Possible nail-biting contest in Lincoln City - Port Vale game

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium (10120 seats)

It's time for League One and Lincoln City - Port Vale. In this pre-match guide you'll get statistics, scores, numbercrunching, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in League One
  • Port Vale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Lincoln City and Port Vale should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Lincoln City form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Lincoln City at their home stadium (LNER Stadium) is 5 wins, 13 draws and 1 defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Carl Rushworth not having conceded a league goal in 258 minutes.

Happy days for Lincoln City in their previous game, a fixture away at Plymouth Argyle (placed 2nd) that ended with a 2-0 victory. The forward Shodipo was named "man of the match" for Lincoln with a rating of 8.04/10. Shodipo scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Cheltenham Town in a game that was won 2-0.

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 14 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 4 and lost 6.

Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 31 league matches, 24 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Lincoln City as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Barnsley are visiting.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lincoln here at LNER Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (18 from 19 games). Lincoln City are not conceding a lot of goals here at LNER Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 19 matches.

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Port Vale form and stats

There's been little loot from Port Vale's travels as they have only collected 20 points from 20 away games in the League One. Port Vale only have 5 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 5 draws.

Ojo was the last player to score for the away team. Port Vale haven't scored a league goal in the last 321 minutes.

Port delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Oxford United (placed 20th) in their previous game. Midfielder Conlon was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Conlon hit two key passes.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Accrington Stanley's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Port Vale in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Port Vale, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Ipswich Town.

Port have conceded 33 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the scoreline when the sides faced each other earlier this season; Port Vale - Lincoln City 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lincoln City four wins, one draw and Port Vale five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LincolnB. House
B. House
11 goals
Port ValeE. Harrison
E. Harrison
10 goals
Lincoln CityD. Mandroiu
D. Mandroiu
6 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Port Vale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Port Vale
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
40 19 6 Played P 6 20 41
11 5 2 Won W 0 5 12
19 13 4 Drew D 3 5 10
10 1 0 Lost L 3 10 19
39 18 6 Scored S 5 20 40
41 14 4 Conceded C 11 33 60
82% 79% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 95% 93%
70% 68% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 68%
28% 16% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 49%
8% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 27%
2% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 5% 7%
45% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 44%
38% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 20% 27%
35% 26% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 37%
 
4.4 4.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.6 5.6
5.6 5.4 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5 4.6
1.7 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.6 10.5 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 11.8 12.2
2.6 2.4 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2 2.4
38% 40% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 50% 40%
 
12 11.5 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 12 10.9
3.8 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.5 3.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the most matches under the total-line (29) in League One
  • Port Vale 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 Sheffield Wednesday 41 24 12 5 71 32 21 14 6 1 46 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 39 84
2 Plymouth Argyle 40 25 8 7 70 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 20 8 7 5 32 29 26 83
3 Ipswich Town 40 23 13 4 79 32 20 13 6 1 46 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 47 82
4 Barnsley 40 24 6 10 69 37 20 15 1 4 43 19 20 9 5 6 26 18 32 78
5 Peterborough United 41 22 4 15 71 48 21 13 3 5 38 22 20 9 1 10 33 26 23 70
6 Bolton Wanderers 40 19 11 10 54 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 68
7 Derby County 41 19 11 11 62 42 21 12 5 4 38 19 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 68
8 Wycombe Wanderers 41 19 8 14 55 42 21 11 5 5 32 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 13 65
9 Portsmouth 41 16 15 10 55 45 21 8 10 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 63
10 Charlton Athletic 41 14 13 14 62 53 21 8 7 6 39 26 20 6 6 8 23 27 9 55
11 Shrewsbury Town 40 16 7 17 48 52 19 10 2 7 28 25 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 55
12 Exeter City 41 14 11 16 59 55 20 9 5 6 32 22 21 5 6 10 27 33 4 53
13 Lincoln City 40 11 19 10 39 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 21 6 6 9 21 27 -2 52
14 Bristol Rovers 39 14 9 16 53 61 20 6 6 8 23 30 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 51
15 Fleetwood Town 41 12 14 15 45 45 21 6 7 8 22 23 20 6 7 7 23 22 0 50
16 Cheltenham Town 41 12 10 19 35 52 21 7 7 7 20 24 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 46
17 Port Vale 41 12 10 19 40 60 21 7 5 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 46
18 Burton Albion 39 12 9 18 51 74 19 7 5 7 23 30 20 5 4 11 28 44 -23 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 41 11 9 21 38 58 20 4 5 11 14 26 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 42
20 Oxford United 40 9 13 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 21 4 9 8 17 23 -10 40
21 Accrington Stanley 40 9 11 20 33 66 20 6 5 9 23 30 20 3 6 11 10 36 -33 38
22 Cambridge United 40 10 7 23 33 61 20 7 4 9 19 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -28 37
23 Morecambe 42 7 14 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -33 35
24 Forest Green Rovers 41 6 8 27 29 76 20 5 1 14 14 34 21 1 7 13 15 42 -47 26

