Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Assistant 1 Steven Rushton (England)
  • Assistant 2 Lewis Raper (England)
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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
3
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #20
103 Points 1
46 Played 1
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
89 Scored 1
41 Conceded 1
+48 GD +0
2.24 PPG 1.00
67% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Lincoln City FC to score. At the same time, Blackpool FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 7' A stunning finish from Daniel Mandroiu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackpool FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' Jordan Rhodes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shayne Lavery on 27 minute.
  • 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' Blackpool FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' GOAL! Ethan Erhahon fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Blackpool FC make a change. Jake Beesley trudges off to be replaced by Sonny Carey on 46 minutes.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lukas Jensen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackpool FC.
  • 53' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a card on 53.
  • 58' Adam Jackson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 385 appearances.
  • 63' Ethan Hamilton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Lincoln City FC — Tyler Walker on, Daniel Mandroiu off on 67 minutes.
  • 70' Oliver Norburn picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Oliver Norburn is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 73' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ted Bishop makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 78' The whistle greets Adam Jackson as he departs to be replaced by Alexander Mitchell.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Ethan Hamilton is replaced by Alistair Smith.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Blackpool FC! Jensen Weir comes on to replace Albie Morgan.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Lincoln City FC! Dylan Duffy comes on to replace Ben House.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Lincoln City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oliver Casey 2
Demetri Mitchell 2
Jorge Grant 2
Tony Scully 1
Jordan Thompson 1
Ethan Erhahon 1
Jack Payne 1
Daniel Mandroiu 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.88 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Blackpool FC xG
I would bet for: Lincoln City FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC64% Draw23% Blackpool FC13%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Blackpool FC
36%
Lincoln City FC or Blackpool FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC46% Draw45% Blackpool FC9%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.1%
2 – 0
14.4%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 1
10.1%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 1
2.7%
1 – 2
2.7%
2 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Blackpool FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 21% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 26% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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