Lincoln City vs Manchester City U21 Prediction: Imps can demolish depleted Citizens

League One promotion-chasers Lincoln City play host to Manchester City’s Under-21’s in an EFL Trophy Northern Section Group G fixture on Tuesday, 12th November and the match kicks off at 7.00pm at Sincil Bank in Lincoln, England.

Read on for my Lincoln City vs Manchester City U21 prediction, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

Football Odds

Lincoln are fifth in the third tier despite being held to a 1-1 draw at mid-table Bristol Rovers on Saturday, while City’s Under-21’s are top of Premier League 2.

The teams each have three points from two games in their EFL Trophy group and are in a head-to-head battle to follow sectional leaders Chesterfield in qualifying for the knockout rounds.

Team News

Lincoln must cope without midfielder JJ McKiernan, who is on international duty with Northern Ireland’s under-21s. Dylan Duffy has recently returned from a two-month spell on the sidelines but Ethan Erhahon, Tom Bayliss, Adam Jackson and Tyler Walker remain on their injured list.

Manchester City have massive selection problems with 11 players called up for international duty. The young citizens are without Kaden Braithwaite, Harrison Miles, Reigan Heskey, Ryan McAidoo, Michael Okeke, Emilio Lawrence, Max Alleyne, Jacob Wright, Kian Noble, Nico O'Reilly and Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.

Lincoln City vs Manchester City U21 Odds

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Lincoln are 8/13 to win the match in normal time. The draw, meaning a penalty shootout, can be backed at 11/4 while a straight Manchester City Under-21’s win is a 10/3 chance.

Both teams to score can be backed at 8/13 and over 2.5 goals is priced up at 8/13.

Lincoln-Lincoln Half-Time/Full-Time @ 8/5

Manchester City’s Under-21’s have been severely depleted by injuries and they may struggle to adjust against Lincoln, who can forge ahead in the early stages and go on to secure a second successive EFL trophy success.

Either side could advance with a draw and a penalty shootout triumph, but Lincoln will fancy their chances of getting the job done in a more comfortable fashion.

Imps’ manager Michael Skubala is highly likely to make numerous changes in an effort to keep key players fresh for Saturday’s important League One fixture at home to Exeter.

But he has some talented players eager for game time, including attacking midfielder Jack Moylan, who came off the bench to score a superb equalising goal in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Bristol Rovers.

Powerful forwards Bailey Cadamarteri and Freddie Draper also performed cameo roles at the weekend and they can play their part in seeing off what is sure to be a very youthful Citizens side.

Over 3.5 goals @ 13/8

A rejigged City defence could be in for a tough night so it could make sense for the away side to play positively and try and do some damage at the other end.

Eight of the last 10 games featuring City’s Under-21’s have generated at least four goals, so backing over 3.5 goals makes sense at 13/8.

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