat Villas & Resorts Stadium

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lincoln City & Sunderland 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 and Sunderland.

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Lincoln City form and stats

Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the semi-finals.

When playing at home in the League One, Lincoln City have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.

Lincoln City drew their last game, also a home match. Plymouth Argyle was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Midfield player Lasse Sorensen got a match rating of 7.92 in that game, the max score being 10. Sorensen scored one goal and had 42 successful passes (of 49 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Morecambe in the League One.

The manager M. Appleton will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wigan Athletic in only four days.

Lincoln City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. On the other hand, Lincoln City have conceded 6 goals.

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Sunderland form and stats

Nothing but glory last season for Sunderland, as they won the EFL Trophy.

As the visiting team in League One matches, Sunderland have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Sunderland, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Portsmouth. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Portsmouth was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. The attacker Ross Stewart got a match rating of 7.01 in that game. Stewart hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Cheltenham Town in the League One.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oxford United in just four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sunderland have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. For Sunderland, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Previous seven meetings involving these contenders: Lincoln won two, Sunderland triumphed in three and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

LincolnA. Scully
A. Scully
7 goals
SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
7 goals
Lincoln CityL. Fiorini
L. Fiorini
3 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Sunderland
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 8   Played P   14 25
8 3   Won W   7 15
6 3   Drew D   4 6
11 2   Lost L   3 4
34 10   Scored S   23 45
36 8   Conceded C   17 27
96% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 96%
76% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 80%
52% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 60%
32% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 36%
16% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 12%
52% 50%   BTTS BTTS   50% 56%
20% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 28%
32% 38%   Failed to Score F T   29% 20%
 
5 5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.9
5.6 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5
1.5 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
11.3 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.9 13.8
2.9 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.2 5.2
53% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 34%

  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 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
2 Manchester United U21 2 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 3
3 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 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 Wigan Athletic 10 7 1 2 17 7 6 4 1 1 8 4 4 3 0 1 9 3 10 22
2 Sunderland 10 7 1 2 18 11 6 6 0 0 14 3 4 1 1 2 4 8 7 22
3 Plymouth Argyle 11 5 5 1 17 10 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 2 2 1 8 6 7 20
4 Rotherham United 11 6 2 3 16 9 6 3 1 2 10 7 5 3 1 1 6 2 7 20
5 Wycombe Wanderers 10 6 2 2 16 12 4 4 0 0 9 5 6 2 2 2 7 7 4 20
6 Milton Keynes Dons 11 5 4 2 21 15 6 4 1 1 10 6 5 1 3 1 11 9 6 19
7 Bolton Wanderers 11 5 3 3 20 15 5 2 2 1 7 7 6 3 1 2 13 8 5 18
8 Oxford United 11 5 3 3 17 12 6 4 2 0 12 4 5 1 1 3 5 8 5 18
9 Burton Albion 11 4 4 3 10 12 6 3 2 1 8 6 5 1 2 2 2 6 -2 16
10 Accrington Stanley 11 5 1 5 14 20 5 4 0 1 7 6 6 1 1 4 7 14 -6 16
11 Portsmouth 11 4 3 4 14 10 5 3 1 1 10 4 6 1 2 3 4 6 4 15
12 Sheffield Wednesday 10 4 3 3 10 9 4 2 1 1 5 3 6 2 2 2 5 6 1 15
13 Morecambe 11 4 2 5 20 18 6 3 1 2 11 8 5 1 1 3 9 10 2 14
14 AFC Wimbledon 11 3 4 4 17 19 5 1 3 1 8 7 6 2 1 3 9 12 -2 13
15 Cambridge United 10 3 4 3 14 16 6 2 2 2 8 10 4 1 2 1 6 6 -2 13
16 Lincoln City 11 3 3 5 14 15 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 2 1 3 9 9 -1 12
17 Cheltenham Town 11 3 3 5 11 20 5 2 1 2 5 7 6 1 2 3 6 13 -9 12
18 Gillingham 11 2 5 4 11 15 5 1 2 2 5 9 6 1 3 2 6 6 -4 11
19 Ipswich Town 10 2 4 4 19 18 6 1 4 1 15 12 4 1 0 3 4 6 1 10
20 Fleetwood Town 10 2 4 4 17 18 4 1 1 2 6 7 6 1 3 2 11 11 -1 10
21 Charlton Athletic 11 2 3 6 12 18 6 1 2 3 6 10 5 1 1 3 6 8 -6 9
22 Crewe Alexandra 11 1 5 5 9 15 5 1 2 2 6 7 6 0 3 3 3 8 -6 8
23 Shrewsbury Town 11 2 2 7 8 16 6 2 1 3 6 9 5 0 1 4 2 7 -8 8
24 Doncaster Rovers 10 2 1 7 6 18 4 2 1 1 4 3 6 0 0 6 2 15 -12 7

Lincoln City:
England:
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 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
2 Manchester United U21 2 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 3
3 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0

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