Ace Football previews the League One game between Rotherham and Lincoln City who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mid-placed Lincoln City travel to New York Stadium to face struggling Rotherham in a round 18 game, which kicks-off on Tuesday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Placed 19th in the table Rotherham have amassed 17 points after 16 matches. On 26 points, Lincoln City rank nineth with 16 matches played this season.
Form: Rotherham vs Lincoln City
Rotherham Form
Rotherham endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 1-3 against Cheltenham, before Barnsley won 2-0, while Crawley claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Rotherham won three of their previous six matches at New York Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring eight goals to seven against.
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City collected one win from their last three matches, as Wycombe won by 2-3. Wrexham were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before Lincoln City won 3-4 against Crawley. Lincoln City managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring six time and letting in four.
Betting stats for Rotherham and Lincoln City
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Rotherham and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 32 of the last 34 Rotherham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 18 Rotherham home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Rotherham have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the League One while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Rotherham matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Rotherham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Lincoln City away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Lincoln City matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Lincoln City away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Rotherham vs Lincoln City
Mallik Wilks is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Lincoln City look to Tendayi Darikwa, hoping he can add to his current total of two League One goals in his latest games.
Popular markets: Rotherham vs Lincoln City
Full-time result
Rotherham claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Lincoln City won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Rotherham have not lost to Lincoln City in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Rotherham scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Lincoln City only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Rotherham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Rotherham have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Lincoln City.
Total goals
Rotherham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lincoln City, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.
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