Preview: Lincoln City vs. Stevenage - prediction, team news, lineups

Lincoln City and Stevenage conscionable successful League One connected Saturday day with some clubs requiring maximum points to kick-start a playoff push.

These 2 teams beryllium successful 12th and 14th presumption successful the table respectively having failed to enactment unneurotic a accordant tally of signifier of late.

Match preview

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With Lincoln having not mislaid much than doubly successful a enactment for an full year, Michael Skubala would person been expecting a effect from his broadside connected New Year's Day.

Instead, the Imps went down by a 1-0 scoreline to Rotherham United, the decisive extremity coming 5 minutes from time.

Lincoln person present mislaid 3 times successful a enactment and failed to people successful immoderate of those fixtures, with conscionable six goals coming successful their past 8 outings successful each competitions.

Now down successful 12th spot and with an eight-point shortage to sixth position, Skubala is alert that lone wins volition bash successful the abbreviated word if they privation to enactment successful immoderate benignant of contention.

Although Lincoln could payment from having played 2 less location matches than connected their travels astatine this stage, they person prevailed successful conscionable 5 of their 11 games connected acquainted territory.

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However, their adjacent location fixture is against opponents whose lone decision successful 8 matches is simply a 3-0 reverse to leaders Wycombe Wanderers.

Alex Revell's broadside person recorded 3 victories and 4 draws from their different 7 encounters, astir importantly moving them 10 points wide of the relegation zone.

Looking ahead, though, Stevenage present beryllium conscionable 9 points adrift of the playoffs and volition determination up of their 12th-placed opponents with triumph connected Saturday.

Aside from the decision to Wycombe, Stevenage kept cleanable sheets against Blackpool, Bristol Rovers and Northampton Town successful their different 3 games implicit the Christmas and New Year period.

Lincoln City League One form:

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Team News

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Lincoln volition beryllium capable to telephone upon Ethan Erhahon aft the midfielder served a one-match prohibition past clip out.

Ethan Hamilton oregon Conor McGrandles could driblet retired of the motor country to accommodate his instrumentality if Skubala sticks with a backmost four.

Dylan Duffy and Freddie Draper besides pushing for opportunities connected the flank and successful onslaught respectively, but Ben House whitethorn clasp his spot down whoever starts up front.

Meanwhile, Revell whitethorn beryllium contented with naming the aforesaid Stevenage XI from the goalless gully astatine Northampton Town.

Only Harvey White was introduced for Dan Kemp during that fixture and that seems to beryllium the astir apt alteration if 1 is made.

Lincoln City imaginable starting lineup:
Wickens, Darikwa, Jackson, O'Connor, Roughan; Erhahon, Hamilton; Makama, House, Moylan; Draper

We say: Lincoln City 1-1 Stevenage

With Lincoln having mislaid their past 3 fixtures, Stevenage volition fancy themselves to gain thing from this game. Given that the visitors person besides struggled for wins of late, a low-scoring gully appears to beryllium the astir apt outcome.

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