Soccer match news: Home fans with big optimism before Lincoln City - Doncaster Rovers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium (10120 seats)

League One: We're previewing an interesting and important battle featuring Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers at LNER Stadium. They both need three points!

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals (22) in League One

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

With 4 League One wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Lincoln City are certainly not brimming with confidence. When Lincoln City hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Lincoln, who played 1-1 against Wycombe Wanderers. That match was also played at this venue (LNER Stadium).

Before that, Lincoln City had a home game versus Morecambe which ended with a victory 2-1.

The manager Appleton will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Fleetwood Town in only four days.

21 goals have been conceded.

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Doncaster Rovers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Doncaster Rovers so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-13 (win-draw-lose).

Doncaster aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 225 league minutes without a goal. Rowe was the last player to find the net.

Doncaster Rovers play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Portsmouth (placed 11th). Smith got a match rating of 7.05 in that game, top player of the team. Smith hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).

A loss against Ipswich Town was the result prior to that, in a home game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Doncaster are hosting Sheffield Wednesday in the League One only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Doncaster Rovers as they have only managed to score 10 times from 16 away games in the league. For Doncaster Rovers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Doncaster Rovers - Lincoln 0-0 was the product when this pair of participants last played each other, also in this season. Stats for the previous six meetings featuring these two squads are: zero wins for Lincoln City, one draw and five wins for Doncaster Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityA. Scully
A. Scully
8 goals
Lincoln CityC. Maguire
C. Maguire
4 goals
Doncaster RoversT. Rowe
T. Rowe
4 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Doncaster Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Doncaster Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 16 4 Played P 3 16 32
9 4 2 Won W 0 2 6
8 4 1 Drew D 1 1 4
13 8 1 Lost L 2 13 22
36 16 5 Scored S 4 10 22
40 21 4 Conceded C 6 38 63
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
77% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 81% 72%
50% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 53%
20% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 25%
7% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 12%
63% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 41%
7% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 16%
33% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 56% 50%
 
5.1 5.2 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.1 3.9
5.4 4.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6.4 6
1.9 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 11.6 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 7.7 8.4
3.1 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 2.3 2.4
38% 28% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 27% 28%
 
14.6 14.8 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 14.6 13.9
4.5 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 6.4 5.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Doncaster Rovers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Doncaster Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Doncaster Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest points from losing position (2) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals (22) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the most conceded goals (38) away in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the most conceded goals (63) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-28) away in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-41) in League One
  • Doncaster Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Doncaster Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in League One
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (2) 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 Rotherham United 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 28 18 5 5 50 27 14 8 3 3 21 14 14 10 2 2 29 13 23 59
3 Milton Keynes Dons 32 16 9 7 51 34 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 57
4 Sunderland 32 16 7 9 56 44 15 11 1 3 32 11 17 5 6 6 24 33 12 55
5 Wycombe Wanderers 31 15 9 7 47 35 15 9 3 3 24 18 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 54
6 Plymouth Argyle 30 15 8 7 52 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 53
7 Oxford United 32 15 8 9 56 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 15 5 4 6 21 21 15 53
8 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
9 Ipswich Town 32 13 9 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 11 48
10 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 6 12 47 41 15 8 4 3 28 18 16 5 2 9 19 23 6 45
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Accrington Stanley 31 12 7 12 41 47 17 9 4 4 29 23 14 3 3 8 12 24 -6 43
13 Burton Albion 31 11 7 13 38 40 16 7 4 5 25 19 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 40
14 Charlton Athletic 31 11 6 14 41 39 15 7 3 5 24 17 16 4 3 9 17 22 2 39
15 Cheltenham Town 31 9 12 10 38 49 17 7 6 4 21 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -11 39
16 Cambridge United 31 9 11 11 40 45 15 5 6 4 19 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -5 38
17 Lincoln City 30 9 8 13 36 40 16 4 4 8 16 21 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 31 6 13 12 37 47 16 2 10 4 19 22 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 32 5 11 16 26 53 16 4 4 8 12 28 16 1 7 8 14 25 -27 26
23 Crewe Alexandra 31 5 7 19 26 56 15 4 4 7 15 25 16 1 3 12 11 31 -30 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 32 6 4 22 22 63 16 4 3 9 12 25 16 2 1 13 10 38 -41 22

Lincoln City:
England:
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 Rotherham United 30 20 5 5 55 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 9 3 3 21 5 37 65
2 Wigan Athletic 28 18 5 5 50 27 14 8 3 3 21 14 14 10 2 2 29 13 23 59
3 Milton Keynes Dons 32 16 9 7 51 34 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 57
4 Sunderland 32 16 7 9 56 44 15 11 1 3 32 11 17 5 6 6 24 33 12 55
5 Wycombe Wanderers 31 15 9 7 47 35 15 9 3 3 24 18 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 54
6 Plymouth Argyle 30 15 8 7 52 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 16 7 5 4 32 23 16 53
7 Oxford United 32 15 8 9 56 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 15 5 4 6 21 21 15 53
8 Sheffield Wednesday 30 14 10 6 42 32 14 9 4 1 23 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 10 52
9 Ipswich Town 32 13 9 10 49 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 11 48
10 Bolton Wanderers 31 13 6 12 47 41 15 8 4 3 28 18 16 5 2 9 19 23 6 45
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Accrington Stanley 31 12 7 12 41 47 17 9 4 4 29 23 14 3 3 8 12 24 -6 43
13 Burton Albion 31 11 7 13 38 40 16 7 4 5 25 19 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 40
14 Charlton Athletic 31 11 6 14 41 39 15 7 3 5 24 17 16 4 3 9 17 22 2 39
15 Cheltenham Town 31 9 12 10 38 49 17 7 6 4 21 23 14 2 6 6 17 26 -11 39
16 Cambridge United 31 9 11 11 40 45 15 5 6 4 19 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -5 38
17 Lincoln City 30 9 8 13 36 40 16 4 4 8 16 21 14 5 4 5 20 19 -4 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 31 6 13 12 37 47 16 2 10 4 19 22 15 4 3 8 18 25 -10 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 32 5 11 16 26 53 16 4 4 8 12 28 16 1 7 8 14 25 -27 26
23 Crewe Alexandra 31 5 7 19 26 56 15 4 4 7 15 25 16 1 3 12 11 31 -30 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 32 6 4 22 22 63 16 4 3 9 12 25 16 2 1 13 10 38 -41 22

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