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Matchday 1 · · Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City: result, lineups and stats

Middlesbrough 1 · 25 points
2 - 1
Lincoln City 15 · 15 points
  • 62' Will Lankshear
  • 90' Will Lankshear
  • 12' Adam Reach

Lineups Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City

Middlesbrough 4-2-2-2 · Kim Hellberg
1 Vítek
30 Borges
29 Malanda
12 Ayling
2 Brittain
6 Berhalter
42 Kanté
19 Castledine
11 Whittaker
22 Joseph
7 Lankshear
  • 63' Myles Peart-Harris Leo Castledine
  • 63' Riley McGree Abdoulaye Kanté
  • 63' Max Arfsten Neto Borges
  • 71' Jeremy Sarmiento Kyle Joseph
  • 90+2' Alfie Jones Morgan Whittaker

Lineup for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Borges, Malanda, Ayling, Brittain, Berhalter, Kanté, Castledine, Whittaker, Joseph, Lankshear

Bench
  • 31 S. Brynn
  • 25 G. Edmundson
  • 5 A. Jones 92'
  • 14 M. Peart-Harris 63'
  • 46 F. Cartwright
  • 44 C. Ibeh
  • 8 R. McGree 63'
  • 16 J. Sarmiento 71'
  • 17 M. Arfsten 63'
Absentees Middlesbrough

Jones (injured), Strelec, Pukštas (doubtful)

Lincoln City 5-3-2 · Tom Shaw
1 Wickens
3 Reach
6 Towler
25 Elerewe
22 Hamer
2 Darikwa
14 McGrandles
24 Varfolomeev
16 Jefferies
18 House
34 Draper
  • 59' Tanto Olaofe Freddie Draper
  • 59' Rob Street Dom Jefferies
  • 71' Recco Hackett-Fairchild Ben House
  • 90+2' Andrei Coubiș Tendayi Darikwa
  • 90+2' Tom Bayliss Adam Reach

Lineup for Lincoln City: Wickens, Reach, Towler, Elerewe, Hamer, Darikwa, McGrandles, Varfolomeev, Jefferies, House, Draper

Bench
  • 46 J. Gauci
  • 20 C. Elder
  • 4 A. Coubis 92'
  • 23 J. Honohan
  • 8 T. Bayliss 92'
  • 7 R. Hackett-Fairchild 71'
  • 19 T. Olaofe 59'
  • 17 R. Street 59'
  • 10 M. Melia
Absentees Lincoln City

Melia, Darikwa (injured), Wheatley (unavailable)

Stats Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City

Middlesbrough Match Lincoln City
  • 2.23 xG 0.57
  • 76% Possession 24%
  • 23 Shots 10
  • 7 Shots on target 2
  • 8 Shots off target 4
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 12 Fouls 12
  • 0 Offsides 4
  • 0 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear 11 goals 0 assists
  2. Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 goals 4 assists
  3. Tommy Conway 1 goals 4 assists
  4. Sebastian Berhalter 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Callum Brittain 1 goals 2 assists

Lincoln City

  1. Ben House 2 goals 2 assists
  2. Mikkel Ladefoged 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Recco Hackett-Fairchild 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Freddie Draper 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Andrei Coubiș 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Middlesbrough

Player Starts Min. Form
Radek Vítek 5/5 450 mixed
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 strong
Adilson Malanda 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Ashley Phillips 5/5 446 solid
Amario Cozier-Duberry 5/5 392 excellent
Will Lankshear 4/5 378 excellent
Neto Borges 4/5 363 solid

Lincoln City

Player Starts Min. Form
George Wickens 5/5 450 mixed
Deji Elerewe 5/5 444 poor
Sonny Bradley 5/5 414 mixed
Adam Reach 4/4 312 mixed
Ben House 4/4 308 mixed
Andrei Coubiș 3/4 297 mixed
Freddie Draper 4/4 291 mixed
Yunus Konak 2/5 260 poor

Team comparison

MID home Per match LIN away
2.33 Points 1.67
2.33 Goals for 1.00
1.50 Goals against 1.17
2.28 xG for 1.06
1.23 xG against 1.85
7.3 Corners 3.0
WWDWD Home and away form WWWLD

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City?

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City was refereed by Robert Madley.

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Lincoln City?

Middlesbrough are without Dávid Strelec (injury), Rokas Pukštas (injury) and Alfie Jones (calf injury).

Who is unavailable for Lincoln City against Middlesbrough?

Lincoln City are without Ethan Wheatley (not registered), Mason Melia (thigh injury) and Tendayi Darikwa (knee injury).

What formation do Middlesbrough play?

Middlesbrough have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Lincoln City play?

Lincoln City have used a 3-4-2-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

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