Sunderland vs Lincoln City Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sunderland will host Lincoln City at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday with the opportunity to move to the top of the League One standings.

As for Lincoln, they moved outside of the relagation zone at the weekend, as they managed to defeat promotion contenders Oxford United.

Sunderland held a lead in added-on time against Wycombe Wanderers at the weekend, and Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson cannot be satisfied with the eventual 3-3 draw.

However, avoiding a loss away on the turf of their promotion rivals should not necessarily be regarded as a disappointing result, as they are now unbeaten in 10 league matches.

The Black Cats have played more matches than many of the teams competitng for a return to the second tier, but they at least have an opportunity to record a good result on Tuesday.

Sunderland have spent much of the season playing catch-up, and a victory at the Stadium of Light would alleviate some of the pressure which has consistently been on their shoulders.

Ross Stewart managed to score another two goals at Adams Park, the Sottish frontman having now scored 17 goals from 25 league appearances this season.

Meanwhile, Lincoln City would have expected to be rivalling Sunderland for promotion again after distressingly missing out in the League One playoff final in May.

Nevertheless, it took an unexpected victory over Oxford to move Michael Appleton’s side outside of the bottom four, ending a seven-game winless run in the process.

With the kind of players he has at his disposal, Appleton will be confident that Lincoln will eventually move clear of any danger, but they need more performances like the one at Sincil Bank at the weekend.

Swansea City loanee Morgan Whittaker could prove to be an inspired signing at this level, as he got off the mark on his debut.

Sunderland vs Lincoln City head to head

The two League One teams have previously met on 8 occasions across all competitions, with Sunderland taking 5 victories while Lincoln City have won 2, and they have drawn once. Sunderland have scored 13 goals and conceded 9. Sunderland won 2-1 away in their last encounter in the EFL Trophy.

Sunderland (P)1-1 Lincoln City 17/02/21

Sunderland 1-1 Lincoln City 20/03/21

Lincoln City 2-0 Sunderland 19/05/21

Sunderland 2-1 Lincoln City 22/05/21

Lincoln City 1-2 Sunderland 05/10/21

Sunderland latest home form

Sunderland have recently been on a good run of form, as they have lost just one of their last six matches at home. That loss came when they were defeated 1-0 by Oldham Athletic in the EFL Trophy. In their last five, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Sunderland 0-1 Oldham Athletic 01/12/21

Sunderland 1-1 Oxford United 04/12/21

Sunderland 5-0 Morecambe 07/12/21

Sunderland 2-1 Plymouth Argyle 11/12/21

Sunderland 5-0 Sheffield Wednesday 30/12/21

Sunderland latest away form

Sunderland have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their last six away matches, and they have not lost in their last two. That loss came on December 21 when they were defeated 5-1 by Arsenal in the League Cup competition.

Cambridge United 1-2 Sunderland 27/11/21

Ipswich Town 1-1 Sunderland 18/12/21

Arsenal 5-1 Sunderland 21/12/21

Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Sunderland 27/12/21

Wycombe Wanderers 3-3 Sunderland 08/01/22

Lincoln City latest home form

Lincoln City won their last match at home, defeating Oxford United 2-0. However, they have recently been on a poor run of form as that is the only win in their last five matches, losing the other four. They lost 1-0 to Hartlepool United in the FA Cup on December 4.

Lincoln City 0-3 Portsmouth 23/11/21

Lincoln City 0-1 Accrington Stanley 27/11/21

Lincoln City 0-1 Hartlepool United 04/12/21

Lincoln City 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons 26/12/21

Lincoln City 2-0 Oxford United 08/01/22

Lincoln City latest away form

Licnoln City have recently been on a relatively poor form on the road, having won just one of their last five matches. That victory came on October 26 when they defeated Wigan Athletic 2-1. They have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five matches on the road.

Wigan Athletic 1-2 Lincoln City 26/10/21

Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Lincoln City 20/11/21

Carlisle United (P)1-1 Lincoln City 30/11/21

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Lincoln City 07/12/21

Cheltenham Town 2-2 Lincoln City 11/12/21

Sunderland news

Sunderland will be missing midfielder Corry Evans who will be sidelined in the upcoming games after suffering a head injury at Wycombe.

Johnson has revealed that no sidelined players will return, which could lead to only Jack Diamond being brought into the team, while Denver Hume may potentialy be included.

Lincoln City news

Given Lincoln’s injury list, midfielder Sorensen may line up on Thursday, while Anthony Scully will be assessed after making his first start since November 20.

Lincoln defender Lewis Montsma sustained a knee injury in the game against Oxford, leading to Lasse Sorensen having to deputise in a deeper position than usual.

Prediction and Odds

Lincoln put an end to their winless run at the weekend, and they will enter this contest with the confidence of recording another victory.

However, Sunderland have recently been good at home, and wanting to improve their standings in the league, we see them take the victory at home on Tuesday.

Odds: 1 1.80 X 2.35 2 2.60