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Lincoln City FC
Mike Cabral
Swansea City AFC
Roy Rolsten
League Round 14
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Youth Cup Round 2 | 0 | - (n) | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| 2 | 8 | 3rd Division | 4 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
| 2 | 26 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| 4 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | 2 | - (n) | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| 4 | 25 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| 11 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | |||
| 11 | 6 | FA Cup Round 1 Replay | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | |||
| 17 | 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 2 | |||
| 18 | 23 | FA Shield Quarterfinals | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 3 | |||
| 24 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | 4 | - (n) | 0 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 3 | |||
| 25 | 12 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| 25 | 30 | 2nd Division | 3 | - | 0 | 7 | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| 26 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | 2 | - (n) | 0 | 8 | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| 33 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | 1 | - (n) | 0 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
| 34 | 18 | FA Cup Quarterfinals | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | - | 3 | - | 4 | |||
| 34 | 20 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 9 | - | 4 | - | 4 | |||
| 34 | 39 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 9 | - | 5 | - | 4 | |||
| 35 | 17 | 2nd Division | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | - | 5 | - | 4 | |||
| 35 | 38 | 2nd Division | 1 | - | 0 | 11 | - | 5 | - | 4 | |||
| 36 | 17 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 11 | - | 6 | - | 4 | |||
| 36 | 38 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 6 | - | 5 | |||
| 38 | 16 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 11 | - | 7 | - | 5 | |||
| 38 | 33 | Youth Cup Quarterfinals | 0 | - (n) | 1 | 11 | - | 7 | - | 6 | |||
| 38 | 35 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 11 | - | 8 | - | 6 | |||
| 39 | 13 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 1 | 12 | - | 8 | - | 6 | |||
| 39 | 34 | 2nd Division | 1 | - | 0 | 13 | - | 8 | - | 6 | |||
| 44 | 12 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 0 | 13 | - | 9 | - | 6 | |||
| 44 | 30 | 2nd Division | 1 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 10 | - | 6 | |||
| 49 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | 2 | - (n) | 0 | 14 | - | 10 | - | 6 | |||
| 49 | 12 | 2nd Division | 0 | - | 1 | 14 | - | 10 | - | 7 | |||
| 49 | 30 | 2nd Division | 5 | - | 0 | 14 | - | 10 | - | 8 | |||
| 51 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | 1 | - | 3 | 14 | - | 10 | - | 9 | |||
| 51 | 21 | 2nd Division | 3 | - | 0 | 14 | - | 10 | - | 10 | |||
| 51 | 34 | 2nd Division | 2 | - | 2 | 14 | - | 11 | - | 10 | |||
| 52 | 12 | 3rd Division | 2 | - | 4 | 15 | - | 11 | - | 10 | |||
| 52 | 30 | 3rd Division | 0 | - | 1 | 15 | - | 11 | - | 11 | |||
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON | - | - | ||||||
Olmec Head Preview
League• Lincoln City FC finished 10th in league play last season and were relegated to the 3rd division.
• Swansea City AFC finished 9th in league play last season and were relegated to the 3rd division.
Lincoln City FC
• Lincoln City FC will assess Renato Arteaga (SBY/4 Df - knee injury), Kliment Ivanova (APP/8 Mf - knee injury) and Noman Saleh (SBY/4 Fw - head injury) ahead of this game.
• Martin Jashari (III/10 Fw) is in line to make his 75th appearance for Lincoln City FC (currently at 74).
• Woo Hyun-soo (II/15 Sw) is poised to make his 50th appearance for Lincoln City FC (currently at 49).
• Emir Selmi (II/17 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for Lincoln City FC (currently at 33).
Swansea City AFC
• Shoichi Morishima (APP/8 Df) is questionable (head injury) but may return today.
• Yeltsin Venegas (III/13 Fw) is in line to make his 75th appearance for Swansea City AFC (currently at 74).
• Fernando Guimarães (I/15 Fw) is set to make his 35th appearance for Swansea City AFC (currently at 34).
• Bonturo Ferrari (IV/7 Df) is set to make his 35th appearance for Swansea City AFC (currently at 34).
Head To Head Meetings
• Lincoln City FC and Swansea City AFC have met 36 times with 23 of those occurring in the League.
• Lincoln City FC have won 15, lost 10 and drawn 11 of 36 matches against Swansea City AFC.
• Swansea City AFC haven't won a league match at Sincil Bank since season 36.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Lincoln City FC | Position | Swansea City AFC |
| 18 ✓ | Goalkeeper | 15 |
| 16 ✓ | Sweeper | 13 |
| 47 ✓ | Defenders | 41 |
| 28 | Midfielders | ✓ 34 |
| 61 ✓ | Forwards | 50 |
| 20 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 6 |
🅾 PREDICTION: LIN 2 – 0 SWA (LIN to win)
🏠 Home: Lincoln City FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:1 MF:1 FW:7
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: The forward line is the decisive area — Lincoln City (61) massively outgun Swansea City (50) in attack, giving the hosts a clear and commanding edge in the final third.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Emir Selmi (DF, TL:19) — LIN | Dario Vasilj (FW, TL:18) — SWA
🎯 VERDICT: Lincoln City FC should win this comfortably at home. Their forward line (61) overwhelms Swansea's defence (41), and the home advantage boost — particularly the groundsman's heavy weighting toward forwards (+7 FW) — amplifies that threat significantly, generating an estimated 20 attacks to Swansea's 6. Keep an eye on the Swansea end: Pathé Ndong (GK TL:15) looks vulnerable between the sticks, and Lincoln striker pressure should expose that weakness, with the Lincoln forward unit likely to be the decisive factor rather than any single player.
RAY'S TAKE
LIN 2 - 0 SWA
Lincoln are going to overrun Swansea in the final third — twenty attacks to six, that's not a game, that's a siege. Selmi marshalling that defence means nothing's getting through the other end either. Swansea have brought forwards but their midfield is getting bypassed before it even gets started.
MARCUS'S TAKE
LIN 2 - 0 SWA
Lincoln's forward line has Swansea's defence completely overmatched here — 61 to 50 in the attacking zone, and Swansea's backline looks like it's held together with goodwill and optimism. Woo Hyun-soo at sweeper quietly tidying up anything that does come forward is the kind of thankless efficiency I find deeply satisfying to watch.