The Welsh club have been holding steady just around the outskirts of the top seven so a nice run could get them well into the play off places. They get a tricky home game just before Christmas though as they face up to Lincoln who are sat in sixth place and the Imps are running in some pretty good form as well.
Football League Two – Newport Town v Lincoln City – Rodney Parade, Newport – Saturday 23th December 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Newport
Lincoln City FCNewport Form
The Exiles are unbeaten in three and have lost just one of their last six league games (W2 D3 L1). They have not managed to collect a win in any of their last five home fixtures though (D3 L2) and that was after a blistering start to their season on home soil, winning four of five. So they need to get their home mojo back a bit. 40% of their games at Rodney Parade have gone over 2.5 goals this season with the Exiles having scored 15 goals in their ten games so far. Defensively they have been solid as they have averaged one goal per game against. 80% of the goals that they have scored at home have been in the second half of matches, while 80% of home goals conceded have been after the break as well.
Lincoln From
Lincoln are on a three-match winning streak in League Two and so are ticking along very nicely. They have scored at least two goals in each of those wins as well. Their away form this season overall reads W5 D2 L4 and they have alternated between a win and a loss in each of their last five away games. They have averaged just over a goal per game on the road this season and only 36% of their road games have gone over 2.5 goals. Twelve of their thirteen goals that they have scored on the road this season have all been in the second half of matches. Lincoln have the joint second best defence in the league this season and they also boast the fourth best away form too.
Head to Head News
There have only been the four meetings between the two clubs before and Newport have won three of those (L1). Those were all Blue Square Premier meetings and the Exiles have won both of their previous league home games against Lincoln.
Newport v Lincoln – Odds and Predictions
Newport are 6/4 to get the home win on the board with Lincoln out at 13/8. It could be a close contest though.
Top Betting Tips Newport v Lincoln
Lincoln look to be a decent bit of value in this one because of their away form. They are not easy to knock down at all and Newport have been out of sorts a little bit on home soil recently so this has a decent chance of ending in an away victory.