LINCOLNCITYVMIDDLESBROUGH

Match insight

The current table puts distance between Lincoln City and Middlesbrough — a serious step up in class for whichever side is behind. Middlesbrough currently sit 16 places and 10 points above Lincoln City in the table — 2nd against 18th and inside the automatic promotion places. Lincoln City have taken 6 points from their last 5, against 11 for Middlesbrough over the same stretch. A gap in class is still no guarantee of a result on the day — Lincoln City have shown they can raise their game against bigger sides before.