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Lincoln City v Rotherham United : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

We’ve League One action to look forward to on Wednesday afternoon, as Michael Skubala and his Lincoln City side host Steve Evans’s Rotherham United at the Sincil Bank. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've searched our extensive database and pulled out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Lincoln
56%
--
Draw
25%
--
Rotherham
19%
--
Lincoln 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Lincoln 2-0
11%
--
Lincoln 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Rotherham 1-0
7%
--
Lincoln 3-0
6%
--
Lincoln 3-1
5%
--
Rotherham 2-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Rotherham 2-0
3%
--
Lincoln 4-0
2%
--
Lincoln 3-2
2%
--
Lincoln 4-1
2%
--
Rotherham 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
81%
--
Away/draw
44%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
73%
--
Away DNB
37%
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Lincoln win to nil
35%
--
Rotherham win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Lincoln have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Lincoln have outscored their opponents by 28 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Lincoln have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Rotherham are in 18th position in the League One on 23 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 13 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Rotherham have conceded 17 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lincoln
Rotherham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham1914321945 
l
 
1-3F
Mar 8
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
2
Wycombe2013522144 
l
 
2-3F
Mar 29
-
l
 
2-0A
3
Wrexham2112631742 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 8
4
Huddersfield2012351639 
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
Jan 4
5
Stockport2110651236 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
Dec 29
Apr 12
6
Lincoln Home21876331 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Jan 1
7
Reading20947031 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
8
Bolton19946-131 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Jan 11
Mar 22
9
Barnsley21867-130 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 1
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
10
Mansfield19847128 
w
 
4-1F
-
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
11
Charlton20767427 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
Jan 18
d
 
1-1F
12
Blackpool20767-227 
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
-
13
Exeter20839-327 
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
14
Stevenage19757-226 
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
15
L Orient20749325 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
Mar 4
l
 
1-0A
16
Peterborough207310124 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
May 3
d
 
3-3A
17
Wigan20668124 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
Dec 26
Apr 21
18
Rotherham Away19658-223 
Jan 1
l
 
2-1A
-
-
19
Bristol R206410-1122 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
20
Northampton215610-1321 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
w
 
