Being only three points behind the top-six, Oxford will try to put an end to their streak of poor performances. The hosts have lost their last two games, but are still a bit confident as they are facing another suffering side, Lincoln City. The guests continue their demoralizing four-game winless streak, with them winning only one of their previous eight matches. They are also without an away triumph for three consecutive visits, sharing points with Sunderland in a 1-1 duel the last time they played away from home. Absences will also be a problem for the Imps, contrary to the hosts who are able to field their best eleven.

Oxford has been successful in their last two home duels against Lincoln, winning 1-0 and 2-1. Their offense is led by the experienced Matt Taylor, who has scored two goals in their latest victory against Doncaster. Defensively, Oxford has done a solid job when playing at home, with only fourteen of their total conceded forty-two goals occurring here. Their recent home results may have fallen off, but they are still a tough nut to crack on their ground, recently taking points from both Peterborough and Charlton.

Ramirez Howarth, Jorge Grant, Joe Walsh, Tom Hopper, and Brennan Johnson will all be absent for the upcoming game, stopped by injuries and international duty. Lincoln is currently having trouble making results, finally losing the momentum it had during the season's beginning. They are four points away from the top two, and with Sunderland continuing with great performances, I doubt they will see promotion to the second-tier for the next season. The Imps, led by Michael Appleton, are the league's best guest so far, earning thirty-five points from seventeen visits. However, their bad offensive performances lately are mainly the reason for the club's decline through the table. Their top-striker, Jorge Grant, is, unfortunately, fighting his injury, and will be absent for some time.

I expect the hosts to win this one, considering everything mentioned above. Good luck!

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由于只落后前六名三分，牛津大学将努力结束他们连续的糟糕表现。主队已经输掉了上两场比赛，但是他们仍然有一点自信，因为他们要面对另一支苦战的球队，林肯城。客队继续他们令人沮丧的四连胜，他们在之前的八场比赛中只赢了一场。他们也连续三次在客场比赛中没有取得胜利，上次他们在客场1-1的比赛中与桑德兰分。缺席对小鬼们来说也是个问题，而东道主们则可以派出他们最好的11人。

牛津队在最近两场主场对阵林肯队的比赛中均以1-0和2-1获胜。他们的进攻由经验丰富的马特·泰勒领衔，他在最近一次战胜唐卡斯特的比赛中攻入两球。在防守方面，牛津队在主场比赛中表现出色，42个进球中只有14个发生在主场。他们最近的主场成绩可能下降了，但他们仍然是一个棘手的问题，最近从彼得伯勒和查尔顿都拿了分。

拉米雷斯·豪沃思，豪尔赫·格兰特，乔·沃尔什，汤姆·霍珀和布伦南·约翰逊都将缺席即将到来的比赛，因为伤病和国际比赛。林肯目前在取得成绩上遇到了麻烦，最终失去了赛季初的势头。他们离前两名还有4分的差距，而桑德兰继续表现出色，我怀疑他们下赛季能否晋级二线。由迈克尔·阿普尔顿率领的小鬼队是迄今为止联盟最好的客队，17次出战获得35分。然而，他们最近糟糕的进攻表现是俱乐部排名下滑的主要原因。不幸的是，他们的顶级前锋豪尔赫·格兰特正在与伤病作斗争，他将缺席一段时间。

考虑到上面提到的一切，我希望东道主能赢得这场比赛。