Pick of the stats: Bristol City v Lincoln City
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Bristol City boss Michael Skubala welcomes former club Lincoln City to Ashton Gate on Tuesday night (19:45 BST).
Skubala left the Imps in the summer for the West Country after leading the club to League One promotion and into the Championship for the first time since 1961.
The Robins are still licking their wounds after a 4-1 defeat by Southampton on Saturday while the Imps picked up their second win of the campaign by beating Preston North End 1-0.
This will be the first league meeting between Bristol City and Lincoln City since April 1986; each of the last three league games between the sides have finished 1-1.
Lincoln City have lost 14 of their last 16 Football League visits to Bristol City (W1 D1), with this their first since a 1-1 draw in 1985-86.
Bristol City have alternated between losing and winning their last six home league games (3 defeats, 3 wins). After their 2-1 win over Portsmouth, the Robins could win back-to-back matches at Ashton Gate in the Championship for the first time in 2026.
Lincoln are unbeaten in their last 14 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (W10 D4) since a 0-2 defeat to Blackpool in January 2025.
Bristol City have lost just one of their last 11 home league games against newly promoted opponents (W7 D3), a 0-1 defeat to Ipswich in October 2023.