3-0F
Apr 1
21
Crawley205411-1319 
Mar 4
l
 
3-0A
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
22
Cambridge204511-1517 
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
23
Burton202612-1512 
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2A
Jan 25
24
Shrewsbury203314-2012 
Apr 12
Dec 26
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Rotherham have lost 4 consecutive away league games
5
Rotherham have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
4
Rotherham have failed to score in 4 consecutive away league games
Lincoln 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Lincoln0 - 0Charlton
Lincoln2 - 3Wycombe
Lincoln2 - 1Northampton
Lincoln2 - 1Stockport
Lincoln1 - 3Birmingham
Lincoln2 - 1L Orient
Lincoln0 - 0Wigan
Lincoln4 - 1Mansfield
Lincoln1 - 2Barnsley
Lincoln0 - 2Portsmouth
Lincoln1 - 2Wigan
Lincoln1 - 0L Orient
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Lincoln6 - 0Cambridge
Lincoln0 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln3 - 0Shrewsbury
Lincoln1 - 0Exeter
Lincoln2 - 1Fleetwood
Lincoln0 - 0Peterborough
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
ALincoln2 - 2Huddersfield
HLincoln0 - 0Charlton
ALincoln1 - 2Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 1Wrexham
HLincoln2 - 3Wycombe
ALincoln0 - 0Exeter
ALincoln1 - 1Bristol R
HLincoln2 - 1Northampton
HLincoln2 - 1Stockport
ALincoln0 - 3Crawley
HLincoln1 - 3Birmingham
HLincoln2 - 1L Orient
ALincoln1 - 1Blackpool
ALincoln2 - 0Cambridge
HLincoln0 - 0Wigan
ALincoln1 - 1Peterborough
ALincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln4 - 1Mansfield
HLincoln1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham 18TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
1
D
4
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield1 - 0Rotherham
Crawley1 - 0Rotherham
Barnsley2 - 0Rotherham
L Orient1 - 0Rotherham
Peterborough3 - 3Rotherham
Cambridge0 - 1Rotherham
Shrewsbury1 - 1Rotherham
Charlton1 - 1Rotherham
Wycombe2 - 0Rotherham
Exeter1 - 0Rotherham
Bristol C2 - 0Rotherham
Swansea1 - 0Rotherham
West Brom2 - 0Rotherham
Preston3 - 0Rotherham
Norwich5 - 0Rotherham
Coventry5 - 0Rotherham
QPR2 - 1Rotherham
Ipswich4 - 3Rotherham
Leeds3 - 0Rotherham
M'Boro1 - 1Rotherham
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARotherham0 - 1Mansfield
HRotherham3 - 0Northampton
HRotherham2 - 1Lincoln
ARotherham0 - 1Crawley
ARotherham0 - 2Barnsley
HRotherham2 - 0Stevenage
ARotherham0 - 1L Orient
HRotherham0 - 1Wrexham
ARotherham3 - 3Peterborough
HRotherham2 - 1Reading
ARotherham1 - 0Cambridge
ARotherham1 - 1Shrewsbury
HRotherham0 - 2Birmingham
HRotherham2 - 2Burton
ARotherham1 - 1Charlton
HRotherham2 - 1Huddersfield
ARotherham0 - 2Wycombe
HRotherham0 - 0Bristol R
ARotherham0 - 1Exeter
HRotherham5 - 2Cardiff
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Rotherham have not lost to Lincoln in 6 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Lincoln since 2008
Lincoln
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
3
14
Games: Scored
3 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
3 / 6
D
1
RTH
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Rotherham
0 - 6Rotherham
1 - 2Rotherham
0 - 1Rotherham
1 - 3Rotherham
League games at Rotherham since 2008
Rotherham
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
6 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
1 / 7
LIN
1
RTH
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rotherham
Rotherham2 - 1
Rotherham2 - 1
0 - 2Lincoln
Rotherham2 - 1
Rotherham2 - 0
Rotherham1 - 0
Rotherham3 - 2
Goal Statistics
Lincoln 6th Rotherham 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Rotherham scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Lincoln have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
-48
Rotherham have scored 48% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Rotherham
1.6
0.8
Attack rating
30%
better
LIN
RTH
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Games scored16
10
Failed to score5
9
Scored first9
5
Goals scored28
19
Avg. goals scored1.3
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for16
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
3%
better
LIN
RTH
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Games conceded15
15
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first9
13
Goals conceded25
21
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded6
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+3%

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Lincoln League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21536
S RoughanB CadamarteriT DarikwaT Darikwa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Roughan DEF2112
2
-
G Wickens GLK20
3
-
T Darikwa DEF2033
6
-
P O'Connor DEF2023
5
1
J Moylan MID202
1
-
E Erhahon  MID19
3
-
J Makama FWD1822
2
-
B Cadamarteri FWD185
1
-
F Draper FWD182
3
-
C McGrandles MID17
4
-
B House FWD1751
6
-
D Jefferies MID162
2
-
E Hamilton MID13
1
-
E Ring FWD1311
-
J McKiernan MID12
-
T Hamer DEF1121
-
L Montsma  DEF91
1
-
A Jackson DEF921
2
1
T Bayliss MID93
-
R Hackett FWD912
1
-
D Duffy MID5
1
-
R Street FWD5
-
Z Jeacock GLK2
-
Rotherham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17644
J PowellJ Clarke-HarrisJ PowellM Wilks
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Powell MID194
3
-
S Nombe FWD1844
1
-
R James DEF171
2
-
H Odoffin MID171
3
-
J Hugill FWD171
1
-
C Tiéhi MID162
3
-
M Wilks FWD163
4
-
J McCart DEF15
2
-
C Humphreys DEF151
-
J Rafferty DEF151
2
-
J Clarke-Harris FWD1461
1
-
J Holmes MID12
-
D Phillips GLK11
-
J Hungbo FWD11
1
-
C Bramall DEF10
-
S McWilliams MID10
1
-
A MacDonald MID9
1
-
C Dawson GLK8
1
-
L Kelly MID81
1
-
Z Jules DEF7
1
-
D Osong FWD6
-
S Raggett DEF51
3
-
C McGuckin FWD3
-
A Green FWD211
-
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Exeter v Bolton
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