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League One: AFC Wimbledon vs Lincoln City – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League One round 2 match between AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, AFC Wimbledon will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Lincoln City for a round 2 match in the League One.

Looking at the League One standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and 14 places.

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Team form: AFC Wimbledon vs Lincoln City

AFC Wimbledon Form

AFC Wimbledon hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Notts Co. by 1-0, before winning 1-0 against Walsall. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Luton. AFC Wimbledon didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six League One games at the The Cherry Red Records Stadium. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored six goals.

Lincoln City Form

In their last three matches, Lincoln City lost against Stockport County and Wrexham by 3-2 and 0-2, respectively, and beat Reading by 2-0. Lincoln City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to eight.

Betting facts for AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln City

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 AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln City played across all tournaments.

  • In 38 of the last 40 AFC Wimbledon matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 18 of the last 20 AFC Wimbledon home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 12 AFC Wimbledon matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 AFC Wimbledon matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 AFC Wimbledon home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 3 of the last 4 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

In-form players: AFC Wimbledon vs Lincoln City

As the new League One campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for AFC Wimbledon and Lincoln City 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.

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Full-time result

AFC Wimbledon won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. They drew two and lost four as well, while Lincoln City won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five. Lincoln City have not lost to AFC Wimbledon in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

AFC Wimbledon scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Lincoln City got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games AFC Wimbledon played. Of the previous 10 outings, AFC Wimbledon scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in eight of their last 10 games. Lincoln City have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with AFC Wimbledon when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for AFC Wimbledon, who scored an average of 0.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Lincoln City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches. Amazingly, AFC Wimbledon failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches.

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