Ace Football previews the Championship round 12 match between Lincoln City and Burnley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Lincoln City and Burnley will be desperate for points on Saturday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?
Lincoln City approach the next Championship round as number 18 in the table, having claimed 12 points this season so far. With 11 games behind them, Burnley amassed eight points, placing them as number 22 before their next fixture.
Form: Lincoln City vs Burnley
Lincoln City Form
A single draw is all Lincoln City have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-0 and 0-6 against Sheffield United and West Ham respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Millwall. Lincoln City are without a win in their last six Championship matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored three goals.
Burnley Form
Burnley have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 0-4 win against Watford, before drawing 2-2 with Charlton. This little streak came to an end, when Wolverhampton proved too strong in a 1-2 defeat for Burnley. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Burnley won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and 13 scored.
Betting stats and facts for Lincoln City and Burnley
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lincoln City and Burnley. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Lincoln City have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Lincoln City have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Lincoln City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lincoln City have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lincoln City have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Burnley away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Burnley away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Burnley away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Burnley away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Burnley have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Lincoln City vs Burnley
Look no further than Freddie Draper, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Lincoln City in the Championship, while Zeki Amdouni managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Burnley in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Lincoln City vs Burnley
Full-time result
Lincoln City won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at LNER Stadium. They drew two and lost three as well, while Burnley won one of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost six.
Both teams to score
Lincoln City scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Burnley 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 Saturday, as Burnley managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lincoln City, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Burnley, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Burnley are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 16 matches.
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