Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Cheltenham Town FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Completely-Suzuki Stadium 5,323 HT 45' · FT 45'
Liam Sercombe pen 15' 1–0
1–1 40' Joe Taylor
1–2 52' Freddie Draper
Elliot Bonds 53' Y
Curtis Davies 75' Y
Josh Harrop 86' Y
Sean Long 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
  • Assistant 1 Justin Amey
  • Assistant 2 Grant Taylor

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
4
Cheltenham Town FC 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-20 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2023-09-30 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-04-07 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-03-07 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-18 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Recent Form

Cheltenham Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Lincoln City FC H 1–2 L
16 Apr Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
13 Apr Bristol Rovers FC H 1–3 L
09 Apr Carlisle United FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Leyton Orient FC A 1–3 L
01 Apr Exeter City FC H 1–2 L
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Cheltenham Town FC A 2–1 W
16 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–0 W
13 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–2 L
06 Apr Reading FC A 1–1 D
01 Apr Carlisle United FC A 3–1 W
29 Mar Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Completely-Suzuki Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Goal! Liam Sercombe scores his 21 goal in 291 matches.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jovon Makama made 318 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben House, as he is very good at scoring at Completely-Suzuki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' It’s high time Tom Shaw made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' What a strike from Joe Taylor! The score is 1-1.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cheltenham Town FC that had 145 games and scored 175 goals.
  • 50' Cheltenham Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 52' Lincoln City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Freddie Draper on 52.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elliot Bonds on 53.
  • 57' The whistle greets Elliot Bonds as he departs to be replaced by Joe Nuttall.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cheltenham Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' Cheltenham Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Olayinka is hanging Jordan Thomas on the field on 67 minute.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Cheltenham Town FC team. Tom Bradbury is replaced by Josh Harrop on 71 minute.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Cheltenham Town FC player. Curtis Davies gets a card.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 81' The whistle greets Joe Taylor as he departs to be replaced by Jovon Makama.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Cheltenham Town FC player. Josh Harrop gets a card.
  • 86' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Freddie Draper departs to be replaced by Jack Moylan.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Cheltenham Town FC player. Sean Long gets a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darrell Clarke

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben House 2
Lasse Sorensen 2
Morgan Whittaker 2
Joe Taylor 1
Freddie Draper 1
Liam Sercombe 1
Tony Scully 1

Head to Head

2024-04-20 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2023-09-30 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-04-07 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-03-07 Cheltenham Town FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-18 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Cheltenham Town FC

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2024-04-20 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2024-04-16 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Cheltenham Town FC W 2024-04-13 Cheltenham Town FC 1–3 Bristol Rovers FC L 2024-04-09 Cheltenham Town FC 0–1 Carlisle United FC L 2024-04-06 Leyton Orient FC 3–1 Cheltenham Town FC L 2024-04-01 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Exeter City FC L

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-04-20 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC W 2024-04-16 Oxford United FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2024-04-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-04-06 Reading FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2024-04-01 Carlisle United FC 1–3 Lincoln City FC W 2024-03-29 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.93 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC23% Draw28% Lincoln City FC49%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cheltenham Town FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
77%
Cheltenham Town FC or Lincoln City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC17% Draw49% Lincoln City FC34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.7%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC

Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 24% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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