Match preview League One: Lincoln City - Crewe Alexandra at LNER Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 06.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium

Lincoln City perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Crewe Alexandra can look both up and down from their 11th position.

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in League One
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Lincoln City form and stats

Lincoln City have collected 24 points from their League One home games so far after 7-3-6.

The Lincoln City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Fleetwood Town here at LNER Stadium in a League One match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Plymouth Argyle (3-4).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lincoln have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost five.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lincoln as they are travelling to their away game against Ipswich Town in the League One. That match is three days after this one.

The Lincoln City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, Lincoln have conceded 21 goals.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

There's been little loot from Crewe Alexandra's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 16 away games in the League One. Crewe Alexandra only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Blackpool (placed 13th) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Sunderland.

The draw against Blackpool came from a losing position. The Crewe Alexandra manager D. Artell brought on Stephen Walker as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Alexandra are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of six matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Doncaster Rovers in just three days.

Alexandra have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Alexandra have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Lincoln City and Crewe Alexandra have met before this season: Crewe Alexandra - Lincoln City 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Lincoln wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityJ. Grant
J. Grant
11 goals
LincolnT. Hopper
T. Hopper
8 goals
Crewe AlexandraO. Finney
O. Finney
7 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 16 4 Played P 7 16 32
17 7 3 Won W 1 4 12
6 3 0 Drew D 0 4 9
8 6 1 Lost L 6 8 11
48 24 7 Scored S 3 16 42
31 21 2 Conceded C 11 24 40
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
68% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 43% 69% 78%
52% 56% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 38% 38%
26% 31% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 19% 19%
10% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 19% 16%
45% 56% 25% BTTS BTTS 29% 56% 56%
42% 25% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 19%
23% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 71% 31% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.1 1.2 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 11.9 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 9.9 11.4
2.5 2.7 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 4.2 4.4
62% 56% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 24% 30%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lincoln City have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in League One
  • 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 Peterborough United 31 19 5 7 51 26 15 12 2 1 34 11 16 7 3 6 17 15 25 62
2 Hull City 33 18 5 10 54 28 16 9 2 5 17 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 26 59
3 Lincoln City 31 17 6 8 48 31 16 7 3 6 24 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 17 57
4 Sunderland 31 14 12 5 47 26 16 7 5 4 21 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 21 54
5 Portsmouth 31 15 7 9 48 30 17 6 5 6 23 17 14 9 2 3 25 13 18 52
6 Doncaster Rovers 29 16 4 9 49 37 16 10 3 3 30 18 13 6 1 6 19 19 12 52
7 Ipswich Town 30 15 5 10 35 29 17 9 2 6 18 15 13 6 3 4 17 14 6 50
8 Accrington Stanley 30 13 8 9 41 33 15 7 4 4 19 12 15 6 4 5 22 21 8 47
9 Charlton Athletic 32 13 8 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 17 9 4 4 22 15 2 47
10 Oxford United 30 13 7 10 44 36 14 7 3 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 46
11 Crewe Alexandra 32 12 9 11 42 40 16 8 5 3 26 16 16 4 4 8 16 24 2 45
12 Plymouth Argyle 32 12 9 11 43 51 17 9 4 4 27 25 15 3 5 7 16 26 -8 45
13 Blackpool 28 13 5 10 34 27 12 7 2 3 15 11 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 44
14 Gillingham 32 13 5 14 42 44 17 7 2 8 22 25 15 6 3 6 20 19 -2 44
15 Milton Keynes Dons 32 11 9 12 47 44 15 5 7 3 24 19 17 6 2 9 23 25 3 42
16 Fleetwood Town 32 10 10 12 36 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 16 4 3 9 15 19 6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 9 11 9 33 34 14 4 6 4 20 18 15 5 5 5 13 16 -1 38
18 Burton Albion 30 8 7 15 37 55 15 4 2 9 19 31 15 4 5 6 18 24 -18 31
19 Swindon Town 32 9 4 19 38 58 17 7 1 9 19 25 15 2 3 10 19 33 -20 31
20 Bristol Rovers 31 8 6 17 30 50 15 5 1 9 17 24 16 3 5 8 13 26 -20 30
21 AFC Wimbledon 30 7 8 15 31 54 13 3 2 8 15 26 17 4 6 7 16 28 -23 29
22 Northampton Town 32 7 8 17 26 49 16 4 4 8 10 20 16 3 4 9 16 29 -23 29
23 Rochdale 32 6 10 16 41 59 16 1 7 8 17 33 16 5 3 8 24 26 -18 28
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 6 19 32 60 16 2 4 10 15 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -28 27

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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 Peterborough United 31 19 5 7 51 26 15 12 2 1 34 11 16 7 3 6 17 15 25 62
2 Hull City 33 18 5 10 54 28 16 9 2 5 17 9 17 9 3 5 37 19 26 59
3 Lincoln City 31 17 6 8 48 31 16 7 3 6 24 21 15 10 3 2 24 10 17 57
4 Sunderland 31 14 12 5 47 26 16 7 5 4 21 16 15 7 7 1 26 10 21 54
5 Portsmouth 31 15 7 9 48 30 17 6 5 6 23 17 14 9 2 3 25 13 18 52
6 Doncaster Rovers 29 16 4 9 49 37 16 10 3 3 30 18 13 6 1 6 19 19 12 52
7 Ipswich Town 30 15 5 10 35 29 17 9 2 6 18 15 13 6 3 4 17 14 6 50
8 Accrington Stanley 30 13 8 9 41 33 15 7 4 4 19 12 15 6 4 5 22 21 8 47
9 Charlton Athletic 32 13 8 11 46 44 15 4 4 7 24 29 17 9 4 4 22 15 2 47
10 Oxford United 30 13 7 10 44 36 14 7 3 4 19 12 16 6 4 6 25 24 8 46
11 Crewe Alexandra 32 12 9 11 42 40 16 8 5 3 26 16 16 4 4 8 16 24 2 45
12 Plymouth Argyle 32 12 9 11 43 51 17 9 4 4 27 25 15 3 5 7 16 26 -8 45
13 Blackpool 28 13 5 10 34 27 12 7 2 3 15 11 16 6 3 7 19 16 7 44
14 Gillingham 32 13 5 14 42 44 17 7 2 8 22 25 15 6 3 6 20 19 -2 44
15 Milton Keynes Dons 32 11 9 12 47 44 15 5 7 3 24 19 17 6 2 9 23 25 3 42
16 Fleetwood Town 32 10 10 12 36 30 16 6 7 3 21 11 16 4 3 9 15 19 6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 9 11 9 33 34 14 4 6 4 20 18 15 5 5 5 13 16 -1 38
18 Burton Albion 30 8 7 15 37 55 15 4 2 9 19 31 15 4 5 6 18 24 -18 31
19 Swindon Town 32 9 4 19 38 58 17 7 1 9 19 25 15 2 3 10 19 33 -20 31
20 Bristol Rovers 31 8 6 17 30 50 15 5 1 9 17 24 16 3 5 8 13 26 -20 30
21 AFC Wimbledon 30 7 8 15 31 54 13 3 2 8 15 26 17 4 6 7 16 28 -23 29
22 Northampton Town 32 7 8 17 26 49 16 4 4 8 10 20 16 3 4 9 16 29 -23 29
23 Rochdale 32 6 10 16 41 59 16 1 7 8 17 33 16 5 3 8 24 26 -18 28
24 Wigan Athletic 32 7 6 19 32 60 16 2 4 10 15 35 16 5 2 9 17 25 -28 27

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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.