Lincoln City VS West Ham United

Lincoln City currently sit 16th in the league table, with 11 points from 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses across 9 matches, and their form has fluctuated sharply through the early stage of the campaign. Across their last 6 league outings, they have registered 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. Their attack is far from sharp, averaging only 0.67 goals per game, while conceding 1.67 goals per match. They are yet to secure a single league win in 4 home Championship fixtures, with 2 draws and 2 losses on home soil, and their blunt attacking output has seen them score a mere 3 goals across those 4 home appearances. West Ham United, by contrast, rank 3rd on the table, having collected 16 points from 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss after 9 rounds. They are clear promotion contenders with a noticeably higher overall quality level. They have notched 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 6 outings, and are very capable of running up dominant scorelines, as demonstrated by their 6-0 home rout of Wrexham earlier this season. They have drawn their last two successive fixtures against Millwall and Queens Park Rangers, failing to take maximum points from either game. A consistent issue in their recent play is that they often fall behind early in matches before fighting to claw back points in the second half, which exposes obvious flaws in their match-to-match stability.