Soccer match preview: Home fans have high expectations when Lincoln Red Imps welcome Magpies

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Competition: Gibraltar Premier Division
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Victoria Stadium (5000 seats)

The Lincoln Red Imps & Magpies head coaches Pérez and Rooney are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this very important fixture in the upper area of the Premier Division table.

Insights:
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the most scored goals (36) in Premier Division
  • Magpies have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier Division

This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Lincoln Red Imps form and stats

This stadium, Victoria Stadium, has been a fortress for Lincoln Red Imps in the Premier Division so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-0-1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Lincoln Red Imps has won five games in a row. The Magpies match was the last time out without a victory.

The Lincoln goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier Division.

Lincoln Red Imps's previous fixture was a Gibraltar Cup game also played at their home, ending 5-0 against Lynx. The home team hope to to continue in that form.

In the game before, an away victory in the Premier Division match versus Europa FC with a 2-0 scoreline.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know the future, but we do know that 12 of the 15 latest league matches with this side has seen three goals or more.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Lincoln is on fire here. A stunning 26 from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Lincoln Red Imps have conceded only 5 goals.

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Magpies form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Magpies playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.

Two travels in a row for Magpies, whose manager Rooney could celebrate last time after the Gibraltar Cup win against Lions FC.

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Glacis United in the Premier Division.

The Magpies manager Rooney has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 5 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Magpies - Lincoln 1-5 was the score in these contenders' last H2H match, played this season. Head to head totals (for the former nine meetings): Lincoln Red Imps won eight games, zero matches ended with a draw and Magpies have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / one.

Lincoln Red Imps missing players

Magpies missing players

Lincoln Red Imps Magpies
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 8 0 Played P 2 7 15
13 7 0 Won W 0 5 10
1 0 0 Drew D 2 2 3
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
52 31 0 Scored S 1 15 32
11 6 0 Conceded C 1 5 12
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 86% 93%
87% 88% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 80%
80% 88% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 71% 53%
60% 62% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 33%
47% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
53% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 47%
47% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 47%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 13%
 
8.1 9.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 5.2
2.4 2.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.4 2.7
1.8 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.4 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
15.5 19.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8 9.6
8.8 11.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4.2
40% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 40% 33%
 
5.8 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 8.6 7.8
2.5 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.6 3.9
Key stats in Premier Division this season:
  • Lincoln Red Imps have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lincoln Red Imps have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lincoln Red Imps have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Magpies have scored away.
  • Lincoln Red Imps have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the most points (15) at home in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the most scored goals (26) at home in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the most scored goals (36) in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Premier Division
  • Lincoln Red Imps have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Lincoln Red Imps have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Lincoln Red Imps haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Magpies have not yet lost a game away.
  • Magpies have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Magpies have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Magpies have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier Division
  • Magpies have the most points (13) away in Premier Division
  • Magpies have won significantly less corners away then 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 Europa FC 10 8 1 1 34 4 6 4 1 1 16 3 4 4 0 0 18 1 30 25
2 Lincoln Red Imps 10 8 1 1 36 8 6 5 0 1 26 5 4 3 1 0 10 3 28 25
3 Magpies 10 8 1 1 24 5 5 4 0 1 12 1 5 4 1 0 12 4 19 25
4 Lynx 10 6 1 3 18 10 4 3 0 1 11 5 6 3 1 2 7 5 8 19
5 St Josephs FC 10 5 2 3 25 12 4 1 2 1 7 7 6 4 0 2 18 5 13 17
6 Glacis United 10 4 0 6 12 20 5 3 0 2 5 5 5 1 0 4 7 15 -8 12
7 Mons Calpe 10 3 2 5 9 13 5 3 0 2 5 5 5 0 2 3 4 8 -4 11
8 Lions FC 10 3 2 5 11 20 6 2 2 2 10 11 4 1 0 3 1 9 -9 11
9 Manchester 62 10 2 1 7 12 23 5 2 1 2 8 11 5 0 0 5 4 12 -11 7
10 Europa Point 10 1 1 8 7 45 4 0 0 4 0 20 6 1 1 4 7 25 -38 4
11 College Cosmo 10 1 0 9 4 32 5 1 0 4 2 17 5 0 0 5 2 15 -28 3