Lincoln City vs Shrewsbury Town Match Analysis & Prediction
27/02/2024 10:45 pm
Looking to keep their late push towards the top-six spots on track, Lincoln City will take on relegation-threatened Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday night at LNER Stadium in League One.
Lincoln extended their unbeaten run in League One to eight matches on Saturday, travelling to Port Vale and collecting all three points.
Scoring for the second time since moving to LNER Stadium on loan from Luton Town in January, Joe Taylor opened the scoring for the Imps in the second minute, before a 93rd-minute strike from Reeco Hackett ensured that the hosts would be condemned to defeat.
A nine-game winless run between December and the end of January seriously derailed Lincoln’s ambitions of reaching the playoffs this season, but four wins from the last five league matches has allowed the Imps to move up to 10th in the League One standings, nine points behind sixth-placed Oxford United.
A lack of clinical edge in front of goal has severely hindered Lincoln’s chances of reaching the playoff spots this season, and no team inside the top 14 of the division has scored fewer times than the Imps in 2023-24, with Hackett and Daniel Mandroiu leading the club’s Golden Boot race with just five strikes each.
In a game of huge impacts near the bottom of the League One table, Shrewsbury came out on top of a five-goal thriller against Reading at the weekend at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, with all of the goalscoring action coming in a frenetic opening 45 minutes.
Shrewsbury burst into a two-goal lead after just five minutes through strikes from Jordan Shipley and Tom Bayliss before being pegged back by goals from Sam Smith and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, but the Shrews managed the last laugh when Tom Bloxham netted in added-on time of the first half.
The victory over Reading came following a four-game winless run in the league, easing worries of a relegation battle in the closing stages of the campaign, with Shrewsbury now five points ahead of strugglers Cheltenham Town in 21st.
Paul Hurst’s side have failed to pose a major threat during their league travels this season, scoring just 10 goals in 17 matches away from the Croud Meadow.
Shrewsbury’s lack of attacking prowess is highlighted by the club’s Golden Boot race, with Daniel Udoh currently the only Shrews striker to score on more than one occasion in League One this season.
Lincoln City vs. Shrewsbury Town Head to head
In the 38 previous meetings between these two teams, Lincoln have claimed 15 victories while Shrewsbury have won 13, and they have drawn in 10. Shrewsbury have scored 41 goals and conceded 39 in the process.
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30/10/2021Lincoln City1Shrewsbury Town1League One
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26/03/2022Shrewsbury Town1Lincoln City0League One
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03/12/2022Shrewsbury Town2Lincoln City0League One
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07/05/2023Lincoln City1Shrewsbury Town0League One
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19/08/2023Shrewsbury Town0Lincoln City1League One
Lincoln City Team News
After keeping a clean sheet at Port Vale at the weekend, Lincoln are expected to keep an unchanged back three of Sean Roughan, Paudie O’Conner and Alexander Mitchell.
Striker Taylor is set to retain his place in the side, although there could be a change behind the youngster, with Jack Moylan and Dylan Duffy pushing for starts.
Lincoln City's Last 5 Matches
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03/02/2024Burton Albion0Lincoln City1League One
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10/02/2024Lincoln City2Fleetwood Town1League One
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13/02/2024Charlton Athletic1Lincoln City1League One
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17/02/2024Lincoln City1Exeter City0League One
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24/02/2024Port Vale0Lincoln City2League One
Shrewsbury Town Team News
Shrewsbury could be without the services of centre-back Aaron Pierre on Tuesday after the Grenada international was forced off in the first half at Reading.
Carl Winchester’s spot in the midfield is relatively secure but the place next to the 30-year-old is up for grabs, with Jack Hinchy battling Nohan Kenneh for s starting berth.
Shrewsbury Town's Last 5 Matches
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03/02/2024Shrewsbury Town1Cambridge United2League One
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10/02/2024Derby County1Shrewsbury Town1League One
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13/02/2024Shrewsbury Town1Barnsley1League One
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17/02/2024Shrewsbury Town0Wigan Athletic1League One
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24/02/2024Reading2Shrewsbury Town3League One
Lincoln City vs. Shrewsbury Town: Odds and Predictions
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