Bristol Rovers vs Lincoln City match preview: Even contest expected at Memorial Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Memorial Stadium (1500 seats)

The visiting Lincoln City side should be favourites in this visit to Bristol Rovers, as the away team holds a 28 point advantage from their 39 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lincoln City have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in League One

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League One game only four days ago.

Relegation threatens Bristol Rovers who should definitely be looking for some points here.

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Bristol Rovers form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Bristol Rovers at their home stadium (Memorial Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats.

Bristol travelled for their previous game, a trip to Northampton Town that ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Doncaster Rovers in a game that was won 2-1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Milton Keynes Dons are coming to town in three days.

Bristol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bristol's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 28 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Lincoln City form and stats

10-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lincoln City in their League One matches away.

A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Blackpool.

As mentioned above, Lincoln City was the only team on the pitch versus Milton Keynes Dons in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Brennan Johnson's lethal finishing against Milton Keynes Dons. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

The schedule is very tough for Lincoln now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Burton Albion is waiting in only three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Lincoln's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Lincoln City as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lincoln City - Bristol 1-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bristol six wins, two draws and Lincoln City two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityJ. Grant
J. Grant
11 goals
Lincoln CityB. Johnson
B. Johnson
10 goals
Lincoln CityA. Scully
A. Scully
8 goals

Bristol Rovers missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol Rovers Lincoln City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 7 Played P 5 18 39
10 7 2 Won W 5 10 19
8 2 0 Drew D 0 5 9
23 11 5 Lost L 0 3 11
40 23 6 Scored S 11 27 61
64 28 11 Conceded C 2 14 42
90% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 92%
76% 80% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 61% 74%
41% 50% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 56%
22% 20% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 26%
17% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
49% 50% 43% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 49%
17% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 50% 38%
44% 40% 57% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.4 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 11.7 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.1 11.2
3.5 4 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 2.4 2.7
28% 29% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 92% 61% 59%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bristol Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lincoln City have the most scored goals in the second half (43) in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

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 Hull City 41 24 7 10 71 32 20 12 3 5 25 10 21 12 4 5 46 22 39 79
2 Peterborough United 40 23 7 10 70 38 19 14 3 2 44 15 21 9 4 8 26 23 32 76
3 Sunderland 40 19 14 7 61 33 20 9 6 5 28 20 20 10 8 2 33 13 28 71
4 Lincoln City 39 19 9 11 61 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 18 10 5 3 27 14 19 66
5 Blackpool 39 18 11 10 52 35 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 17 65
6 Portsmouth 40 19 8 13 57 42 21 8 5 8 28 23 19 11 3 5 29 19 15 65
7 Oxford United 41 18 8 15 63 49 20 10 4 6 29 18 21 8 4 9 34 31 14 62
8 Charlton Athletic 39 17 11 11 57 51 18 6 5 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 62
9 Ipswich Town 40 17 9 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 19 6 5 8 19 24 0 60
10 Gillingham 41 17 8 16 56 54 21 9 4 8 28 28 20 8 4 8 28 26 2 59
11 Accrington Stanley 40 16 10 14 52 57 20 9 5 6 25 21 20 7 5 8 27 36 -5 58
12 Doncaster Rovers 39 17 6 16 55 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 18 6 2 10 22 28 0 57
13 Fleetwood Town 40 15 11 14 43 33 21 9 7 5 25 14 19 6 4 9 18 19 10 56
14 Milton Keynes Dons 41 15 10 16 55 58 20 8 7 5 30 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -3 55
15 Crewe Alexandra 40 15 10 15 47 54 21 9 6 6 28 27 19 6 4 9 19 27 -7 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 41 14 10 17 50 66 21 11 4 6 30 30 20 3 6 11 20 36 -16 52
17 Burton Albion 40 14 9 17 53 63 19 6 2 11 25 37 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 51
18 Shrewsbury Town 39 12 14 13 44 46 18 5 7 6 25 23 21 7 7 7 19 23 -2 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 40 10 12 18 44 62 19 5 4 10 22 31 21 5 8 8 22 31 -18 42
20 Wigan Athletic 41 11 8 22 45 68 20 4 5 11 20 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -23 41
21 Northampton Town 41 10 10 21 34 58 21 7 5 9 17 23 20 3 5 12 17 35 -24 40
22 Bristol Rovers 41 10 8 23 40 64 20 7 2 11 23 28 21 3 6 12 17 36 -24 38
23 Swindon Town 41 11 4 26 46 74 21 7 1 13 21 35 20 4 3 13 25 39 -28 37
24 Rochdale 40 8 12 20 49 71 20 2 9 9 22 39 20 6 3 11 27 32 -22 36

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.