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 Sheffield Wednesday 41 24 12 5 71 32 21 14 6 1 46 15 20 10 6 4 25 17 39 84
2 Plymouth Argyle 40 25 8 7 70 44 20 17 1 2 38 15 20 8 7 5 32 29 26 83
3 Ipswich Town 40 23 13 4 79 32 20 13 6 1 46 12 20 10 7 3 33 20 47 82
4 Barnsley 40 24 6 10 69 37 20 15 1 4 43 19 20 9 5 6 26 18 32 78
5 Peterborough United 41 22 4 15 71 48 21 13 3 5 38 22 20 9 1 10 33 26 23 70
6 Bolton Wanderers 40 19 11 10 54 32 20 12 5 3 29 12 20 7 6 7 25 20 22 68
7 Derby County 41 19 11 11 62 42 21 12 5 4 38 19 20 7 6 7 24 23 20 68
8 Wycombe Wanderers 41 19 8 14 55 42 21 11 5 5 32 19 20 8 3 9 23 23 13 65
9 Portsmouth 41 16 15 10 55 45 21 8 10 3 31 20 20 8 5 7 24 25 10 63
10 Charlton Athletic 41 14 13 14 62 53 21 8 7 6 39 26 20 6 6 8 23 27 9 55
11 Shrewsbury Town 40 16 7 17 48 52 19 10 2 7 28 25 21 6 5 10 20 27 -4 55
12 Exeter City 41 14 11 16 59 55 20 9 5 6 32 22 21 5 6 10 27 33 4 53
13 Lincoln City 40 11 19 10 39 41 19 5 13 1 18 14 21 6 6 9 21 27 -2 52
14 Bristol Rovers 39 14 9 16 53 61 20 6 6 8 23 30 19 8 3 8 30 31 -8 51
15 Fleetwood Town 41 12 14 15 45 45 21 6 7 8 22 23 20 6 7 7 23 22 0 50
16 Cheltenham Town 41 12 10 19 35 52 21 7 7 7 20 24 20 5 3 12 15 28 -17 46
17 Port Vale 41 12 10 19 40 60 21 7 5 9 20 27 20 5 5 10 20 33 -20 46
18 Burton Albion 39 12 9 18 51 74 19 7 5 7 23 30 20 5 4 11 28 44 -23 45
19 Milton Keynes Dons 41 11 9 21 38 58 20 4 5 11 14 26 21 7 4 10 24 32 -20 42
20 Oxford United 40 9 13 18 40 50 19 5 4 10 23 27 21 4 9 8 17 23 -10 40
21 Accrington Stanley 40 9 11 20 33 66 20 6 5 9 23 30 20 3 6 11 10 36 -33 38
22 Cambridge United 40 10 7 23 33 61 20 7 4 9 19 24 20 3 3 14 14 37 -28 37
23 Morecambe 42 7 14 21 38 71 21 6 8 7 26 29 21 1 6 14 12 42 -33 35
24 Forest Green Rovers 41 6 8 27 29 76 20 5 1 14 14 34 21 1 7 13 15 42 -47 26

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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.