League One: Stockport County vs Lincoln City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 22 match between Stockport County and Lincoln City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Lincoln City come to Edgeley Park for the League One match this coming Friday, Stockport County will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Stockport County are placed fiveth with 35 points after 20 matches. Lincoln City occupy a position as twoth in the league on 38 points.

Form: Stockport County vs Lincoln City

Stockport County Form

Stockport County have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Doncaster by 0-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-3 against Stevenage, before achieving a 1-2 win against Mansfield. Stockport County managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded eight goals.

Lincoln City Form

Lincoln City are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Barnsley by 3-1. This was followed by a 2-2 with Blackpool and a 2-1 win against Cardiff. 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 two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.

Betting stats for Stockport County and Lincoln City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stockport County and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Stockport County vs Lincoln City

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Stockport County, Kyle Wootton has been good for them over the course of the season with eight goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Lincoln City, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Friday, depending on your betting strategy.

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Full-time result

Stockport County won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Edgeley Park. They drew five and lost two as well, while Lincoln City won four of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost three. Stockport County have not lost to Lincoln City in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Stockport County only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Lincoln City scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Stockport County managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Lincoln City kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Stockport County have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Lincoln City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Stockport County’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Lincoln City, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.