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

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League One · 2023-24

Lincoln City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Blackpool FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 8,012 HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Mandroiu pen 7' 1–0

Ethan Erhahon 40' 2–0

Ted Bishop pen 73' 3–0

Lukas Jensen 53' Y

Y 70' Oliver Norburn

R 72' Oliver Norburn

Overview

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

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Blackpool FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Coy
Assistant 1 Steven Rushton (England)
Assistant 2 Lewis Raper (England)

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

Lincoln City FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Blackpool FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-09-27 Blackpool FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	3–0	W
19 Aug	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W
15 Aug	Northampton Town FC	A	2–2	D
12 Aug	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	3–0	W
05 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L
07 May	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	1–0	W

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Lincoln City FC	A	0–3	L
19 Aug	Leyton Orient FC	H	0–0	D
15 Aug	Port Vale FC	H	0–0	D
12 Aug	Exeter City FC	A	0–0	D
05 Aug	Burton Albion FC	H	2–0	W
08 May	Norwich City FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC		Blackpool FC
#1	Position	#13
103	Points	60
46	Played	46
31 / 10 / 5	W / D / L	17 / 9 / 20
89	Scored	54
41	Conceded	65
+48	GD	-11
2.24	PPG	1.30
67%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Blackpool FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Lincoln City FC and Blackpool FC is underway.
5' Blackpool FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
7' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Mandroiu gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Blackpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ben House is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackpool FC.
27' A tactical swap from Blackpool FC — Jordan Rhodes on, Shayne Lavery off on 27 minutes.
32' Oliver Casey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 358 appearances.
37' The 32-year-old James Husband has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' What a strike from Ethan Erhahon! The score is 2-0.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Another change for Blackpool FC made on 46 minute. Jake Beesley leaves to be changed by Sonny Carey.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackpool FC that had 384 games and scored 466 goals.
53' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Lukas Jensen gets a card.
58' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' Tyler Walker is replacing Daniel Mandroiu for the Lincoln City FC side.
70' Oliver Norburn has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 70.
72' Oliver Norburn picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Ted Bishop adds to his 0 season tally! Lincoln City FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
78' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexander Mitchell is hanging Adam Jackson on the field on 78 minute.
79' The whistle greets Ethan Hamilton as he departs to be replaced by Alistair Smith.
81' Another change for Blackpool FC made on 81 minute. Albie Morgan leaves to be changed by Jensen Weir.
85' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Ben House is replaced by Dylan Duffy.
90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Lincoln City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
Blackpool FC will have plenty to reflect on. Lincoln City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↓ Ted Bishop 67'
2
Lasse Sorensen
5
Adam Jackson ↓ Alexander Mitchell 78'
15
Paudie O'Connor
6
Ethan Erhahon
16
Jack Burroughs
11
Ethan Hamilton ↓ Alistair Smith 79'
18
Ben House ↓ Dylan Duffy 85'
1
Lukas Jensen
14
Daniel Mandroiu ↓ Tyler Walker 67'
23
Sean Roughan

Bench

19
Tyler Walker ↑ 67'
3
Jaden Brown
8
Alistair Smith ↑ 79'
12
Jordan Wright
17
Dylan Duffy ↑ 85'
10
Ted Bishop ↑ 67'
25
Alexander Mitchell ↑ 78'

Coach Mark Kennedy

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Jordan Rhodes ↑ 27'
5
Matthew Pennington
1
Richard O'Donnell
15
Jensen Weir ↑ 81'
7
Owen Dale ↑ 46'
24
Andy Lyons ↑ 46'
10
Sonny Carey ↑ 46'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oliver Casey	2
Demetri Mitchell	2
Jorge Grant	2
Jack Payne	1
Daniel Mandroiu	1
Tyreece John-Jules	1
Ted Bishop	1
CJ Hamilton	1

Head to Head

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-08-26 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-08-19 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-08-15 Northampton Town FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2023-08-12 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2023-08-05 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC L 2023-05-07 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2023-08-26 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Blackpool FC L 2023-08-19 Blackpool FC 0–0 Leyton Orient FC D 2023-08-15 Blackpool FC 0–0 Port Vale FC D 2023-08-12 Exeter City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2023-08-05 Blackpool FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2023-05-08 Norwich City FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.23 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.66 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Lincoln City FC to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC68% Draw20% Blackpool FC12%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Blackpool FC

32%

Lincoln City FC or Blackpool FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC51% Draw40% Blackpool FC9%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.7%

1 – 0

12.1%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

2 – 2

2.9%

1 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	22%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	23%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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