Lincoln City FC
Football England - EFL League One LNER Stadium Sat 16 Aug 10:00
Plymouth Argyle FC
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  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

League One Betting Preview: Lincoln vs Plymouth

Lincoln host Plymouth in this League One match at LNER Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 16 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and confirmed lineups.

Imps Primed to Win

It wouldn’t be surprising to see Lincoln come out on top against Plymouth. We will therefore back them at -103 on the Full-Time Result market and get a nice return if the hosts manage to land a victory.

2-0 Win for Lincoln in Last H2H Battle

Lincoln City were beaten in their last League One game and this was on the road at The Cherry Red Records Stadium. AFC Wimbledon claimed a 2-0 victory.

On Tuesday night, Lincoln won 3-1 in the EFL Cup when travelling to Harrogate Town.

Plymouth Argyle suffered a defeat in their previous League One game. A 2-0 scoreline occurred on the road at Toughsheet Community Stadium against Bolton Wanderers.

In the last outing, Plymouth claimed a 3-2 EFL Cup victory at home to Queens Park Rangers.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Lincoln are unbeaten when it comes to the past four meetings against Plymouth. Their last clash saw Lincoln enjoy a 2-0 away win at Home Park. The past 7 H2H matches have resulted in three Lincoln wins, two draws and two Plymouth successes.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
1 Lincoln logo Lincoln 46 31 10 5 89 41 48 89:41 103
8 Plymouth logo Plymouth 46 22 7 17 75 63 12 75:63 73
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Confirmed Lineups

Lincoln confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): George Wickens (GK), Tendayi Darikwa, Thomas Hamer, Sonny Bradley, Ryley Towler, Conor McGrandles, Tom Bayliss, Robert Street, Freddie Draper, Reeco Hackett, James Collins.

Plymouth confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Luca Ashby-Hammond (GK), Kornel Szucs, Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu, Victor Palsson, Matthew Sorinola, Malachi Boateng, Bradley Ibrahim, Xavier Amaechi, Caleb Watts, Bali Mumba, Aribim Pepple.

Lincoln vs Plymouth Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Lincoln vs Plymouth preview includes expert betting advice on all fronts — from a match prediction and correct score guidance to player prop selections and a bet builder tailored for value.

Match Prediction

Lincoln look a great bet for this League One game as we’re expecting them to win. You can get odds of -103 that the home team claim a victory and this looks like a value wager based on the latest stats and team news.

The Sportsgambler.com football experts keep abreast of the latest League One team news and form guide considering they could have a bearing on the outcome. It’s also important for our readers to have access to stats.

Key Lincoln vs Plymouth league stats:

  • Lincoln have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
Lincoln to Win Probability

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 50.8% chance of winning. However, we think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Lincoln Lincoln logo 2 - 0 Plymouth logo Plymouth

Lincoln can be backed at +750 to triumph by a 2-0 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: James Steven Collins to Score +300 BetMGM logo

James Steven Collins (Lincoln) has racked up five goals in his past ten League One games. It’s worth a gamble on the +300 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Lincoln -103
Total Goals Under 2.5 -149
Anytime Goalscorer James Steven Collins +300

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Lincoln vs Plymouth Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Lincoln Victory

The Full-Time Result odds of +104 suggest that Lincoln City are likely victors and there’s a 49% probability that the favourites win this League One clash. If you want to get against the market leader, then you’re able to secure +250 for Plymouth Argyle.

There are different ways to bet on Lincoln winning and that includes the -133 about them on the Asian Handicap -0.25. It also means that if they draw with Plymouth, you get half stakes refunded.

The Total Goals market is a great option and Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds right now. If you’re wagering on Both Teams to Score, you can bet Yes at -114 and No at -125.

The best football betting sites cover League One games in serious depth and there are hundreds of markets. We recommend scanning through the various bets before picking out the best angle.

James Steven Collins Favourite to Find the Net First

James Steven Collins is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +650. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Player Goals
James Steven Collins (Lincoln)
First
+310
Anytime
+650
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Freddie Draper (Lincoln)
First
+360
Anytime
+700
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Ben House (Lincoln)
First
+450
Anytime
+900
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Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln)
First
+600
Anytime
+1300
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Past Ten Lincoln Home Games Have Yielded Five Wins

Stats: League One matches only
Lincoln have five wins, three draws and two losses in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.80 goals per match and conceding 0.80.

Plymouth have finished with five defeats, three draws and two wins in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

The previous LNER Stadium encounter involved a 1-1 draw between Lincoln and Plymouth. In the previous 3 meetings at LNER Stadium, it’s been two draws and a victory for Lincoln.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Lincoln logo Lincoln Home Stats 5-3-2 2.60 1.80 0.80 3 7 4 6
Plymouth logo Plymouth Away Stats 2-3-5 2.40 0.80 1.60 5 5 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Lincoln logo Lincoln League Stats
Plymouth logo Plymouth League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Lincoln vs Plymouth Lineups & Team News

The latest Lincoln vs Plymouth team news could impact your bets — review it first. Receive the predicted and confirmed League One lineups from us, plus the most recent injury updates.

