Lincoln City look to LNER Stadium supporters for inspiration before Gillingham match

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium (10120 seats)

This is a vital face-off in the bottom section of the League One, with both Lincoln City and Gillingham going through more anxiety than glee. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the host team at 17th and the away side in 23rd place.

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) 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

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Lincoln City, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One, have only managed 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses from their games here at LNER Stadium. When Lincoln City hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

The regulars are hoping that Lincoln will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the game against Bolton Wanderers (placed 10th). Bishop (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.03/10. Bishop dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 39 total).

Before that game, the home loss against Doncaster Rovers with the scoreline 0-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lincoln City matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, one draw and two defeats (from five games).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lincoln City here at LNER Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 17 games). On the other hand, Lincoln have conceded 22 goals.

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Gillingham form and stats

There's been little loot from Gillingham's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 16 away games in the League One. Gillingham only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 7 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Gillingham have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Cambridge United game.

Gillingham are looking to quickly end their 198 minutes long goal drought in the League One.

Gillingham's last game was the home draw against AFC Wimbledon (0-0). Ehmer, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.54. Ehmer won 3 of 4 duels.

A loss against Plymouth Argyle was the result prior to that, in a home game.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Gillingham playing away, we found seven games. Results were zero away wins, four draws and three home wins.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gillingham as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. As for defending, Gillingham rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Gillingham - Lincoln City 1-1 was the end result in these participants' latest h2h match, played this season. Last eight meetings featuring these contenders: Lincoln won three, Gillingham triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityA. Scully
A. Scully
8 goals
GillinghamV. Oliver
V. Oliver
7 goals
GillinghamD. Lloyd
D. Lloyd
5 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Gillingham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Gillingham
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 17 5 Played P 5 16 34
9 4 2 Won W 0 1 5
8 4 1 Drew D 2 7 12
15 9 2 Lost L 3 8 17
37 16 5 Scored S 4 14 26
44 22 5 Conceded C 8 25 55
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 88%
75% 65% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 71%
50% 41% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 31% 32%
22% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 21%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
62% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 62% 50%
6% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 24%
34% 41% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 38%
 
5.2 5.4 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.2 4.7
5.2 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 6.6 5
1.8 1.9 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.4 2.1
2 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
11.7 11.8 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 8.5 10.4
3 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.8 3.2
39% 28% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 31% 24%
 
14.4 14.4 13 Shots against (avg) S A 16.4 17.2 14.8
4.4 4.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 6 4.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Gillingham have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gillingham have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in League One
  • Gillingham have the most matches under the total-line (17) in League One
  • 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 33 22 6 5 60 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 41 72
2 Wigan Athletic 31 20 6 5 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 14 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 34 18 9 7 55 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 20 63
4 Oxford United 34 17 8 9 61 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 17 7 4 6 26 21 20 59
5 Plymouth Argyle 32 16 8 8 54 38 14 8 3 3 20 13 18 8 5 5 34 25 16 56
6 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 58 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 9 4 4 30 26 16 6 6 4 23 17 10 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 52 38 17 8 7 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 52
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 6 13 55 45 17 10 4 3 35 19 17 5 2 10 20 26 10 51
11 Portsmouth 31 13 8 10 40 32 15 8 3 4 24 15 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 47
12 Cambridge United 33 11 11 11 44 45 17 7 6 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -1 44
13 Burton Albion 34 12 8 14 42 45 17 8 4 5 28 20 17 4 4 9 14 25 -3 44
14 Accrington Stanley 33 12 7 14 41 51 17 9 4 4 29 23 16 3 3 10 12 28 -10 43
15 Cheltenham Town 33 9 14 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 16 2 8 6 22 31 -11 41
16 Charlton Athletic 33 11 6 16 41 45 17 7 3 7 24 23 16 4 3 9 17 22 -4 39
17 Lincoln City 32 9 8 15 37 44 17 4 4 9 16 22 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 33 8 10 15 29 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 1 6 10 10 19 -6 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 33 6 14 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 32
21 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 43 63 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 30
22 Doncaster Rovers 35 8 4 23 26 66 18 5 3 10 15 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -40 28
23 Gillingham 34 5 12 17 26 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 27
24 Crewe Alexandra 33 5 7 21 26 59 16 4 4 8 15 26 17 1 3 13 11 33 -33 22

Lincoln City:
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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 Rotherham United 33 22 6 5 60 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 41 72
2 Wigan Athletic 31 20 6 5 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 14 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 66
3 Milton Keynes Dons 34 18 9 7 55 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 20 63
4 Oxford United 34 17 8 9 61 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 17 7 4 6 26 21 20 59
5 Plymouth Argyle 32 16 8 8 54 38 14 8 3 3 20 13 18 8 5 5 34 25 16 56
6 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 58 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 56
7 Wycombe Wanderers 33 15 10 8 53 43 17 9 4 4 30 26 16 6 6 4 23 17 10 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 34 14 10 10 52 38 17 8 7 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 52
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 6 13 55 45 17 10 4 3 35 19 17 5 2 10 20 26 10 51
11 Portsmouth 31 13 8 10 40 32 15 8 3 4 24 15 16 5 5 6 16 17 8 47
12 Cambridge United 33 11 11 11 44 45 17 7 6 4 23 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -1 44
13 Burton Albion 34 12 8 14 42 45 17 8 4 5 28 20 17 4 4 9 14 25 -3 44
14 Accrington Stanley 33 12 7 14 41 51 17 9 4 4 29 23 16 3 3 10 12 28 -10 43
15 Cheltenham Town 33 9 14 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 16 2 8 6 22 31 -11 41
16 Charlton Athletic 33 11 6 16 41 45 17 7 3 7 24 23 16 4 3 9 17 22 -4 39
17 Lincoln City 32 9 8 15 37 44 17 4 4 9 16 22 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 33 8 10 15 29 35 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 1 6 10 10 19 -6 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 33 6 14 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 32
21 Morecambe 33 7 9 17 43 63 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 30
22 Doncaster Rovers 35 8 4 23 26 66 18 5 3 10 15 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -40 28
23 Gillingham 34 5 12 17 26 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 27
24 Crewe Alexandra 33 5 7 21 26 59 16 4 4 8 15 26 17 1 3 13 11 33 -33 22

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