Home advantage could prove decisive in Lincoln City - Gillingham battle

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 16.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium

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

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in League One
  • Gillingham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

It's no vacation for neither Lincoln nor Gillingham 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

Lincoln City have played 18 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).

The Lincoln City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Rochdale here at LNER Stadium in a League One match. Before that, Lincoln City played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Ipswich Town.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Lincoln City handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and five defeats.

There will be little rest for Lincoln City after this match as they are travelling to Sunderland for a League One game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Lincoln in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 league matches. Lincoln City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gillingham form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Gillingham playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Two travels in a row for Gillingham, whose manager S. Evans could celebrate last time after the League One win against Swindon Town. Prior to that match, the Gillingham manager S. Evans faced defeat when travelling to Fleetwood Town and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Gillingham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were five victories, four draws and six defeats.

A new game in only four days for Gillingham, the League One home match versus Doncaster Rovers. Busy days.

Gillingham find the net regularly in their away games. 23 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Gillingham have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Gillingham - Lincoln 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Lincoln City four wins, one draw and Gillingham two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityJ. Grant
J. Grant
11 goals
GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
11 goals
Lincoln CityT. Hopper
T. Hopper
8 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Gillingham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Gillingham
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 18 5 Played P 5 17 35
18 8 3 Won W 1 7 15
7 3 1 Drew D 2 3 5
9 7 1 Lost L 2 7 15
53 28 10 Scored S 7 23 48
34 23 4 Conceded C 8 21 47
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 65% 80%
53% 61% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 41% 43%
24% 28% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 34%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 14%
47% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 49%
41% 28% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 17%
21% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 34%
 
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 0.9 1.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.2 11.4 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 10.2 10.5
2.5 2.7 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.7 3.9
62% 57% 59% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 35%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Gillingham 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 (36) 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 Hull City 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 34 18 7 9 53 34 18 8 3 7 28 23 16 10 4 2 25 11 19 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 32 17 5 10 51 39 18 11 4 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 56
6 Ipswich Town 33 16 6 11 38 33 19 10 3 6 20 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 5 54
7 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
8 Charlton Athletic 35 14 10 11 49 46 17 5 5 7 27 31 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 52
9 Oxford United 33 14 8 11 46 39 15 7 4 4 19 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 7 50
10 Accrington Stanley 33 14 8 11 46 41 16 8 4 4 21 13 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 50
11 Gillingham 35 15 5 15 48 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 17 7 3 7 23 21 1 50
12 Blackpool 31 14 7 10 36 28 14 7 4 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 49
13 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
14 Fleetwood Town 35 12 11 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 47
15 Milton Keynes Dons 35 12 9 14 50 50 17 6 7 4 27 22 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 45
16 Plymouth Argyle 35 12 9 14 44 56 18 9 4 5 27 27 17 3 5 9 17 29 -12 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 33 11 7 15 43 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 17 6 5 6 22 24 -13 40
19 Bristol Rovers 34 9 7 18 34 53 17 6 2 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 34
20 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
21 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
22 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
23 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31
24 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 31

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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 Hull City 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 33 19 5 9 53 31 16 12 2 2 35 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 22 62
3 Lincoln City 34 18 7 9 53 34 18 8 3 7 28 23 16 10 4 2 25 11 19 61
4 Sunderland 33 16 12 5 51 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 16 8 7 1 28 10 25 60
5 Doncaster Rovers 32 17 5 10 51 39 18 11 4 3 32 19 14 6 1 7 19 20 12 56
6 Ipswich Town 33 16 6 11 38 33 19 10 3 6 20 16 14 6 3 5 18 17 5 54
7 Portsmouth 33 15 7 11 49 36 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 9 2 4 26 17 13 52
8 Charlton Athletic 35 14 10 11 49 46 17 5 5 7 27 31 18 9 5 4 22 15 3 52
9 Oxford United 33 14 8 11 46 39 15 7 4 4 19 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 7 50
10 Accrington Stanley 33 14 8 11 46 41 16 8 4 4 21 13 17 6 4 7 25 28 5 50
11 Gillingham 35 15 5 15 48 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 17 7 3 7 23 21 1 50
12 Blackpool 31 14 7 10 36 28 14 7 4 3 16 12 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 49
13 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
14 Fleetwood Town 35 12 11 12 39 30 17 7 7 3 22 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 9 47
15 Milton Keynes Dons 35 12 9 14 50 50 17 6 7 4 27 22 18 6 2 10 23 28 0 45
16 Plymouth Argyle 35 12 9 14 44 56 18 9 4 5 27 27 17 3 5 9 17 29 -12 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 33 11 7 15 43 56 16 5 2 9 21 32 17 6 5 6 22 24 -13 40
19 Bristol Rovers 34 9 7 18 34 53 17 6 2 9 21 25 17 3 5 9 13 28 -19 34
20 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
21 Wigan Athletic 34 9 6 19 37 60 17 3 4 10 18 35 17 6 2 9 19 25 -23 33
22 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
23 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31
24 AFC Wimbledon 33 7 10 16 32 56 14 3 2 9 15 27 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 31

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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.