Possible nail-biting contest in Lincoln City - Forest Green Rovers game

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium (10120 seats)

Lincoln City confront Forest Green Rovers for kudos and football prosperity.

It's no vacation for neither Lincoln nor Forest Green Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Lincoln City form and stats

A League One draw at home so far for Lincoln City. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats from 23 matches.

Lincoln City are returning here after guesting Doncaster Rovers in a Carabao Cup match and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Midfielder Bishop was the best player on the team with a rating of 9.04 (out of ten) in that game. Bishop scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 24 successful passes (of 29 total).

A 0-0 draw away in the League One before that, with Portsmouth the opponent.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lincoln City have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 1 and lost 3.

The manager Kennedy will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Oxford United in only three days.

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

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the League One, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 9 wins, 11 draws and 3 defeats from 23 matches.

The fans enjoyed Rovers's previous match versus Leyton Orient, a Carabao Cup win (2-0) played at home. Midfield player Little was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.25/10. Little scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

The game before that, in the League One, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Ipswich Town.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Forest Green Rovers in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Forest Green Rovers, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Forest Green Rovers, the League One home match versus Accrington Stanley. Busy days.

Forest Green Rovers have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

The 7 latest meetings involving these teams have all finished as Lincoln wins. Will history repeat itself?

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityT. Hopper
T. Hopper
1 goals
Forest Green RoversJ. Moore-Taylor
J. Moore-Taylor
1 goals
Forest Green RoversR. Hendry
R. Hendry
1 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Forest Green Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 2 3
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
50% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 5
3.5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 6
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 17 12
0.5 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 8 6
100% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 25%
 
6 8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8 14
2 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 6.5
Lincoln City Last season Forest Green Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
14 7   Won W   9 23
10 5   Drew D   11 15
22 11   Lost L   3 8
55 25   Scored S   41 75
63 29   Conceded C   26 44
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 91%
78% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   87% 80%
52% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   48% 37%
22% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 24%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
61% 52%   BTTS BTTS   65% 48%
11% 13%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 41%
33% 39%   Failed to Score F T   13% 20%
 
5 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 6.2
5.6 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4.4
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
4 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
11.5 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 13.3
3 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 4.9
39% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 33%
 
14.4 14.1   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 10.5
4.3 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.9

  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 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 6
2 Exeter City 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 4
3 Bolton Wanderers 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
4 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Accrington Stanley 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Charlton Athletic 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Ipswich Town 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Bristol Rovers 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 3
9 Fleetwood Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
10 Forest Green Rovers 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
11 Wycombe Wanderers 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
12 Plymouth Argyle 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
13 Barnsley 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Cambridge United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
15 Derby County 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
16 Oxford United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
17 Port Vale 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 3
18 Portsmouth 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
19 Lincoln City 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
20 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
21 Morecambe 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
22 Cheltenham Town 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
23 Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
24 Burton Albion 2 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 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 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29
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 Forest Green Rovers 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

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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 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 6
2 Exeter City 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 4
3 Bolton Wanderers 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
4 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Accrington Stanley 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
6 Charlton Athletic 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Ipswich Town 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Bristol Rovers 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 3
9 Fleetwood Town 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
10 Forest Green Rovers 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
11 Wycombe Wanderers 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
12 Plymouth Argyle 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
13 Barnsley 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Cambridge United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
15 Derby County 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
16 Oxford United 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
17 Port Vale 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 3
18 Portsmouth 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
19 Lincoln City 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
20 Shrewsbury Town 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
21 Morecambe 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
22 Cheltenham Town 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
23 Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
24 Burton Albion 2 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 0

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