League One: Lincoln City vs Cambridge U – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 31 match between Lincoln City and Cambridge U and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Cambridge U come to LNER Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Lincoln City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 12 in the League One standings, Lincoln City, have so far collected 39 points this season, while Cambridge U collected 22 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 28 rounds.

Form: Lincoln City vs Cambridge U

Lincoln City Form

In has been a bit of everything for Lincoln City in their previous three matches, where they first beat Peterborough by 5-1. This was followed by a disappointing 0-2 defeat against Blackpool, before an encounter with Wigan produced a 1-1 draw. Lincoln City only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded four goals.

Cambridge U Form

In has been a bit of everything for Cambridge U in their previous three matches, as they first beat Mansfield by 3-2. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Rotherham, before an encounter with Wycombe produced a 1-1 draw. Cambridge U came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to six.

Betting stats for Lincoln City and Cambridge U

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lincoln City and Cambridge U. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Lincoln City vs Cambridge U

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with James Collins, who is performing well for Lincoln City. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Cambridge U.The visitors will be looking to Josh Stokes to find the net once again, after managing three League One goals for Cambridge U in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Lincoln City won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at LNER Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Cambridge U won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six. Amazingly, Cambridge U failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches. Lincoln City have not lost to Cambridge U in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Cambridge U scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Cambridge U games. Lincoln City will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Cambridge U have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Lincoln City saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Cambridge U, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves.