The guesting Oxford United side should be odds-on favourites at Lincoln City, as the visitors hold a 21 point advantage from their 24 league games this season.
- Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League One
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Lincoln City form and stats
With 2 League One wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Lincoln City are certainly not brimming with confidence. With Lincoln having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Appleton.
The Lincoln City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Milton Keynes Dons here at LNER Stadium in a League One match. Did Lincoln City get overconfident in their match against Milton Keynes Dons? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat. Lincoln's goalkeeper Griffiths was extremely busy against Milton Keynes Dons, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. The striker Maguire was announced as "man of the match" for Lincoln with the rating of 7.64/10. Maguire scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Cheltenham Town the opponent.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lincoln as they are travelling to their away game against Sunderland in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Lincoln have scored 10 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Lincoln's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Lincoln hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Morecambe, Cambridge United, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra and Fleetwood Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Oxford United form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Oxford United playing as the away team in the League One this season. Momentum is building for Oxford in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Oxford delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Cheltenham Town (placed 14th) in their previous match; a League One game. The attacker Sykes got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Sykes scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Oxford secured a home win against AFC Wimbledon with the score 3-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Oxford United have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Oxford in these games.
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other already this season, with the result Oxford United - Lincoln 3-1 logged in the official records. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Lincoln victories, zero draws and five Oxford United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taylor 10 goals | M. Sykes 8 goals |  A. Scully 7 goals |
Lincoln City missing players
Oxford United missing players
| Lincoln City | Oxford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 40 |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 88% |
| 73% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 58% |
| 23% | 18% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 33% |
| 9% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 59% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 71% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 25% |
| 41% | 45% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 1.7 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 12 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 41% | 29% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 25% | 34% |
| 14 | 13.3 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
- Lincoln City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League One
- Lincoln City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Oxford United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 43 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 39 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 37 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 34 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 31 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 29 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 18 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -26 | 16 |
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