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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium (10120 seats)

Home advantage is secure and friendly for Lincoln City, but Sheffield Wednesday are fully set and capable to get all three points. What will happen?

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
  • Sheffield Wednesday is in the best form (5-0-1) in League One

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a League One game only 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 have only managed 4 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses from their games here at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Appleton and the players.

The Lincoln crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Gillingham here at LNER Stadium. Midfield player Maguire got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, the max score being 10. Maguire hit two key passes.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bolton Wanderers (1-3).

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

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 18 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Lincoln City have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday form and stats

6-6-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sheffield Wednesday in their League One matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Sheffield are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Sheffield Wednesday are travelling after their nice 5-2 home win in the match against Burton Albion (placed 14th). Midfielder Bannan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.43. Bannan scored two goals, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 53 successful passes (of 64 total).

Before that, Sheffield secured a home win against Charlton Athletic with the score 2-0.

Sheffield Wednesday have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. Sheffield have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other previously this season, with the final score Sheffield Wednesday - Lincoln City 1-1 written in the official records. Head to head totals (for the previous three meetings): Lincoln won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Sheffield Wednesday have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

Lincoln CityA. Scully
A. Scully
8 goals
Sheffield WednesdayL. Gregory
L. Gregory
8 goals
Sheffield WednesdayB. Bannan
B. Bannan
7 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Sheffield Wednesday missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Sheffield Wednesday
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 18 5 Played P 5 17 34
9 4 1 Won W 2 6 17
8 4 3 Drew D 1 6 10
16 10 1 Lost L 2 5 7
37 16 8 Scored S 7 22 52
46 24 7 Conceded C 5 23 37
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
76% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 76% 76%
48% 39% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 47% 41%
21% 11% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 35% 26%
6% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 15%
61% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 47%
6% 6% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 38%
36% 44% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 35% 21%
 
5.2 5.3 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 6.1 6.4
5.2 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.8 4.7
1.8 1.9 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.7 11.7 9 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 11.8 13.2
3 3.4 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 4.1 4.7
38% 26% 73% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 32% 33%
 
14.2 14.2 18.6 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 11.5 10.4
4.3 4.3 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.5 3.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • 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.
  • Sheffield Wednesday have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheffield Wednesday is in the best form (5-0-1) in League One

  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 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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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 35 23 7 5 61 19 17 12 3 2 37 14 18 11 4 3 24 5 42 76
2 Wigan Athletic 33 21 6 6 58 32 17 10 3 4 25 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 26 69
3 Milton Keynes Dons 35 19 9 7 57 35 17 9 4 4 22 15 18 10 5 3 35 20 22 66
4 Oxford United 36 18 8 10 67 46 18 11 4 3 39 22 18 7 4 7 28 24 21 62
5 Sheffield Wednesday 34 17 10 7 52 37 17 11 4 2 30 14 17 6 6 5 22 23 15 61
6 Sunderland 35 17 8 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 18 6 6 6 27 33 14 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 35 16 10 9 58 46 18 10 4 4 33 26 17 6 6 5 25 20 12 58
8 Plymouth Argyle 33 16 8 9 54 39 15 8 3 4 20 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 15 56
9 Ipswich Town 35 14 11 10 53 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 18 6 4 8 24 20 14 53
10 Portsmouth 33 14 9 10 46 37 17 9 4 4 30 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 9 51
11 Bolton Wanderers 35 15 6 14 55 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 18 5 2 11 20 28 8 51
12 Accrington Stanley 34 13 7 14 44 53 18 10 4 4 32 25 16 3 3 10 12 28 -9 46
13 Cambridge United 35 11 11 13 46 52 17 7 6 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 44
14 Burton Albion 36 12 8 16 44 52 18 8 4 6 28 22 18 4 4 10 16 30 -8 44
15 Cheltenham Town 34 9 14 11 44 56 18 7 6 5 22 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -12 41
16 Charlton Athletic 34 11 6 17 41 47 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 39
17 Shrewsbury Town 35 9 11 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 18 2 6 10 12 19 -4 38
18 Lincoln City 33 9 8 16 37 46 18 4 4 10 16 24 15 5 4 6 21 22 -9 35
19 Fleetwood Town 33 7 12 14 47 58 16 5 5 6 26 25 17 2 7 8 21 33 -11 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 34 6 15 13 39 53 17 2 11 4 21 24 17 4 4 9 18 29 -14 33
21 Morecambe 34 7 10 17 44 64 18 5 7 6 26 29 16 2 3 11 18 35 -20 31
22 Gillingham 35 6 12 17 28 55 18 4 5 9 12 30 17 2 7 8 16 25 -27 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 36 8 5 23 28 68 18 5 3 10 15 28 18 3 2 13 13 40 -40 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 7 21 28 60 16 4 4 8 15 26 18 2 3 13 13 34 -32 25

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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.