Ace Football previews the Championship round 4 match between Lincoln City and Blackburn and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Lincoln City will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Blackburn for a round 4 match in the Championship.
Looking at the Championship standings, the current difference between the sides is one points and seven places.
Form: Lincoln City vs Blackburn
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-3 against Portsmouth. They responded by beating Blackpool 1-4, and followed that up by winning 0-1 against Bolton. Lincoln City did not win any of their last six Championship matches at the LNER Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and one defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored 14 goals.
Blackburn Form
In their last three matches, Blackburn won 2-1 win against Middlesbrough, lost 1-2 against Sheffield United and lost 1-2 against Queens Park Rangers. Blackburn managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding eight times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.
Betting stats and facts for Lincoln City and Blackburn
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lincoln City and Blackburn played across all tournaments.
- Lincoln City have won 9 of the last 11 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lincoln City have won 9 of the last 11 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Lincoln City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lincoln City have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Lincoln City have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Blackburn matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Blackburn away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Blackburn away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Lincoln City vs Blackburn
As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Lincoln City and Blackburn this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: Lincoln City vs Blackburn
Full-time result
Lincoln City claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Blackburn won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing two in this series of matches. Blackburn conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
Both teams to score
Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Blackburn only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Lincoln City probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Tuesday, as Blackburn managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Lincoln City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Blackburn, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. Blackburn conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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