Lincoln City vs Sunderland pre-match information

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: LNER Stadium (10120 seats)

Both Lincoln City and Sunderland are desperate for points in this game, even with the away side carrying a 25 point edge in the league table.

Insights:
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (3) in League One
  • Sunderland have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Not much time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a League One fixture only four days earlier. That game was an away game at Rotherham United, so at least Lincoln City are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Lincoln City form and stats

With 5 League One wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Lincoln City are certainly not brimming with confidence.

No payout for Lincoln City in their previous match, an away game at Rotherham United that ended in defeat 1-2. Jackson was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.32 out of 10. The defender Jackson won 9 of 16 duels.

In the game before, an away victory match versus AFC Wimbledon with a 2-0 scoreline.

25 goals have been conceded.

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Sunderland form and stats

The visitors are W6-D7-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Sunderland are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Crewe Alexandra (placed 24th). Clarke got a match rating of 7.54 in that game, top player of the team. Clarke served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Fleetwood Town.

Sunderland have scored 27 goals on their travels this season, from 19 away games in the league. Sunderland have conceded 33 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have fought before this season: Sunderland - Lincoln 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Lincoln City three wins, two draws and Sunderland four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
22 goals
Lincoln CityA. Scully
A. Scully
8 goals
Lincoln CityJ. Marquis
J. Marquis
5 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lincoln City Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 6 19 38
11 5 2 Won W 3 6 19
8 4 3 Drew D 3 7 9
18 10 1 Lost L 0 6 10
43 19 11 Scored S 13 27 66
51 25 8 Conceded C 5 33 48
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 97%
78% 68% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 84%
49% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 68% 63%
22% 16% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 32% 32%
5% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 16% 16%
59% 53% 83% BTTS BTTS 67% 58% 55%
8% 5% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 32%
35% 42% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 26% 16%
 
5.1 5.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.7 6.1
5.5 4.1 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.1 4.5
1.9 1.9 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.3 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.4 11.8 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.5 13.3 14.2
3.1 3.7 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.7 5.2
37% 27% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 30% 34%
 
14.2 14.2 17.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.1 11.9
4.3 4.1 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.1 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 (3) in League One
  • Lincoln City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sunderland 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 38 24 8 6 64 22 19 13 3 3 40 17 19 11 5 3 24 5 42 80
2 Wigan Athletic 36 23 7 6 62 33 18 11 3 4 26 17 18 12 4 2 36 16 29 76
3 Milton Keynes Dons 38 21 10 7 63 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 73
4 Oxford United 38 20 8 10 73 48 19 12 4 3 43 23 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 68
5 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 60 39 18 11 3 4 25 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 21 68
6 Sunderland 38 19 9 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 18 66
7 Sheffield Wednesday 37 18 11 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 18 6 6 6 23 26 19 65
8 Wycombe Wanderers 38 18 11 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 15 65
9 Ipswich Town 38 16 12 10 57 39 19 9 8 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 60
10 Portsmouth 37 16 10 11 53 39 18 10 4 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 58
11 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 7 15 59 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 19 6 2 11 23 28 10 55
12 Accrington Stanley 37 14 8 15 47 59 19 11 4 4 34 26 18 3 4 11 13 33 -12 50
13 Cheltenham Town 37 11 14 12 52 60 19 8 6 5 26 25 18 3 8 7 26 35 -8 47
14 Burton Albion 38 13 8 17 48 58 19 9 4 6 31 24 19 4 4 11 17 34 -10 47
15 Cambridge United 37 11 12 14 46 58 18 7 7 4 23 19 19 4 5 10 23 39 -12 45
16 Charlton Athletic 37 12 7 18 43 49 19 8 4 7 25 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -6 43
17 Shrewsbury Town 38 10 12 16 37 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 19 2 7 10 12 19 0 42
18 Lincoln City 37 11 8 18 43 51 19 5 4 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 41
19 Fleetwood Town 37 7 12 18 50 67 17 5 5 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 37 6 15 16 39 58 18 2 11 5 21 26 19 4 4 11 18 32 -19 33
21 Gillingham 38 7 12 19 29 59 19 4 5 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 33
22 Morecambe 38 7 11 20 46 75 19 5 7 7 27 32 19 2 4 13 19 43 -29 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 38 8 5 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 19 3 2 14 13 44 -45 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 38 6 7 25 30 70 19 4 4 11 17 34 19 2 3 14 13 36 -40 25

Lincoln City:
England:
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 38 24 8 6 64 22 19 13 3 3 40 17 19 11 5 3 24 5 42 80
2 Wigan Athletic 36 23 7 6 62 33 18 11 3 4 26 17 18 12 4 2 36 16 29 76
3 Milton Keynes Dons 38 21 10 7 63 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 73
4 Oxford United 38 20 8 10 73 48 19 12 4 3 43 23 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 68
5 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 60 39 18 11 3 4 25 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 21 68
6 Sunderland 38 19 9 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 18 66
7 Sheffield Wednesday 37 18 11 8 60 41 19 12 5 2 37 15 18 6 6 6 23 26 19 65
8 Wycombe Wanderers 38 18 11 9 62 47 20 11 5 4 34 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 15 65
9 Ipswich Town 38 16 12 10 57 39 19 9 8 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 60
10 Portsmouth 37 16 10 11 53 39 18 10 4 4 34 20 19 6 6 7 19 19 14 58
11 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 7 15 59 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 19 6 2 11 23 28 10 55
12 Accrington Stanley 37 14 8 15 47 59 19 11 4 4 34 26 18 3 4 11 13 33 -12 50
13 Cheltenham Town 37 11 14 12 52 60 19 8 6 5 26 25 18 3 8 7 26 35 -8 47
14 Burton Albion 38 13 8 17 48 58 19 9 4 6 31 24 19 4 4 11 17 34 -10 47
15 Cambridge United 37 11 12 14 46 58 18 7 7 4 23 19 19 4 5 10 23 39 -12 45
16 Charlton Athletic 37 12 7 18 43 49 19 8 4 7 25 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -6 43
17 Shrewsbury Town 38 10 12 16 37 37 19 8 5 6 25 18 19 2 7 10 12 19 0 42
18 Lincoln City 37 11 8 18 43 51 19 5 4 10 19 25 18 6 4 8 24 26 -8 41
19 Fleetwood Town 37 7 12 18 50 67 17 5 5 7 26 27 20 2 7 11 24 40 -17 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 37 6 15 16 39 58 18 2 11 5 21 26 19 4 4 11 18 32 -19 33
21 Gillingham 38 7 12 19 29 59 19 4 5 10 12 33 19 3 7 9 17 26 -30 33
22 Morecambe 38 7 11 20 46 75 19 5 7 7 27 32 19 2 4 13 19 43 -29 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 38 8 5 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 19 3 2 14 13 44 -45 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 38 6 7 25 30 70 19 4 4 11 17 34 19 2 3 14 13 36 -40 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.