A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Lincoln City fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Burton Albion's 24th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Lincoln City has the most clean sheets (10) in League One
- Burton Albion has the fewest clean sheets (0) in League One
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Lincoln City form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Lincoln City, who have the most clean sheets (10) in League One, at their home stadium (Sincil Bank Stadium) is 5 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Lincoln City are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Sincil Bank Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
A good away victory last time out for Lincoln, who won 4-0 against Northampton Town (placed 20th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Shrewsbury Town (0-1).
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Lincoln City played a great game against Northampton Town and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lincoln City matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, two draws and one defeat (from seven games).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lincoln as they are travelling to their away game against Hull City in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Lincoln has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Lincoln's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Burton Albion form and stats
Burton Albion, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in League One, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the League One, after 0-5-5 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Burton have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Fleetwood Town game.
Burton Albion might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Doncaster Rovers proved too strong as Burton slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Pirelli Stadium. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ipswich Town wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Burton when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing three and winning zero games.
After this away game Burton return home for a League One game against Wigan Athletic. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Burton have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 10 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Burton have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Lincoln victories, one draw and three Burton Albion wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Grant 7 goals |   L. Akins 5 goals | K. Hemmings 5 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Burton Albion missing players
| Lincoln City | Burton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 53% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 32% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 84% |
| 56% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 28% | 22% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 16% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 75% | 65% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 42% |
- All of Burton Albion's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Burton Albion has the fewest clean sheets (0) in League One
- Burton Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Burton Albion have yet to win a game away.
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Lincoln City has the most clean sheets (10) in League One
- Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lincoln City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Portsmouth | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Hull City | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 18 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -15 | 15 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
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