Match Report
Northampton Town, 24th on 35 points, faced a 68-point deficit to Lincoln City (1st, 103). Per game in the league, Lincoln City were scoring 1.93 and conceding 0.89, Northampton Town 0.85 and 1.61, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Lincoln City carried a 13-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
14 meetings are on record — 7 won by Lincoln City, 4 by Northampton Town, 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture.
The match was played at LNER Stadium (capacity 10,780). Lincoln City led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Lincoln City: Ryan Oné (11'), Jack Moylan (51'), Ivan Varfolomeev (72'), Robert Street (75')
Key stats
Possession: Lincoln City 55% · Northampton Town 45% · Total shots: 23-4 · On target: 13-0 · Corners: 9-1