Lincoln5 - 0Man City U21s
Form, Standings, Stats
Saturday, November 9 at 3pm in League One
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Friday, November 1 at 7pm in Premier League 2 - Div 1
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We said: Lincoln City 2-0 Manchester City Under-21s
With so many talented youngsters joining up with their national teams, Man City could be down to the bare bones for Tuesday's encounter, where their EFL Trophy dreams should come to an end. Lincoln could very well be playing Championship football next season if they continue in the same vein, and Skubala's men ought to have no problem seeing off their ravaged visitors en route to the knockout rounds. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Lincoln City win with a probability of 53.66%. A win for Manchester City Under-21s had a probability of 23.88% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.74%) and 2-0 (8.23%). The likeliest Manchester City Under-21s win was 1-2 (6.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.37%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Lincoln City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Lincoln City | Draw | Manchester City Under-21s |
53.66% ( 0.05) | 22.47% ( -0.02) | 23.88% ( -0.02) |
| Both teams to score 58.92% ( 0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
