League One: Sunderland - Lincoln City preview and statistics

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 20.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadium of Light (48707 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Sunderland - Lincoln City!

Insights:
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One
  • Lincoln City have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sunderland form and stats

8-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Sunderland, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One, so far this season. Sunderland has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadium of Light. We remember; it was Gillingham. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Sunderland has won four games in a row. The Crewe Alexandra match was the last time out without a victory.

The Sunderland goalkeeper Lee Burge is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 412 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

A good away victory last time out for Sunderland, who won 2-0 against Accrington Stanley (placed 13th). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Tranmere Rovers.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sunderland matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, two draws and four defeats (from eleven games).

Sunderland has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. From these home matches, Sunderland have conceded only 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Lincoln City form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 4 draws and only 2 losses in the League One.

Home advantage was not enough for Lincoln in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Gillingham, 0-3. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Rochdale.

Lincoln City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 16 games. Lincoln are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Lincoln City - Sunderland 0-4. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Sunderland wins - draws - Lincoln City wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandC. Wyke
C. Wyke
23 goals
Lincoln CityJ. Grant
J. Grant
11 goals
Lincoln CityT. Hopper
T. Hopper
8 goals

Sunderland missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sunderland Lincoln City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 3 16 35
17 8 3 Won W 0 10 18
12 5 1 Drew D 2 4 7
5 4 0 Lost L 1 2 10
53 23 8 Scored S 1 25 53
26 16 3 Conceded C 2 11 37
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 81% 91%
76% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 71%
38% 35% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 54%
21% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 23%
3% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
47% 59% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 46%
50% 35% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 56% 40%
9% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 25% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.7
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.1 12.6 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 11 11.3
4.5 4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.3 2.5
34% 34% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 68% 60%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Lincoln City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Lincoln City have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in League One
  • Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (26) in League One
  • Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in League One
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Hull City 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 34 20 5 9 54 31 17 13 2 2 36 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 23 65
3 Sunderland 34 17 12 5 53 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 63
4 Lincoln City 35 18 7 10 53 37 19 8 3 8 28 26 16 10 4 2 25 11 16 61
5 Doncaster Rovers 33 17 5 11 51 42 18 11 4 3 32 19 15 6 1 8 19 23 9 56
6 Charlton Athletic 36 15 10 11 52 48 18 6 5 7 30 33 18 9 5 4 22 15 4 55
7 Ipswich Town 34 16 6 12 38 35 19 10 3 6 20 16 15 6 3 6 18 19 3 54
8 Oxford United 34 15 8 11 49 39 16 8 4 4 22 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 10 53
9 Gillingham 36 16 5 15 51 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 53
10 Portsmouth 34 15 7 12 49 37 18 6 5 7 23 19 16 9 2 5 26 18 12 52
11 Fleetwood Town 36 13 11 12 41 30 18 8 7 3 24 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 11 50
12 Blackpool 32 14 8 10 37 29 15 7 5 3 17 13 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 50
13 Accrington Stanley 34 14 8 12 46 43 17 8 4 5 21 15 17 6 4 7 25 28 3 50
14 Milton Keynes Dons 36 13 9 14 52 51 18 7 7 4 29 23 18 6 2 10 23 28 1 48
15 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
16 Plymouth Argyle 36 12 9 15 45 58 18 9 4 5 27 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -13 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 34 11 8 15 44 57 16 5 2 9 21 32 18 6 6 6 23 25 -13 41
19 Bristol Rovers 35 9 7 19 36 56 17 6 2 9 21 25 18 3 5 10 15 31 -20 34
20 Wigan Athletic 35 9 7 19 38 61 17 3 4 10 18 35 18 6 3 9 20 26 -23 34
21 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
22 AFC Wimbledon 34 7 11 16 33 57 15 3 3 9 16 28 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 32
23 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
24 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31

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 Hull City 36 21 5 10 61 29 18 11 2 5 21 9 18 10 3 5 40 20 32 68
2 Peterborough United 34 20 5 9 54 31 17 13 2 2 36 14 17 7 3 7 18 17 23 65
3 Sunderland 34 17 12 5 53 26 17 8 5 4 23 16 17 9 7 1 30 10 27 63
4 Lincoln City 35 18 7 10 53 37 19 8 3 8 28 26 16 10 4 2 25 11 16 61
5 Doncaster Rovers 33 17 5 11 51 42 18 11 4 3 32 19 15 6 1 8 19 23 9 56
6 Charlton Athletic 36 15 10 11 52 48 18 6 5 7 30 33 18 9 5 4 22 15 4 55
7 Ipswich Town 34 16 6 12 38 35 19 10 3 6 20 16 15 6 3 6 18 19 3 54
8 Oxford United 34 15 8 11 49 39 16 8 4 4 22 12 18 7 4 7 27 27 10 53
9 Gillingham 36 16 5 15 51 47 18 8 2 8 25 26 18 8 3 7 26 21 4 53
10 Portsmouth 34 15 7 12 49 37 18 6 5 7 23 19 16 9 2 5 26 18 12 52
11 Fleetwood Town 36 13 11 12 41 30 18 8 7 3 24 11 18 5 4 9 17 19 11 50
12 Blackpool 32 14 8 10 37 29 15 7 5 3 17 13 17 7 3 7 20 16 8 50
13 Accrington Stanley 34 14 8 12 46 43 17 8 4 5 21 15 17 6 4 7 25 28 3 50
14 Milton Keynes Dons 36 13 9 14 52 51 18 7 7 4 29 23 18 6 2 10 23 28 1 48
15 Crewe Alexandra 35 13 9 13 43 46 18 9 5 4 27 19 17 4 4 9 16 27 -3 48
16 Plymouth Argyle 36 12 9 15 45 58 18 9 4 5 27 27 18 3 5 10 18 31 -13 45
17 Shrewsbury Town 32 10 12 10 36 37 15 4 6 5 20 20 17 6 6 5 16 17 -1 42
18 Burton Albion 34 11 8 15 44 57 16 5 2 9 21 32 18 6 6 6 23 25 -13 41
19 Bristol Rovers 35 9 7 19 36 56 17 6 2 9 21 25 18 3 5 10 15 31 -20 34
20 Wigan Athletic 35 9 7 19 38 61 17 3 4 10 18 35 18 6 3 9 20 26 -23 34
21 Northampton Town 35 8 9 18 31 52 17 5 4 8 14 21 18 3 5 10 17 31 -21 33
22 AFC Wimbledon 34 7 11 16 33 57 15 3 3 9 16 28 19 4 8 7 17 29 -24 32
23 Rochdale 35 7 10 18 43 64 17 1 7 9 17 35 18 6 3 9 26 29 -21 31
24 Swindon Town 35 9 4 22 41 65 19 7 1 11 21 30 16 2 3 11 20 35 -24 31

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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.