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- Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
Lincoln City can neither be promoted or relegated from League One. For Alexandra it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Lincoln City and Crewe Alexandra should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Lincoln City form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Lincoln City have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 11 defeats from 22 games.
Lincoln City lost their last game at Accrington Stanley (placed 13th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Poole, defender, was given a rating of 7.05/10 in that game, top of the team. Poole hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match, Lincoln won a home game hosting Cheltenham Town (3-0).Lincoln City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 22 games. 28 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Lincoln has at home met teams with this table position (low), six times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Crewe Alexandra so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-17 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Crewe Alexandra in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Cheltenham Town.
Alexandra's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ipswich Town that finished 1-1. Richards had red hot gloves after the game against Ipswich Town, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Midfielder Lowery was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.82. Lowery scored one goal.
Prior to that match, the Crewe Alexandra manager Morris faced defeat when travelling to Sheffield Wednesday and losing 0-1.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Crewe Alexandra as they have only managed to score 14 times from 22 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Crewe Alexandra struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 41 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Lincoln City and Crewe Alexandra have faced off already this season: Crewe Alexandra - Lincoln 2-0. Statistics for the prior ten meetings involving these two teams are: six wins for Lincoln City, one draw and three wins for Crewe Alexandra. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Scully 11 goals | ![]() C. Long 9 goals | ![]() M. Mandron 7 goals |
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| Lincoln City | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 45 | 22 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 45 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 53 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 36 |
| 62 | 28 | 7 | Conceded | C | 11 | 41 | 81 |
| 96% | 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 78% | 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| 51% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 41% | 42% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 14% | 27% |
| 7% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 51% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 33% | 41% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 38% | 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 31% |
| 14.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.8 | 15.7 | 14.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
- Crewe Alexandra have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
- Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (9) away in League One
- Crewe Alexandra have the fewest scored goals (14) away in League One
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 77 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 36 | 89 |
| 2 | Rotherham United | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 35 | 86 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 45 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 44 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 29 | 86 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 52 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 25 | 80 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 45 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 25 | 80 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 45 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 80 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 79 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 45 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 58 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 75 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 64 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 70 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 55 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 70 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 45 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 67 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 45 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 59 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 77 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 44 | -20 | 58 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 45 | -18 | 57 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 78 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 48 | -14 | 55 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 41 | -15 | 53 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 45 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 26 | -1 | 50 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 45 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 62 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 34 | -9 | 49 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 45 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 57 | 87 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 53 | -30 | 42 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 58 | 75 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 41 | -17 | 40 |
| 21 | Gillingham | 45 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 67 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -32 | 40 |
| 22 | AFC Wimbledon | 45 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 46 | 71 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -25 | 37 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 36 | 81 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 49 | -45 | 37 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 81 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 41 | -45 | 29 |
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