League One prediction and preview: Lincoln City modest favorites to beat Milton Keynes Dons

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 11.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sincil Bank Stadium (10120 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Lincoln City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Milton Keynes Dons.

It's no vacation for neither Lincoln City nor Milton Keynes Dons 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 are steadily winning League One games and points here at Sincil Bank Stadium. 9 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 14 games. It's trouble wherever Lincoln City are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. The Lincoln City manager M. Appleton might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The Lincoln City fans got no joy from their last match, a League One game also here at Sincil Bank Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Rotherham United (placed 1st). Heartbreak before that as Lincoln City lost 1-2 at Southend United's place.

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 five wins, three draws and two defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lincoln City as they are travelling to their away game against Accrington Stanley in the League One. That match is four days after this one.

Lincoln City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sincil Bank Stadium with 24 goals in 14 league matches. Lincoln City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Milton Keynes Dons form and stats

Milton Keynes Dons have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-4-9 (14 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Shrewsbury Town (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Wycombe Wanderers.

We have checked recent matches where Milton Keynes Dons have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, zero draws and three defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Milton Keynes Dons as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Milton Keynes Dons have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Lincoln City and Milton Keynes Dons have met before this season: Milton Keynes Dons - Lincoln City 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Lincoln City two wins, one draw and Milton Keynes Dons four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Milton Keynes DonsR. Healey
R. Healey
8 goals
Lincoln CityH. Anderson
H. Anderson
5 goals
Milton Keynes DonsA. Gilbey
A. Gilbey
4 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Milton Keynes Dons missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 14 5 Played P 6 14 30
11 9 4 Won W 1 1 9
4 1 1 Drew D 1 4 5
16 4 0 Lost L 4 9 16
37 24 12 Scored S 5 13 32
39 15 1 Conceded C 7 21 41
97% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
68% 64% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 67%
35% 36% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 43% 50%
19% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 21% 23%
10% 21% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
39% 21% 20% BTTS BTTS 33% 57% 47%
29% 50% 80% Clean Sheets C S 17% 7% 20%
35% 36% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 37%
 
5 4.5 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.3 5.4
5.2 4.8 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 6.6 5.9
1.6 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 1.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
337 170 66 Total Shots T S 60 151 355
110 55 21 Shots on Target S O 14 43 104
34% 44% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 30% 31%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Lincoln City has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Milton Keynes Dons have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Milton Keynes Dons 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 Rotherham United 30 17 5 8 54 30 15 8 3 4 28 13 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 56
2 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 8 7 39 35 16 12 3 1 31 18 14 3 5 6 8 17 4 53
3 Peterborough United 31 15 7 9 60 37 15 10 3 2 35 13 16 5 4 7 25 24 23 52
4 Coventry City 28 13 12 3 40 28 14 9 4 1 19 10 14 4 8 2 21 18 12 51
5 Portsmouth 28 14 8 6 43 29 14 9 5 0 26 12 14 5 3 6 17 17 14 50
6 Sunderland 29 13 9 7 38 26 15 8 6 1 26 10 14 5 3 6 12 16 12 48
7 Ipswich Town 30 13 9 8 41 30 13 5 5 3 19 14 17 8 4 5 22 16 11 48
8 Doncaster Rovers 29 12 9 8 44 28 17 8 5 4 25 17 12 4 4 4 19 11 16 45
9 Fleetwood Town 28 12 9 7 43 34 15 8 6 1 22 12 13 4 3 6 21 22 9 45
10 Oxford United 28 12 8 8 45 31 13 8 3 2 23 11 15 4 5 6 22 20 14 44
11 Burton Albion 29 11 9 9 39 36 14 6 5 3 14 9 15 5 4 6 25 27 3 42
12 Gillingham 29 9 13 7 33 27 15 8 3 4 24 14 14 1 10 3 9 13 6 40
13 Bristol Rovers 29 10 8 11 33 41 15 5 6 4 19 17 14 5 2 7 14 24 -8 38
14 Blackpool 28 9 10 9 36 34 13 7 2 4 20 16 15 2 8 5 16 18 2 37
15 Lincoln City 31 11 4 16 37 39 14 9 1 4 24 15 17 2 3 12 13 24 -2 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 28 8 11 9 25 32 13 5 5 3 16 16 15 3 6 6 9 16 -7 35
17 Accrington Stanley 29 8 9 12 39 43 14 6 2 6 27 20 15 2 7 6 12 23 -4 33
18 Rochdale 30 9 6 15 35 48 14 4 4 6 15 19 16 5 2 9 20 29 -13 33
19 Milton Keynes Dons 30 9 5 16 32 41 16 8 1 7 19 20 14 1 4 9 13 21 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 7 7 15 35 44 15 5 6 4 18 18 14 2 1 11 17 26 -9 28
21 Tranmere Rovers 29 5 7 17 28 53 16 3 5 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 22
22 Southend United 29 3 7 19 33 72 13 1 4 8 13 35 16 2 3 11 20 37 -39 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 27 5 8 14 23 57 15 4 7 4 17 21 12 1 1 10 6 36 -34 11

