Match Report
The table gap was wide: 49 points between Lincoln City (1st, 99 pts) and York City (21st, 50 pts). York City ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 21st table position. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Lincoln City ran at 1.8 scored and 0.87 conceded, York City at 1.2 and 1.52.
Lincoln City arrived on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Over the last five, Lincoln City had taken 15 of 15 points to York City's 5.
LNER Stadium in Lincoln, capacity 10,780, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: York City led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.


