Ace Football previews the Championship round 7 match between Preston and Lincoln City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
This will be the first time that Preston face Lincoln City lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.
Preston are placed 24th with three points after six matches. Lincoln City occupy a position as 19th in the league on five points.
Team form: Preston vs Lincoln City
Preston Form
Showing inconsistent form, Preston lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-3 against Bristol City, before beating Blackburn 2-1. The joy was short-lived, as Watford proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat. Preston just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Deepdale. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 13 goals.
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Blackburn, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Southampton, before going down in a 4-0 defeat against Bournemouth. Lincoln City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew zero and were defeated one times, as they were outscored by two goals to two.
Betting stats for Preston and Lincoln City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Preston and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Preston have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Preston have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Preston home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Preston vs Lincoln City
Callum Lang has been great for Preston lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Lincoln City are optimistic that Adam Reach doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Preston vs Lincoln City
Full-time result
Preston claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in six of the games in this run. Lincoln City won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing two in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Preston scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Lincoln City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Preston played. Lincoln City should be able to score at least once this coming Saturday as Preston failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Lincoln City managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Preston’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lincoln City, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Astonishingly, Preston conceded a goal in their last 21 matches.
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