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Lincoln City FC
Mike Cabral
Leeds United
Abe Hamdali
League Round 17
Head To Head Results
| S | M | COMPETITION | HOME | AWAY | WON |  | - |  | - |  | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 2 | | | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 3 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 1 | | | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 9 | 38 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 3 | | | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | 4 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 10 | 21 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 13 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 2 | | | 6 | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| 15 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 6 | - | 1 | | | 6 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 15 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 3 | | | 6 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| 18 | 15 | AP Cup Round 2 | | 0 | - | 4 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 2 |
| 21 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 7 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 21 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 2 | | | 7 | - | 4 | - | 3 |
| 23 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 1 | - (n) | 1 | | | 7 | - | 5 | - | 3 |
| 25 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 3 | | | 7 | - | 5 | - | 4 |
| 27 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 4 |
| 27 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 2 | | | 8 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 28 | 2 | AP Cup Group (1) | | 1 | - (n) | 5 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 29 | 8 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 9 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 29 | 26 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 5 | - | 6 |
| 30 | 16 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 10 | - | 5 | - | 7 |
| 30 | 35 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 7 |
| 32 | 17 | 1st Division | | 1 | - | 4 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 8 |
| 32 | 38 | 1st Division | | 4 | - | 2 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 9 |
| 33 | 7 | AP Cup Group (3) | | 2 | - (n) | 0 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 10 |
| 33 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 11 |
| 33 | 19 | AP Cup Quarterfinals | | 3 | - | 2 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 12 |
| 33 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 13 |
| 35 | 5 | 2nd Division | | 5 | - | 0 | | | 11 | - | 5 | - | 14 |
| 35 | 25 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 1 | | | 12 | - | 5 | - | 14 |
| 37 | 17 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 5 | - | 14 |
| 37 | 38 | 2nd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 13 | - | 5 | - | 15 |
| 39 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 1 | - (n) | 0 | | | 14 | - | 5 | - | 15 |
| 41 | 24 | Youth Cup Round 1 | | 2 | - (n) | 1 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 15 |
| 42 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 16 |
| 42 | 20 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 15 | - | 5 | - | 17 |
| 42 | 39 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 0 | | | 16 | - | 5 | - | 17 |
| 43 | 3 | AP Cup Group (2) | | 0 | - (n) | 0 | | | 16 | - | 6 | - | 17 |
| 43 | 8 | 2nd Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 16 | - | 6 | - | 18 |
| 43 | 26 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 16 | - | 6 | - | 19 |
| 46 | 20 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 2 | | | 17 | - | 6 | - | 19 |
| 46 | 39 | 2nd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 18 | - | 6 | - | 19 |
| 47 | 1 | FA Cup Round 1 | | 6 | - | 0 | | | 18 | - | 6 | - | 20 |
| 47 | 13 | 1st Division | | 3 | - | 1 | | | 19 | - | 6 | - | 20 |
| 47 | 29 | 1st Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 19 | - | 6 | - | 21 |
| 48 | 21 | 2nd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 19 | - | 6 | - | 22 |
| 48 | 34 | 2nd Division | | 0 | - | 1 | | | 19 | - | 6 | - | 23 |
| 50 | 8 | 3rd Division | | 1 | - | 0 | | | 20 | - | 6 | - | 23 |
| 50 | 35 | 3rd Division | | 2 | - | 0 | | | 20 | - | 6 | - | 24 |
| 52 | 17 | 3rd Division | | 4 | - | 0 | | | 20 | - | 6 | - | 25 |
| 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.
• Leeds United placed 7th in the 3rd division in season 51.
Lincoln City FC
• Kliment Ivanova (APP/9 Mf) is questionable (knee injury) but may return today.
Leeds United
• Leeds United are free of injuries entering today's match.
• Hwangbo Min-sung is looking for his 30th MSWL United League goal (currently at 28).
Head To Head Meetings
• Lincoln City FC and Leeds United have met 51 times with 37 of those occurring in the League.
• Leeds United have won 25, lost 20 and drawn 6 of 51 matches against Lincoln City FC.
• Lincoln City FC has a 2 game losing streak in this fixture.
• Leeds United haven't won a league match at Sincil Bank since season 48.
MATCHUP
PUNDIT CORNER
| Lincoln City FC | Position | Leeds United |
| 18 | Goalkeeper | 18 |
| 16 ✓ | Sweeper | 12 |
| 49 ✓ | Defenders | 31 |
| 29 | Midfielders | ✓ 34 |
| 63 | Forwards | ✓ 69 |
| 32 ✓ | Est. Attacks | 23 |
🅾 PREDICTION: LIN 2 – 1 LEE (LIN to win)
🏠 Home: Lincoln City FC (+9 🏭 Groundsman) — DF:2 MF:1 FW:6
⚔️ KEY BATTLE: The forward line is the decisive battleground — Lincoln City FC (63) edge Leeds United (69) in attack, but Lincoln's home-boosted defence (DF:49+2) and midfield (MF:29+1) help neutralise Leeds' superior forward threat.
⭐ ONES TO WATCH: Emir Selmi (DF, TL:19) — LIN | Iain Pratt (FW, TL:18) — LEE
🎯 VERDICT: Lincoln City FC should take this one at home, with their home advantage (+9) and stronger defensive structure giving them the edge over a Leeds side that carries more attacking punch but lacks the defensive solidity to hold on. Lincoln's forward line, amplified by the Groundsman boost (FW:+6), generates significantly more attacks (32 vs 23), putting Leeds under sustained pressure. Emir Selmi will be the decisive figure, anchoring Lincoln's defence and limiting the impact of Leeds' dangerous duo of Iain Pratt and Salah Mansour.
RAY'S TAKE
LIN 2 - 1 LEE
Lincoln at home is a different beast altogether — that pitch, that crowd, it gets in your head. Leeds have got forward firepower but Woo Hyun-soo marshalling that sweeper role will snuff out their runners before they even get a sniff. Araujo up front causes problems all day long, and Lincoln's attacking threat is relentless here.
MARCUS'S TAKE
LIN 2 - 1 LEE
Lincoln's home advantage is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here, and Leeds' defensive setup looks genuinely porous against a side generating this volume of attacks. Woo Hyun-soo at sweeper will quietly clean up anything that slips through, which is more than I can say for whatever Leeds have organised at the back. A narrow win for the hosts, though it'll be scrappier than the scoreline suggests.