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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 30 17 5 8 54 30 15 8 3 4 28 13 15 9 2 4 26 17 24 56
2 Wycombe Wanderers 30 15 8 7 39 35 16 12 3 1 31 18 14 3 5 6 8 17 4 53
3 Peterborough United 31 15 7 9 60 37 15 10 3 2 35 13 16 5 4 7 25 24 23 52
4 Coventry City 28 13 12 3 40 28 14 9 4 1 19 10 14 4 8 2 21 18 12 51
5 Portsmouth 28 14 8 6 43 29 14 9 5 0 26 12 14 5 3 6 17 17 14 50
6 Sunderland 29 13 9 7 38 26 15 8 6 1 26 10 14 5 3 6 12 16 12 48
7 Ipswich Town 30 13 9 8 41 30 13 5 5 3 19 14 17 8 4 5 22 16 11 48
8 Doncaster Rovers 29 12 9 8 44 28 17 8 5 4 25 17 12 4 4 4 19 11 16 45
9 Fleetwood Town 28 12 9 7 43 34 15 8 6 1 22 12 13 4 3 6 21 22 9 45
10 Oxford United 28 12 8 8 45 31 13 8 3 2 23 11 15 4 5 6 22 20 14 44
11 Burton Albion 29 11 9 9 39 36 14 6 5 3 14 9 15 5 4 6 25 27 3 42
12 Gillingham 29 9 13 7 33 27 15 8 3 4 24 14 14 1 10 3 9 13 6 40
13 Bristol Rovers 29 10 8 11 33 41 15 5 6 4 19 17 14 5 2 7 14 24 -8 38
14 Blackpool 28 9 10 9 36 34 13 7 2 4 20 16 15 2 8 5 16 18 2 37
15 Lincoln City 31 11 4 16 37 39 14 9 1 4 24 15 17 2 3 12 13 24 -2 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 28 8 11 9 25 32 13 5 5 3 16 16 15 3 6 6 9 16 -7 35
17 Accrington Stanley 29 8 9 12 39 43 14 6 2 6 27 20 15 2 7 6 12 23 -4 33
18 Rochdale 30 9 6 15 35 48 14 4 4 6 15 19 16 5 2 9 20 29 -13 33
19 Milton Keynes Dons 30 9 5 16 32 41 16 8 1 7 19 20 14 1 4 9 13 21 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 7 7 15 35 44 15 5 6 4 18 18 14 2 1 11 17 26 -9 28
21 Tranmere Rovers 29 5 7 17 28 53 16 3 5 8 19 26 13 2 2 9 9 27 -25 22
22 Southend United 29 3 7 19 33 72 13 1 4 8 13 35 16 2 3 11 20 37 -39 16
23 Bolton Wanderers 27 5 8 14 23 57 15 4 7 4 17 21 12 1 1 10 6 36 -34 11

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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.