Lincoln City v Northampton

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Following back-to-back defeats in League One in recent weeks, Lincoln City returned to winning ways on the weekend when The Imps registered a valuable and impressive 2-1 home win against Stockport County, while Northampton Town also picked up all three points by way of a comprehensive 3-0 home win against Crawley Town.

Lincoln City had previously slipped to two defeats on the trot at the hands of Birmingham City 3-1 at home along with a heavy 3-0 loss on the road at Crawley Town so the win on the weekend will have steadied Michael Skubala's side ahead of this midweek fixture against lowly Northampton Town in the English third tier.

Overall results though have been encouraging for Lincoln City who have slipped to just three defeats to date in this season's campaign which includes an early season 2-1 defeat at home to Barnsley but nevertheless, The Imps have also collected six wins so far as well.

The bigger picture shows Lincoln City have been handed just five defeats within their last 32 games overall in League One which should give the hosts plenty of confidence prior to this upcoming clash at their LNER Stadium, while recent results at home have seen Lincoln City suffer just one defeat in their last five home games.

Northampton Town have staged something of a recovery in recent times in the English third tier as The Cobblers have put together a three-game unbeaten sequence which consists of two wins and a draw.

Welcome victories against Leyton Orient and Crawley Town have been complemented by a 1-1 draw away from home at Stockport County and this recent uplift in form has helped lift Northampton Town up into 19th place in the League One table.

However, it should be noted that both of Northampton Town's recent wins have been achieved on home soil at their Sixfields Stadium while the bigger picture shows The Cobblers have managed to capture just four wins within their previous 15 league matches in League One.

Three of Northampton Town's four aforementioned wins though have been recorded on home soil and along with seven defeats during this period as well, this does not bode well for this upcoming visit to the LNER Stadium on Tuesday night.

Results away from home have also been poor where Northampton Town are concerned as The Cobblers have registered just one win from their last 11 outings on the road, slipping to six defeats in the process, but scoring in seven of these 11 away games as well.

Lincoln City v Northampton Town Verdict

Lincoln City have lost just once in the last seven meetings against Northampton Town and the hosts look the more likely for the three points here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Lincoln City win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Lincoln City win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct Score: Lincoln City 3-1 @ 15.00