Thursday , 1 October 2026

Blackpool FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Blackpool FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC Bloomfield Road 10,353 HT 45' · FT 45'
Oliver Casey 29' 1–0
Christopher Hamilton 90+2' 2–0
James Husband 8' Y
Y 28' TJ Eyoma
Jordan Rhodes 36' Y
Matty Virtue 40' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Edwards
  • Assistant 1 Alan Clayton
  • Assistant 2 Jake Topp (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

3
3
4
Blackpool FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-01 Blackpool FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC 2023-08-26 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Blackpool FC 2021-04-10 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Blackpool FC 2020-10-03 Blackpool FC 2–3 Lincoln City FC 2020-01-18 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Lincoln City FC H 2–0 W
29 Dec Port Vale FC A 0–3 L
26 Dec Burton Albion FC A 0–1 L
23 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 3–1 W
19 Dec Forest Green Rovers FC H 3–0 W
16 Dec Cambridge United FC A 1–2 L
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Blackpool FC A 0–2 L
29 Dec Northampton Town FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
21 Dec Derby County FC A 1–3 L
16 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D
09 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Jerry Yates 2 G
Finley Munroe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Blackpool FC and Lincoln City FC is underway.
  • 5' Olamide Shodipo, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! James Husband argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 13' The travelling Lincoln City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! TJ Eyoma argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Oliver Casey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Jordan Rhodes is booked for Blackpool FC — card on 36.
  • 40' Matty Virtue is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' Blackpool FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Lincoln City FC — Jaden Brown on, Lasse Sorensen off on 57 minutes.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Ted Bishop as he leaves the pitch. Olamide Shodipo steps in for Lincoln City FC.
  • 62' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Vale is hanging Hakeeb Adelakun on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' Blackpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Marvin Ekpiteta is replacing Callum Connolly for the Blackpool FC side.
  • 77' Alexander Mitchell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' Sonny Carey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Karamoko Dembele at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackpool FC and Lincoln City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 88' Oisin Gallagher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alistair Smith on 88 minute.
  • Lincoln City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Blackpool FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oliver Casey 2
Demetri Mitchell 2
Jorge Grant 2
Tyreece John-Jules 1
Ted Bishop 1
CJ Hamilton 1
Christopher Hamilton 1
Kyle Joseph 1

Head to Head

2024-01-01 Blackpool FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC 2023-08-26 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Blackpool FC 2021-04-10 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Blackpool FC 2020-10-03 Blackpool FC 2–3 Lincoln City FC 2020-01-18 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC Form

2024-01-01 Blackpool FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC W 2023-12-29 Port Vale FC 3–0 Blackpool FC L 2023-12-26 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2023-12-23 Blackpool FC 3–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2023-12-19 Blackpool FC 3–0 Forest Green Rovers FC W 2023-12-16 Cambridge United FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-01-01 Blackpool FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC L 2023-12-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC L 2023-12-26 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-21 Derby County FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC L 2023-12-16 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2023-12-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC51% Draw26% Lincoln City FC23%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
49%
Blackpool FC or Lincoln City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackpool FC35% Draw47% Lincoln City FC18%
Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.