Crewe Alexandra FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Crewe Alexandra FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Alexandra Stadium.
- Crewe Alexandra FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alan Clayton
- Referee Joe Simpson
- Referee Richard Bartlett
- Referee Ben Speedie
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Oct Lincoln City FC H 0–1 L 24 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC A 2–1 W 20 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L 17 Oct Blackpool FC H 1–1 D 10 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W 26 Sep Milton Keynes Dons FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Oct Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–0 W 24 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W 20 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W 17 Oct Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D 10 Oct Bristol Rovers FC H 1–2 L 03 Oct Blackpool FC A 3–2 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Alexandra Stadium that hosts another battle between Crewe Alexandra FC and Lincoln City FC.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crewe Alexandra FC that had 96 games and scored 102 goals.
- 15' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Crewe Alexandra FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' It looks surprising Crewe Alexandra FC does not make any changes. Mikael Mandron has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' 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.
- 39' What a strike from Harry Anderson! The score is 0-1.
- 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke Murphy on 39.
- 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Powell suffering a number of foals already.
- 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Lowery, as he is very good at scoring at Alexandra Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 54' The travelling Lincoln City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' Tom Lowery has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luke Murphy on 55 minute.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' Luke Offord has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 69' Time for substitution for Crewe Alexandra FC. Callum Ainley is replaced by Chris Porter.
- 74' Charlie Kirk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. William Jaaskelainen made 11 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 84' 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.
- 89' Crewe Alexandra FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Lincoln City FC players.
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Lineups
Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups
Starting XI
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28
Luke Murphy ↓ Tom Lowery 55'
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- 12
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- 4
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11
Callum Ainley ↓ Chris Porter 69'
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19
Owen Dale ↓ Daniel Powell 69'
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Bench
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7
Daniel Powell ↑ 69'
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- 14
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Tom Lowery ↑ 55'
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Chris Porter ↑ 69'
Coach David ArtellLincoln City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 18
- 7
- 9
- 26
- 8
- 10
- 22
- 1
- 20
- 4
Bench
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- 29
- 14
- 24
- 11
- 21
- 30
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Harry Anderson 1 Conor McGrandles 1 Morgan Rogers 1 Brennan Johnson 1 Chris Long 1 Hakeeb Adelakun 1 Tom Hopper 1 Head to Head
Crewe Alexandra FC Form
2020-10-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2020-10-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2020-10-20 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2020-10-17 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2020-10-10 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-09-26 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC WLincoln City FC Form
2020-10-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2020-10-24 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2020-10-20 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2020-10-17 Fleetwood Town FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D 2020-10-10 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2020-10-03 Blackpool FC 2–3 Lincoln City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.91 Crewe Alexandra FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.01 Lincoln City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Lincoln City FC or Draw 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Lincoln City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.92Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 83% 17% ± 1.5 58% 42% ± 2.5 30% 70% ± 3.5 14% 86% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Crewe Alexandra FC or Draw 65%Draw or Lincoln City FC 69%Crewe Alexandra FC or Lincoln City FC 67%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Lincoln City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 17.1%1 – 1 14.4%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11.9%0 – 2 7.1%1 – 2 6.7%2 – 1 6%2 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 3.2%0 – 3 2.3%1 – 3 2.3%3 – 1 1.9%Asian Handicap — Crewe Alexandra FC
Handicap Crewe Alexandra FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 19% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 21% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 10% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.