Sunderland are going through a struggling stretch at the moment, and they also had lost the first leg of the tie. Meanwhile, Lincoln are on a superb run at the moment, and have one leg into the final of the playoffs. Count on Lincoln to complete the job this weekend.
Both these teams had ended up on same number of points at the end of the regular season. However, Sunderland had accrued most of their points earlier in the campaign, and lost their form towards the end.
Meanwhile, Lincoln had gone through the exact opposite. Despite staring on a rather poor run, they made up for it towards the end.
By the looks of things, expect Lincoln to have the edge this Saturday.
Sunderland vs Lincoln: Head-to-head (h2h)
Lincoln recorded a 2-0 win in the reverse encounter.
They are also on a three-fixture unbeaten run.
Since 1999, they have failed to score just once against this foe.
At this venue, both teams had scored goals in every single match-up till now this past decade.
Sunderland vs Lincoln Prediction
Sunderland were winless in nine of their last ten overall matches, and they had conceded two or more goals in five of their former nine games. Note that they are also on a four-game winless streak at home.
On the other hand, their counterparts were unbeaten in eight of their last ten overall fixtures, and they had also won three of the past five road trips. Moreover, they have also failed to score just once in their past 19 away games.
On top of that, and most importantly, Lincoln have a 2-0 lead in aggregate scoreline.
Considering these observations, expect a Lincoln victory this weekend.