Ace Football previews the League One game between Lincoln City and Shrewsbury who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Shrewsbury come to LNER Stadium for the League One match on Saturday, Lincoln City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Ranked as number 11 in the League One standings, Lincoln City, have so far collected 54 points this season, while Shrewsbury collected 29 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 41 rounds.
Team form: Lincoln City vs Shrewsbury
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Wycombe. They retaliated in a 1-0 win against Huddersfield, before drawing 2-2 with Charlton. Lincoln City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded three goals.
Shrewsbury Form
In their previous three games, Shrewsbury drew 0-0 with Wycombe, then lost 0-1 against Cambridge U and 1-3 against Reading. Shrewsbury only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Lincoln City and Shrewsbury
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lincoln City and Shrewsbury. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 3 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lincoln City home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Shrewsbury have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Shrewsbury away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Shrewsbury away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Lincoln City vs Shrewsbury
Jovon Makama is showing good form for Lincoln City, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Vadaine Oliver scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Lincoln City vs Shrewsbury
Full-time result
Lincoln City won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at LNER Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Shrewsbury won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six. Lincoln City have not lost to Shrewsbury in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Shrewsbury scored the opening goal of the match in just zero of their last ten games. Lincoln City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Shrewsbury managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Lincoln City have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Shrewsbury.
Total goals
Lincoln City saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Shrewsbury, who managed to score 0.3 times in those matches.
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