National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lions FC or Lincoln Red Imps that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier Division game only four days ago.
Lions FC form and stats
Last season, Lions's Gibraltar Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Lions FC lost their last game at College Cosmo after a 0-1 scoreline.
In the match before that, Lions hosted Manchester 62 and drew the Premier Division game 0-0.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Lions FC have been in this position before, they have won zero, drawn one and lost five from six games. four defeats by at least two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lions FC as they are travelling to their away game against Europa Point in the Premier Division. That match is four days after this one.
Lincoln Red Imps form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Lincoln, as they won the Gibraltar Cup.Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Glacis United in their previous game.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Magpies in the Premier Division.As mentioned earlier, Lincoln Red Imps will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in six wins (five by two or more goals winning margin), one draw and zero surprising defeats.
Lincoln Red Imps played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In these one match Lincoln Red Imps scored 2 and conceded 1 goal.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: zero wins for Lions, one draw and nine wins for Lincoln Red Imps. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Lions FC missing players
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| Lions FC | Lincoln Red Imps | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 35 | 63 | ||
| 69 | 35 | Conceded | C | 16 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 7.4 | 7.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.2 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 12% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 43% | ||
| 17.8 | 18.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10.2 | ||
| 7.8 | 8.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
