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League One | Gameweek 5
Oct 29, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
LNER Stadium
Northampton Town

Lincoln
2 - 1
Northampton

Hamer (18'), Ring (88')
House (43'), Draper (89'), Wickens (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Fosu (2')
Baldwin (17'), Brady (18'), Roberts (35'), McGeehan (62'), Guthrie (90+3'), Guinness-Walker (90+4')
Roberts (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Lincoln City and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lincoln 2-1 Stockport
Saturday, October 26 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Northampton 3-0 Crawley
Saturday, October 26 at 3pm in League One

We said: Lincoln City 1-1 Northampton Town

Northampton have restored some much-needed belief with a seven-point haul from their last three matches, and we think that they will do enough to hold Lincoln to a draw to make it four consecutive league matches without defeat. 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 51.44%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 23.17%.

The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.81%) and 2-1 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.03%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 0-1 (7.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lincoln City would win this match.

Result
Lincoln CityDrawNorthampton Town
51.44% (0.749 0.75) 25.39% (0.082999999999998 0.08) 23.17% (-0.83 -0.83)
Both teams to score 48.77% (-1.128 -1.13)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.22% (-1.035 -1.04)53.78% (1.038 1.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.74% (-0.877 -0.88)75.26% (0.881 0.88)
Lincoln City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.07% (-0.101 -0.1)20.92% (0.105 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.34% (-0.163 -0.16)53.66% (0.166 0.17)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.68% (-1.344 -1.34)38.32% (1.349 1.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.92% (-1.314 -1.31)75.07% (1.317 1.32)
Score Analysis
    Lincoln City 51.44%
    Northampton Town 23.17%
    Draw 25.39%
Lincoln CityDrawNorthampton Town
1-0 @ 12.54% (0.47 0.47)
2-0 @ 9.81% (0.332 0.33)
2-1 @ 9.41% (-0.020999999999999 -0.02)
3-0 @ 5.12% (0.158 0.16)
3-1 @ 4.91% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.35% (-0.101 -0.1)
4-0 @ 2% (0.055 0.05)
4-1 @ 1.92% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-2 @ 0.92% (-0.043 -0.04)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 51.44%
1-1 @ 12.03% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 8.02% (0.321 0.32)
2-2 @ 4.51% (-0.179 -0.18)
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 25.39%
0-1 @ 7.69% (0.032 0.03)
1-2 @ 5.77% (-0.21 -0.21)
0-2 @ 3.69% (-0.122 -0.12)
1-3 @ 1.85% (-0.138 -0.14)
2-3 @ 1.44% (-0.113 -0.11)
0-3 @ 1.18% (-0.085 -0.09)
Other @ 1.55%
Total : 23.17%

How you voted: Lincoln vs Northampton

Lincoln City
76.9%
Draw
21.2%
Northampton Town
1.9%
52
Head to Head
Dec 29, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 25
Lincoln
1-2
Northampton
Eyoma (61')
Bishop (41')
O'Connor (76')
Guthrie (30'), Bowie (58')
Hondermarck (25'), Brady (26'), Bowie (45+2'), Simpson (90+4'), Hylton (90+9'), Odimayo (90')
Aug 15, 2023 7.45pm
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Northampton
2-2
Lincoln
Appere (86'), Hoskins (90+8')
Hoskins (80')
Hackett (22'), O'Connor (78')
Jan 23, 2021 3pm
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Lincoln
2-1
Northampton
McGrandles (75'), Scully (84')
Bridcutt (77')
Rose (90+6')
Jones (36')
Dec 19, 2020 3pm
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Northampton
0-4
Lincoln

Bolger (56')
Scully (2'), Hopper (42'), Johnson (83', 90+8')
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Lincoln
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Andrade (27')
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Pierre (45')
Buchanan (13'), Goode (39'), Taylor (61'), Elsnik (67')
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