Southampton vs Lincoln City Prediction & Betting Tips - Carabao Cup

Prediction published on 19/12/2022, 13:15  by Daniel Ngulu in Carabao Cup Predictions

Southampton have another chance to keep their season alive; they host Lincoln City in the League Cup round of 16 when they return from the World Cup break. Southampton head into this game with one win in 11 inside 90 minutes. With one clean sheet only in the last 13 matches across all competitions, the task ahead is cut out for the Saints. They will view this as a game they can easily win, given their profile, but the fact that they haven’t been in action during the World Cup break may not work so much for them. In their last outing, Southampton lost 3-1 to Liverpool and their win in the last round of this competition was on post match penalties over Sheffield Wednesday. Both teams have scored in four of Southampton’s last five matches and they haven’t managed more than a goal in their last 11 matches.

Lincoln City have played five matches since Southampton’s last game and have won two of them in normal time while one win has come through post match penalties. In their last outing, they beat Everton U21 4-2 in the EFL Trophy. That was their first time scoring in the last three matches, recovering from a loss and a draw against Shrewsbury Town and Wycombe Wanderers. Both sides have scored in five of their last seven matches, while Lincoln City have one clean sheet in their last 10 matches. Their away form isn’t really great – they’ve failed to score in three of the last four, and lost all three. They have just one clean sheet in the last five away matches.