League One: Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 39 match between Lincoln City and Bristol Rovers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Lincoln City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bristol Rovers swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Lincoln City approach round 39 as number 9 in the League One table with 58 points on their account so far. With 38 rounds behind them, Bristol Rovers have amassed 50 points, placing them as number 11 in the standings.

Form: Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers

Lincoln City Form

Lincoln City should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Stevenage, before beating first Barnsley by 1-5, then Cambridge U in a 6-0 win. Lincoln City won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League One, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 12 goals and conceded one times.

Bristol Rovers Form

In their previous three matches, Bristol Rovers beat Leyton Orient 0-1, lost 0-3 against Derby and drew 0-0 with Fleetwood. Bristol Rovers won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting facts for Lincoln City and Bristol Rovers

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lincoln City and Bristol Rovers. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers

Chris Martin look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Saturday, having hit the target four times in recent League One matches for Bristol Rovers. His total for the season says 15 goals scored in this League One campaign. With five goals lately for Lincoln City in the League One, Joe Taylor is also a player worth mentioning.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at LNER Stadium across all tournaments Lincoln City won four times, drew four and lost two times. Bristol Rovers claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Lincoln City are on a streak of 12 matches without defeat. Lincoln City didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Bristol Rovers scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Bristol Rovers managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Lincoln City have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Bristol Rovers.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lincoln City, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bristol Rovers, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.

Suggested bet: Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers

To sum up, the upcoming match between Lincoln City and Bristol Rovers seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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