2026/2027Who will win?
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| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 15 | D2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8/15 | 7-5 |
| Stoke City | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7/15 | 8-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 17 | 5 | 5 | -2 | LLWDD | 17 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 13 | 5 | 6 | -1 | LLLWW | 12 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-12-09
Lincoln City go into the game 17th in the table on 5 points; Stoke City sit 13th on 6 — a 1-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.8/1.2 for Lincoln City and 1.6/1.8 for Stoke City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43. A win would lift Lincoln City to 8 points and up to 8th, overtaking Stoke City (other results unchanged).
LNER Stadium in Lincoln stages the fixture, a ground that holds 10,780.
