Open game expected at Sincil Bank Stadium: Lincoln City vs Burton Albion preview

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sincil Bank Stadium (10120 seats)

Season ticket holders at Sincil Bank Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Lincoln City languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Burton Albion will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lincoln City form and stats

Lincoln City have played 16 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). Lincoln City have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The spoils were shared in Lincoln City's previous game, also at home. Visiting Gillingham (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 3-4 away at Accrington Stanley.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lincoln City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lincoln City as a small favourite), we find nine games. Lincoln City has won three of these, drawn three and lost three.

The Lincoln City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, Lincoln City have conceded 16 goals.

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Burton Albion form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

There were no winners in Burton Albion's previous match, a League One home game that ended 1-1 vs Peterborough United (placed 8th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Southend United with the score of 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Burton Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were four Burton Albion wins, five draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Burton Albion are hosting Bolton Wanderers in the League One only three days away.

Burton Albion has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 17 games. In the opposite end, Burton Albion have conceded 33 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Burton Albion - Lincoln City 0-2. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Lincoln City, one draw and three wins for Burton Albion. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Burton AlbionL. Akins
L. Akins
9 goals
Lincoln City
H. Anderson
5 goals
Burton AlbionS. Fraser
S. Fraser
5 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Burton Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Burton Albion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 6 Played P 6 17 33
11 9 3 Won W 3 6 12
6 3 2 Drew D 1 4 11
17 4 1 Lost L 2 7 10
41 25 8 Scored S 13 29 46
44 16 5 Conceded C 11 33 45
94% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
68% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 70%
35% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 76% 48%
21% 25% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 53% 36%
12% 19% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 35% 21%
41% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 55%
29% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 12% 27%
35% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 24% 30%
 
4.9 4.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.1 6.1
5.2 5 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 5.4 5.3
1.8 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.6
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
364 187 72 Total Shots T S 90 235 446
122 61 25 Shots on Target S O 31 80 134
34% 41% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 36% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 33 17 13 3 47 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 17 64
2 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 34 16 10 8 46 28 18 10 7 1 33 11 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 58
6 Fleetwood Town 33 16 10 7 49 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 58
7 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
8 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 10 11 46 35 16 6 5 5 23 17 19 8 5 6 23 18 11 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Coventry City 33 17 13 3 47 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 16 6 8 2 25 19 17 64
2 Rotherham United 34 18 8 8 60 35 17 8 5 4 31 16 17 10 3 4 29 19 25 62
3 Portsmouth 33 17 8 8 51 32 17 12 5 0 34 13 16 5 3 8 17 19 19 59
4 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
5 Sunderland 34 16 10 8 46 28 18 10 7 1 33 11 16 6 3 7 13 17 18 58
6 Fleetwood Town 33 16 10 7 49 36 17 10 6 1 25 13 16 6 4 6 24 23 13 58
7 Oxford United 34 16 9 9 58 35 17 11 3 3 33 13 17 5 6 6 25 22 23 57
8 Peterborough United 34 16 8 10 66 40 16 11 3 2 39 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 26 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 10 11 46 35 16 6 5 5 23 17 19 8 5 6 23 18 11 52
10 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 9 10 50 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 14 4 4 6 20 14 17 51
11 Gillingham 34 12 14 8 40 32 17 9 3 5 27 17 17 3 11 3 13 15 8 50
12 Burton Albion 33 12 11 10 46 45 16 6 7 3 17 12 17 6 4 7 29 33 1 47
13 Blackpool 33 11 11 11 43 41 16 9 2 5 26 21 17 2 9 6 17 20 2 44
14 Bristol Rovers 33 11 9 13 35 46 17 6 6 5 21 19 16 5 3 8 14 27 -11 42
15 Shrewsbury Town 33 10 11 12 29 39 16 6 5 5 19 21 17 4 6 7 10 18 -10 41
16 Accrington Stanley 34 10 10 14 46 51 16 7 2 7 32 25 18 3 8 7 14 26 -5 40
17 Lincoln City 34 11 6 17 41 44 16 9 3 4 25 16 18 2 3 13 16 28 -3 39
18 Milton Keynes Dons 34 10 7 17 36 46 17 9 1 7 20 20 17 1 6 10 16 26 -10 37
19 AFC Wimbledon 34 8 10 16 39 52 17 5 8 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 34
20 Rochdale 33 9 6 18 36 56 15 4 4 7 16 21 18 5 2 11 20 35 -20 33
21 Tranmere Rovers 32 6 8 18 32 58 17 3 6 8 19 26 15 3 2 10 13 32 -26 26
22 Southend United 34 3 7 24 36 84 16 1 4 11 15 41 18 2 3 13 21 43 -48 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 32 5 9 18 25 64 17 4 8 5 17 23 15 1 1 13 8 41 -39 12

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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.