National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lincoln City or Forest Green Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Lincoln City form and stats
Last season, Lincoln's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round replays.12 points is a decent return from 6 League One games here for Lincoln City. The data says 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Lincoln crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Portsmouth here in a League One match. A League One defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Doncaster Rovers.
Lincoln's goalkeeper Alex Palmer was extremely busy against Portsmouth, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
A decent goal production from Lincoln in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Lincoln have conceded only 5 goals.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round replays.The visitors are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Forest won their last game, 2-1 versus Leyton Orient played at home. Prior to that match, the Forest manager M. Cooper faced defeat when travelling to Cheltenham Town and losing 1-2.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Cooper when Mathew Stevens scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Swindon Town in just three days.
Forest have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Lincoln won six, Forest Green Rovers won three and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Grant 6 goals |  J. Matt 5 goals | J. Young 3 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Lincoln City | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 18 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 18 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 269 | 149 | Total Shots | T S | 158 | 319 | ||
| 73 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 99 | ||
| 51% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Hull City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Rochdale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 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 | Newport County | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 9 | Morecambe | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Salford City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | Walsall | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Barrow | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 21 | Stevenage | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
| 24 | Southend United | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -20 | 2 |