Lincoln Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Plymouth Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Lincoln Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 George Wickens
2 Tendayi Darikwa 22 Thomas Hamer 15 Sonny Bradley 6 Ryley Towler
14 Conor McGrandles 8 Tom Bayliss
17 Robert Street 34 Freddie Draper 7 Reeco Hackett
9 James Collins
21 Luca Ashby-Hammond
6 Kornel Szucs 4 B. Sarpong-Wiredu 44 Victor Palsson 29 Matthew Sorinola
19 Malachi Boateng 23 Bradley Ibrahim
10 Xavier Amaechi 17 Caleb Watts 11 Bali Mumba
27 Aribim Pepple

Plymouth Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Lincoln Substitutes

  • 11Ethan Hamilton
  • 12Erik Ring
  • 13Zachary Jeacock
  • 18Ben House
  • 36Zane Okoro
  • 37Gbolahan Okewoye
  • 42Charlie Carlisle

Plymouth Substitutes

  • 13Zak Baker
  • 14Ayman Benarous
  • 18Owen Oseni
  • 22Brendan Galloway
  • 24Caleb Roberts
  • 38Joe Hatch
  • 39Tegan Finn

Previous Lincoln Lineups

12 Aug EFL Cup
Harrogate 1-3 Lincoln
09 Aug League One
Wimbledon 2-0 Lincoln
02 Aug League One
Lincoln 2-0 Reading
03 May League One
Lincoln 0-2 Wrexham
26 Apr League One
Stockport 3-2 Lincoln
21 Apr League One
Lincoln 4-2 Bolton

Previous Plymouth Lineups

12 Aug EFL Cup
Plymouth 3-2 QPR
09 Aug League One
Bolton 2-0 Plymouth
02 Aug League One
Plymouth 1-3 Barnsley
03 May Championship
Plymouth 1-2 Leeds
26 Apr Championship
Preston 1-2 Plymouth
21 Apr Championship
Plymouth 3-1 Coventry
Team Squads

Lincoln Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Michael Skubala

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Tom Bayliss 8 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tendayi Darikwa 2 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sonny Bradley 15 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 1 0
George Wickens 1 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ryley Towler 6 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0

Plymouth Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Tom Cleverley

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kornel Szucs 6 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bali Mumba 17 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 1 0
Caleb Watts 17 M 2 180 2 0 1 0 1 0
Luca Ashby-Hammond 21 G 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Matthew Sorinola 29 D 2 173 2 0 0 0 1 0
England FlagLeague One Table
League One Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 46 31 10 5 89:41 103
2 Cardiff 46 27 10 9 90:50 91
3 Stockport 46 22 11 13 71:58 77
4 Bradford 46 22 11 13 58:51 77
5 Bolton 46 19 18 9 70:52 75
6 Stevenage 46 21 12 13 49:46 75
7 Luton 46 21 11 14 68:56 74
8 Plymouth 46 22 7 17 75:63 73
9 Huddersfield 46 18 13 15 74:64 67
10 Mansfield 46 16 17 13 62:50 65
11 Wycombe 46 17 12 17 69:58 63
12 Reading 46 16 15 15 64:60 63
13 Blackpool 46 17 9 20 54:65 60
14 Doncaster 46 17 9 20 50:69 60
15 Barnsley 46 15 14 17 68:73 59
16 Wigan 46 14 14 18 49:58 56
17 Burton 46 13 15 18 50:60 54
18 Peterborough 46 15 8 23 64:68 53
19 Wimbledon 46 15 8 23 51:72 53
20 Leyton Orient 46 14 10 22 59:71 52
21 Exeter 46 12 13 21 52:61 49
22 Port Vale 46 10 12 24 36:61 42
23 Rotherham 46 10 11 25 41:71 41
24 Northampton 46 9 8 29 39:74 35
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 23 18 4 1 53:20 58
2 Cardiff 23 17 2 4 50:23 53
3 Bradford 23 15 5 3 32:17 50
4 Stevenage 23 14 7 2 27:13 49
5 Bolton 23 13 8 2 46:24 47
6 Luton 23 13 6 4 37:24 45
7 Stockport 23 13 4 6 38:26 43
8 Wycombe 23 13 3 7 45:23 42
9 Huddersfield 23 11 9 3 42:27 42
10 Blackpool 23 12 5 6 35:29 41
11 Wigan 23 11 4 8 24:17 37
12 Reading 23 10 7 6 33:28 37
13 Mansfield 23 9 8 6 38:27 35
14 Plymouth 23 10 4 9 33:33 34
15 Barnsley 23 9 6 8 39:37 33
16 Doncaster 23 9 6 8 27:32 33
17 Burton 23 9 5 9 27:28 32
18 Leyton Orient 23 8 7 8 32:30 31
19 Exeter 23 8 7 8 30:29 31
20 Peterborough 23 8 6 9 39:30 30
21 Wimbledon 23 8 4 11 25:31 28
22 Rotherham 23 6 9 8 24:32 27
23 Northampton 23 6 4 13 23:31 22
24 Port Vale 23 4 9 10 17:25 21

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