Lincoln City (Home)
- The home team are in good form, buoyed by multiple attacking options and a well-drilled defensive unit, while Bradford have played great soccer in League One.
- It will be a tight game again on Tuesday with both sides almost full strength and the home crowd ready to create a raucous atmosphere for what could be one of Lincoln’s biggest games of the season.
- Skubala’s soccer style combines the best of both worlds with the Imps pressing with the best of them when the ball is in the wide areas, but also having the ability to transition quickly and create danger from set-pieces.
- This makes Lincoln a very difficult side to pin down and they are on a 10-game unbeaten run in League One coming into this.
- The 52-point tally gives them 2nd place in the table and a six-point advantage over 3rd place Bradford.
Bradford City (Away)
- Graham Alexander’s 3-4-2-1 system is a positive and highly structured style of play that has seen Bradford record recent away wins, including a 2-1 victory at Blackpool.
- Bradford are a tough, disciplined unit that have been chasing promotion since returning to League One.
- The Bantams have an extremely consistent goalscorer in Antoni Sarcevic who leads their midfield and is always a threat to run at the defence or score from set-pieces, while Max Power keeps things in balance with his ball-winning, distribution and set-piece delivery.
- On the wings, Will Swan and Stephen Humphrys provide the pace and finishing power up front.
- Swan has been regularly finding the net this season, so the visitors have plenty of attacking options of their own.
Head-to-Head
Lincoln City have a slight edge in the head-to-head record of this fixture with five wins from the last 11 against Bradford City’s three.
Key Players
- Reeco Hackett’s form has been particularly noteworthy this season, with the wide attacker ranking among the club's top scorers and contributing both goals and assists.
- Freddie Draper and Rob Street offer a physical presence on top of Hackett’s pace and skill on the right side of a front three, which should give the hosts the edge in a very close match.
- The Bantams have an extremely consistent goalscorer in Antoni Sarcevic who leads their midfield and is always a threat to run at the defence or score from set-pieces.
- Max Power keeps things in balance with his ball-winning, distribution and set-piece delivery.
- On the wings, Will Swan and Stephen Humphrys provide the pace and finishing power up front.
Betting Insights
Lincoln City are the narrow favorites at 2.28 , with Bradford City 3.1 and the draw at 3.25 , reflecting home advantage and the Imps’ unbeaten run.
Prediction
Our prediction of a 2-1 home win should certainly be taken with the caveat that a 1-1 draw or even a shock 1-2 away win is entirely within the realms of possibility here.
