Match preview League Two: Lincoln City - Tranmere Rovers at Sincil Bank Stadium

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Mon 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sincil Bank Stadium (10127 seats)

Lincoln City and Tranmere Rovers are both riding high in the League Two with their 1st and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lincoln City and Tranmere Rovers.

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Lincoln City form and stats

Lincoln City are steadily winning games and points here at Sincil Bank Stadium. 11 wins, 9 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 21 games. In general it's been a long time since Lincoln City tasted defeat here at Sincil Bank Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 20 home games.

In their previous game, the manager D. Cowley led his Lincoln City to a defeat in the League Two match away at Carlisle United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sincil Bank Stadium. Before that, Lincoln City drew at home versus Cheltenham Town.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lincoln City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 0.

The Lincoln City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 35 goals in 21 matches. Lincoln City have only conceded 20 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 6 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats.

The manager M. Mellon was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Sincil Bank Stadium. Tranmere Rovers suffered a 0-1 loss to Forest Green Rovers. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Milton Keynes Dons.

Tranmere Rovers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 29 goals from 21 away fixtures. Tranmere Rovers have conceded 34 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Tranmere Rovers - Lincoln City 1-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Lincoln City 4 wins, 1 draw and Tranmere Rovers 2 victories.

Top Goalscorers

J. Norwood
27 goals
J. Akinde
15 goals / 1 assists
Bruno Andrade
10 goals

Lincoln City missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Lincoln City Tranmere Rovers
Total Home Statistic Away Total
43 21 Played 21 43
73 35 Scored 29 61
39 20 Conceded 34 46
100% 100% Over 0.5 86% 88%
79% 81% Over 1.5 81% 65%
42% 43% Over 2.5 52% 42%
21% 29% Over 3.5 38% 26%
9% 10% Over 4.5 24% 16%
63% 76% Both teams to score 62% 49%
28% 19% Clean Sheet 29% 42%
9% 5% Failed To Score 24% 21%
 
5.5 5.8 Corners For (avg) 3.6 4.3
4.6 4 Corners Against (avg) 5.9 5
1.3 1.1 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.4 1.7
5 2 Red Cards (total) 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Lincoln City hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tranmere Rovers is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Lincoln City is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 43 23 15 5 73 39 21 11 9 1 35 20 22 12 6 4 38 19 34 84
2 Mansfield Town 43 20 16 7 66 35 22 14 5 3 37 13 21 6 11 4 29 22 31 76
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 22 9 12 69 46 21 13 4 4 33 13 22 9 5 8 36 33 23 75
4 Bury 43 21 11 11 77 53 21 13 5 3 48 24 22 8 6 8 29 29 24 74
5 Tranmere Rovers 43 20 11 12 61 46 22 14 4 4 32 12 21 6 7 8 29 34 15 71
6 Forest Green Rovers 43 19 13 11 63 42 21 7 8 6 26 19 22 12 5 5 37 23 21 70
7 Exeter City 43 18 11 14 58 48 22 11 3 8 33 25 21 7 8 6 25 23 10 65
8 Carlisle United 43 19 7 17 63 59 22 11 3 8 38 29 21 8 4 9 25 30 4 64
9 Colchester United 43 18 9 16 59 52 22 11 4 7 37 23 21 7 5 9 22 29 7 63
10 Stevenage 43 18 9 16 54 53 21 11 2 8 25 22 22 7 7 8 29 31 1 63
11 Newport County 42 18 9 15 55 58 21 12 6 3 29 22 21 6 3 12 26 36 -3 63
12 Swindon Town 43 15 16 12 53 50 21 7 9 5 27 24 22 8 7 7 26 26 3 61
13 Oldham Athletic 42 15 14 13 62 50 21 9 6 6 37 26 21 6 8 7 25 24 12 59
14 Crewe Alexandra 43 17 8 18 54 53 22 14 2 6 41 22 21 3 6 12 13 31 1 59
15 Northampton Town 43 13 18 12 56 56 22 7 11 4 28 25 21 6 7 8 28 31 0 57
16 Cheltenham Town 43 14 12 17 54 60 22 9 7 6 31 27 21 5 5 11 23 33 -6 54
17 Grimsby Town 43 14 8 21 41 54 21 9 4 8 23 21 22 5 4 13 18 33 -13 50
18 Crawley Town 43 14 7 22 45 62 21 9 4 8 30 29 22 5 3 14 15 33 -17 49
19 Port Vale 43 12 11 20 37 52 22 7 3 12 24 35 21 5 8 8 13 17 -15 47
20 Morecambe 43 12 11 20 47 68 21 7 4 10 28 30 22 5 7 10 19 38 -21 47
21 Cambridge United 43 12 10 21 37 61 22 7 7 8 20 24 21 5 3 13 17 37 -24 46
22 Macclesfield Town 43 9 12 22 46 73 21 5 9 7 25 34 22 4 3 15 21 39 -27 39
23 Yeovil Town 43 9 10 24 38 63 21 4 7 10 19 33 22 5 3 14 19 30 -25 37
24 Notts County 43 8 13 22 44 79 22 4 9 9 21 33 21 4 4 13 23 46 -35 37

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