Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Lincoln City
Form comparisonStoke City
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Lincoln City mixed, Stoke City mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
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Lincoln City vs Stoke City: form and season numbers
Lincoln City take a form score of 4.7 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 5.8 for Stoke City. Lincoln City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Stoke City have 4 wins and 1 draw in theirs. Across the season Lincoln City average 1.1 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Stoke City 1.6 and 1.3. Lincoln City have kept a clean sheet in 40% of their matches this season, Stoke City in 30%. Lincoln City sit 12th on 11 points, Stoke City 7th on 13.
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