League One match prediction: Little separates Lincoln City and Charlton Athletic in quality

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sun 27.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sincil Bank Stadium (10120 seats)

The Lincoln City manager M. Appleton attacks this game with the team placed 2nd so far. In the visitors dressing room Charlton Athletic and their manager L. Bowyer are in 11th place before this match.

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

The hosts won their first League One game here at Sincil Bank Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Lincoln City last season were 10 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from 17 games.

Happy days for Lincoln in their previous game, a League One match away at Milton Keynes Dons (placed 18th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the preceding match a 5-0 victory visiting Bradford City.

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 ten games. Lincoln City has won four of these, drawn three and lost three.

Early season league goal statistics from Lincoln City's 1 home game: 2 goals, 0 conceded.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

Only one away game in the League One so far for Charlton Athletic and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 victories, 6 draws and 13 losses from 23 travels.

Charlton failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Doncaster Rovers (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting West Ham United's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Charlton Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were six Charlton wins, two draws and four defeats.

After this away game Charlton Athletic return home for a EFL Trophy game against Brighton U21. That game is only two sleeps after this.

2 goals so far away for Charlton Athletic, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Charlton AthleticM. Bonne
M. Bonne
11 goals
LincolnH. Anderson
H. Anderson
5 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 2 0 Scored S 0 2 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 8 0 Total Shots T S 0 8 19
6 4 0 Shots on Target S O 0 4 7
67% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 43%
Lincoln City Last season Charlton Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 17   Played P   23 46
12 10   Won W   4 12
6 3   Drew D   6 12
17 4   Lost L   13 22
44 28   Scored S   22 50
46 18   Conceded C   38 65
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
69% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 65%
37% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 54%
23% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 33%
14% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 2%
43% 29%   BTTS BTTS   57% 52%
29% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 20%
34% 35%   Failed to Score F T   30% 33%
 
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   2.4 2.2
2 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
373 196   Total Shots T S   204 402
124 63   Shots on Target S O   75 142
35% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ipswich Town 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
3 Hull City 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
4 Doncaster Rovers 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
5 Sunderland 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Plymouth Argyle 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
7 Northampton Town 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Accrington Stanley 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
9 Blackpool 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
10 Burton Albion 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Fleetwood Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
13 Swindon Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
14 Gillingham 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 -1 3
15 Peterborough United 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
16 AFC Wimbledon 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
17 Portsmouth 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
18 Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
19 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
20 Bristol Rovers 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
21 Rochdale 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
22 Wigan Athletic 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
23 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
24 Oxford United 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
Last season 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 34 18 13 3 48 30 17 11 5 1 22 11 17 7 8 2 26 19 18 67
2 Rotherham United 35 18 8 9 61 38 17 8 5 4 31 16 18 10 3 5 30 22 23 62
3 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 17 11 3 3 33 13 18 6 6 6 28 24 24 60
4 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 18 12 6 0 36 15 17 5 3 9 17 21 17 60
5 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 18 10 7 1 25 13 17 6 5 6 26 25 13 60
6 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 17 12 3 2 41 13 18 5 5 8 27 27 28 59
7 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 19 10 8 1 35 13 17 6 3 8 13 19 16 59
8 Wycombe Wanderers 34 17 8 9 45 40 18 13 3 2 34 20 16 4 5 7 11 20 5 59
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 19 10 5 4 30 19 15 5 4 6 21 14 18 54
10 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 17 6 5 6 23 18 19 8 5 6 23 18 10 52
11 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 17 9 3 5 27 17 18 3 12 3 15 17 8 51
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 17 6 8 3 19 14 18 6 4 8 31 36 0 48
13 Blackpool 35 11 12 12 44 43 17 9 2 6 27 23 18 2 10 6 17 20 1 45
14 Bristol Rovers 35 12 9 14 38 49 18 7 6 5 23 19 17 5 3 9 15 30 -11 45
15 Lincoln City 35 12 6 17 44 46 17 10 3 4 28 18 18 2 3 13 16 28 -2 42
16 Shrewsbury Town 34 10 11 13 31 42 17 6 5 6 21 24 17 4 6 7 10 18 -11 41
17 Accrington Stanley 35 10 10 15 47 53 17 7 2 8 33 27 18 3 8 7 14 26 -6 40
18 Milton Keynes Dons 35 10 7 18 36 47 18 9 1 8 20 21 17 1 6 10 16 26 -11 37
19 Rochdale 34 10 6 18 39 57 16 5 4 7 19 22 18 5 2 11 20 35 -18 36
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 8 11 16 39 52 18 5 9 4 18 18 17 3 2 12 21 34 -13 35
21 Tranmere Rovers 34 8 8 18 36 60 17 3 6 8 19 26 17 5 2 10 17 34 -24 32
22 Southend United 35 4 7 24 39 85 17 2 4 11 18 42 18 2 3 13 21 43 -46 19
23 Bolton Wanderers 34 5 11 18 27 66 17 4 8 5 17 23 17 1 3 13 10 43 -39 14
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45

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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 Ipswich Town 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Lincoln City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
3 Hull City 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
4 Doncaster Rovers 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
5 Sunderland 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Plymouth Argyle 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 4
7 Northampton Town 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Accrington Stanley 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
9 Blackpool 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
10 Burton Albion 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
11 Charlton Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
12 Fleetwood Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
13 Swindon Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
14 Gillingham 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 -1 3
15 Peterborough United 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
16 AFC Wimbledon 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
17 Portsmouth 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
18 Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
19 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
20 Bristol Rovers 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
21 Rochdale 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
22 Wigan Athletic 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
23 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
24 Oxford United 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0

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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.