Crewe Alexandra will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Lincoln City.
It's no vacation for neither Alexandra nor Lincoln City 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.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Crewe Alexandra have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
Alexandra are returning here after visiting Doncaster Rovers in a League One game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Charlie Kirk and Harry Pickering scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Sunderland.
This is expected to be a close game, with Crewe Alexandra perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Crewe Alexandra as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Crewe Alexandra has won eight of these, drawn three and lost six.
There will be little rest for Alexandra after this match as they are travelling to Ipswich Town for a League One game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Alexandra in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Alexandra are not conceding a lot of goals here at Alexandra Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Lincoln City form and stats
Lincoln City, who have the the best goal difference (+8) in League One, are happy with their away performances in the League One so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
302 minutes! That's how long the Lincoln City goalkeeper Alex Palmer and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Impressive finishing from Jorge Grant secured the home win 1-0 against Ipswich Town in their previous game. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Plymouth Argyle.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Lincoln in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Lincoln City, four draws and three defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Lincoln now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Doncaster Rovers is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Lincoln's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Lincoln City have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Alexandra two wins, four draws and Lincoln City four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Grant 6 goals |   M. Mandron 3 goals | H. Pickering 2 goals |
Crewe Alexandra missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Crewe Alexandra | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 88% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 62% |
| 43% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | 42 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 30 | 88 |
| 28 | 18 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 68% |
- All of Crewe Alexandra's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lincoln City has the the best goal difference (+8) in League One
- Lincoln City have not yet lost a game away.
- Lincoln City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Hull City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 5 |
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