Cheltenham look as if they are going to be in for an up and down kind of season in League Two then. After a terrible start to the seasons, they hit a bit of a purple patch to fly up the table away from relegation danger and have now slumped to back to back defeats. Lincoln have remained steady with a five match unbeaten streak of form going as they have returned to their frugal defensive selves. The Robins may have a hard time breaking down the visiting Lincoln in this one and the home side are 13/8 underdogs with Lincoln at 6/4 at Ladbrokes.
Football League Two – Whaddon Road, Cheltenham – Saturday 21th October 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Cheltenham Town FC
Lincoln CityCheltenham Form
Cheltenham fans are getting entertainment value. After losing five of their first seven league games (W1 D1) they collected thirteen points from the next fifteen available and are now back to losing ways having suffered back to back defeats against Port Vale and Grimsby. Having had their unbeaten form snapped against the lowly Vale will have been a massive hit to their confidence. Can they bounce back? They have three wins in their last four at Whaddon Road, losing against Grimsby there in midweek. Five of Cheltenham’s last seven games in the league have produced at least three goals.
Lincoln Form
Lincoln are a lean mean defensive machine. They are on a five-match unbeaten streak of form (W3 D2) and they have given up just the two goals in that sequence. That’s superb form from them and they will be valued to collect the points in this one. Away from home they have produced a W3 D2 L2 record for the season and are unbeaten in their last two on the road. You just don’t see them giving up much and they have five clean sheets in their last ten played, three in their last four. They aren’t as free-scoring as the teams around them, but they are defensively solid.
Head to Head News
These two have not met since the 2015/16 National League and from those games, Cheltenham collected four points, including a 3-1 home win at home over the Imps. Cheltenham have lost just won for their last six against Lincoln (W3 D2 L1) so have a bit of head to head form going. They have won seven of their last eight (L1) at home against the Imps.
Top Betting Tips
Lincoln are just hard to knock over because of their defence at the moment. They have enough to keep the Robins off the scoresheet and pick up three points. The defeats that Cheltenham have suffered in their last two games have been pretty disappointing ones and the Imps can add to their current woes.