Match Report
Magpies went into the game 7th in the table on 25 points; Lincoln Red Imps sat 1st on 13 — a 12-point gap. Lincoln Red Imps had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table.
Magpies carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 0 for Magpies, 7 for Lincoln Red Imps and 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side. Recent editions have opened up: 3.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.75 historically.