League One: Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 37 match between Lincoln City and Bristol Rovers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Lincoln City face relegation-threatened Bristol Rovers at LNER Stadium in round 37 of the League One in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 13 in the League One standings, Lincoln City, have so far collected 46 points this season, while Bristol Rovers collected 42 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 36 rounds.

Form: Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers

Lincoln City Form

Lincoln City are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Barnsley by a 4-3 score, before winning 4-1 against Crawley. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 1-0 against Birmingham. Lincoln City claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew two and lost two, scored ten goals and conceded six.

Bristol Rovers Form

In their last three matches, Bristol Rovers drew 0-0 with Shrewsbury, beat Huddersfield by 1-0 and beat Bolton by 3-2. Bristol Rovers managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring eight time and letting in two.

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 on top: Lincoln City vs Bristol Rovers

Chris Martin shows decent form right now for Bristol Rovers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Lincoln City, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Jovon Makama also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

Lincoln City won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at LNER Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Bristol Rovers won one of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost eight. Lincoln City have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Bristol Rovers only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Bristol Rovers should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Lincoln City only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Bristol Rovers claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Lincoln City have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Bristol Rovers.

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 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.