Ace Football previews the League One round 22 match between Shrewsbury and Lincoln City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Shrewsbury enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lincoln City swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Placed 24th in the table Shrewsbury have amassed 12 points after 20 matches. On 31 points, Lincoln City rank sixth with 20 matches played this season.
Team form: Shrewsbury vs Lincoln City
Shrewsbury Form
In their last three matches, Shrewsbury lost 4-1 against Cambridge U, 1-4 against Wycombe and drew 2-2 with Wigan. Shrewsbury just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the The Croud Meadow. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 14 goals.
Lincoln City Form
In their last three matches, Lincoln City drew 0-0 with Charlton, 2-2 with Huddersfield and beat Reading by 2-0. Lincoln City are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded nine goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats for Shrewsbury and Lincoln City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Shrewsbury and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Shrewsbury have lost 9 of the last 11 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have lost 6 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Shrewsbury have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Shrewsbury matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Shrewsbury have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Lincoln City away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Lincoln City matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Shrewsbury vs Lincoln City
Look no further than John Marquis, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Shrewsbury in the League One, while Tendayi Darikwa managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Lincoln City in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
Shrewsbury won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing seven as well. Lincoln City won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Shrewsbury only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Lincoln City scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Shrewsbury games Lincoln City managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shrewsbury, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Lincoln City, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Shrewsbury conceded a goal in their last 16 matches.
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