Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Lincoln City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 9,173 HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Mandroiu pen 5' 1–0
1–1 68' Barry Cotter
1–2 72' John McAtee
TJ Eyoma 88' 2–2
Jack Vale 90' Y
Y 90' Jamie McCart

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Barnsley FC — League One at Sincil Bank Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Assistant 1 Abbas Khan
  • Assistant 2 Lee Freeman (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
Lincoln City FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-25 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Barnsley FC 2023-04-18 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Barnsley FC 2022-10-25 Barnsley FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Barnsley FC H 2–2 D
21 Nov Leyton Orient FC A 1–0 W
18 Nov Stevenage FC A 0–1 L
11 Nov Port Vale FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov Morecambe FC H 1–2 L
31 Oct Oxford United FC H 0–2 L
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Lincoln City FC A 2–2 D
14 Nov Horsham FC A 3–0 W
11 Nov Derby County FC A 0–3 L
03 Nov Horsham FC H 3–3 D
28 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 2–2 D
24 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Barnsley FC
#1 Position #28
103 Points 0
46 Played 1
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
89 Scored 0
41 Conceded 1
+48 GD -1
2.24 PPG 0.00
67% Win % 0%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Barnsley FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Barnsley FC are 28th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Sincil Bank Stadium. Lincoln City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Barnsley FC.
  • 5' Daniel Mandroiu does the damage! The net is bulging and Lincoln City FC surge ahead!
  • 10' The travelling Barnsley FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Adam Phillips is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Barnsley FC tonight.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Barnsley FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Ireland international Barry Cotter has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' It’s high time Tom Shaw made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Lincoln City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Barnsley FC's shape.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Williams made 385 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Jovon Makama by Ted Bishop on 64 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Sam Cosgrove. He replaces Callum Styles on 66 minute.
  • 68' Barry Cotter has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 72' John McAtee doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 74' Dylan Duffy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lasse Sorensen at the 74 minute mark.
  • 77' A change in the Lincoln City FC ranks — Hakeeb Adelakun exits the field as Olamide Shodipo enters on 77.
  • 79' The Barnsley FC manager makes a substitution. John McAtee departs to be replaced by Adam Phillips.
  • 84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Herbie Kane is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Lincoln City FC.
  • 86' Another change for Barnsley FC made on 86 minute. Barry Cotter leaves to be changed by Kacper Lopata.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Barnsley FC! Jonathan Russell comes on to replace Luca Connell.
  • 88' Goal! TJ Eyoma scores his 3 goal in 318 matches.
  • 90' Jack Vale picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neill Collins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Mandroiu 3
Adam Phillips 2
Jovon Makama 2
Jack Moylan 2
Barry Cotter 1
Davis Keillor-Dunn 1
John McAtee 1
Georgie Gent 1

Head to Head

2023-11-25 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Barnsley FC 2023-04-18 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Barnsley FC 2022-10-25 Barnsley FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-11-25 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2023-11-21 Leyton Orient FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-11-18 Stevenage FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L 2023-11-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D 2023-11-04 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Morecambe FC L 2023-10-31 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Oxford United FC L

Barnsley FC Form

2023-11-25 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2023-11-14 Horsham FC 0–3 Barnsley FC W 2023-11-11 Derby County FC 3–0 Barnsley FC L 2023-11-03 Barnsley FC 3–3 Horsham FC D 2023-10-28 Barnsley FC 2–2 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-10-24 Barnsley FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.5 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC51% Draw29% Barnsley FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Barnsley FC
49%
Lincoln City FC or Barnsley FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC37% Draw51% Barnsley FC12%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.7%
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
12.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
2.5%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 26% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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