Ace Football previews the League One game between Lincoln City and Rotherham who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Lincoln City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rotherham swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Lincoln City have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 81 points from their initial 38 encounters. Rotherham trail by 45 points after 37 rounds, leaving them as number 22 in the table on 36 points.
Team form: Lincoln City vs Rotherham
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-1 and 3-1 winners against Exeter and Stockport County, respectively. Against Huddersfield, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 2-2 scoreline. Lincoln City won five of their last six League One matches at the LNER Stadium, scoring 17 and conceding three along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Rotherham Form
Rotherham only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Huddersfield. Then a 2-2 draw with Bolton followed, before Peterborough claimed a 5-0 victory. Rotherham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 11 goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Lincoln City and Rotherham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Lincoln City and Rotherham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Lincoln City have won 7 of the last 9 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lincoln City have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Lincoln City have won 7 of the last 9 home matches in the League One and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lincoln City have won 7 of the last 9 home matches in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Lincoln City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 4 Rotherham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Rotherham have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Rotherham have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Rotherham have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the League One and the sum of goals was under 1.5
In-form players: Lincoln City vs Rotherham
Sam Nombe shows decent form right now for Rotherham, 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 Robert Street also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.
Popular betting markets: Lincoln City vs Rotherham
Full-time result
Lincoln City won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Rotherham won one games, drew zero and lost nine in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Lincoln City are on a streak of 21 matches without defeat. Lincoln City are on an amazing streak of now 13 games at home in a row without defeat. Rotherham have beaten Lincoln City in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Lincoln City scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Rotherham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Rotherham have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Lincoln City were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Rotherham have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Lincoln City when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Lincoln City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Rotherham played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process. Lincoln City are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 23 matches. Rotherham did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.
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