Championship: Lincoln City vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 5 match between Lincoln City and Southampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Southampton come to LNER Stadium for the Championship match on Saturday, Lincoln City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Southampton could be excused for feeling a little down on their luck, as they find themselves on the 17th place in the league table with meagre three points as four rounds of the season are behind us. The opponents Lincoln City have fought their way to four points which leaves them sitting 16th in the Championship table.

Team form: Lincoln City vs Southampton

Lincoln City Form

In their last three matches, Lincoln City won 1-4 and 0-1 against first Blackpool then Bolton, before drawing 0-0 against Blackburn. Lincoln City didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the LNER Stadium. They have a record of one draws and one defeats, in which they conceded three and scored one goals.

Southampton Form

Southampton claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 1-4 against West Ham. A 5-1 win followed against Millwall, before drawing 1-1 with Birmingham. Southampton came through their last six away games in the Championship with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 14 and conceded seven.

Betting stats for Lincoln City and Southampton

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

Players in form: Lincoln City vs Southampton

Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Adam Reach will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Southampton hope Cyle Larin can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of six Championship goals in his last six Championship games.

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Full-time result

Lincoln City claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Southampton won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing two in this series of matches. Southampton conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.

Both teams to score

Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Southampton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive away games Southampton played. Southampton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lincoln City, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Southampton, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves. Southampton scored at least one goal in their last 24 matches.