Lincoln City
- Lincoln City are in fine form, having won four and drawn one of their last five League One matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding just two.
- Michael Skubala’s men are going great guns in third place in League One with around 68 points on the board, while Blackpool are in the same division but in a different place with just 35 points.
- Lincoln are strong favorites at 1.47 to win with Bet365 as the Tangerines are 6.6 to pull off an upset.
- The Imps have been ruthless at home and away in February, winning by multi-goal margins to cement their spot in the automatic promotion spots.
- Lincoln play a high-tempo, vertical game that is very front foot and very proactive.
- Skubala’s system presses hard, swarms the ball and rotates the midfield well to create and exploit space.
Blackpool
- Blackpool have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five in League One, conceding nine goals in that time.
- It has taken some time for Evatt to get the Blackpool players to play his way, but they have done that to some extent recently, with mixed results and just one win in five.
- His main man is Ashley Fletcher, who is a classic targetman with around 13 goals to his name this season, but Josh Bowler’s pace and directness when running at defenders on the wing provides another outlet for Blackpool to attack the game with.
- Blackpool’s defence, however, has leaked goals in recent games and this is likely to be a high-scoring game given the form of the hosts and the fragility of the visitors.
- A 0-4 loss to Plymouth was among recent heavy defeats.
Key Players
- Lincoln talisman Reeco Hackett-Fairchild is a special player who can unlock any defence and Blackpool will have to keep him under wraps to have a chance on Saturday.
- The odds suggest that Jack Moylan can be the game-changer that has seen them win four of their last five contests.
- Tom Hamer’s overlap and defensive solidity have been crucial to the way Lincoln play and his ability to do both jobs makes him an outstanding player in Skubala’s 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-1-2.
- Ashley Fletcher is Blackpool’s main man this season.
- Josh Bowler provides pace and directness from the wing for Blackpool.
Betting Insights
- Lincoln are strong favorites at 1.47 to win with Bet365 as the Tangerines are 6.6 to pull off an upset.
- 1.75 about Over 2.5 goals in the match seems like it could be good value given the cool, dry weather forecast for Sincil Bank on Saturday.
Prediction
Backing Lincoln to win 3-1 seems like the right play here as they are on fire and can win this game by two goals if Blackpool do not improve their defensive record.
