Lincoln City FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Lincoln City FC

5 – 0

Full Time

Bristol Rovers FC

Sat 15 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC LNER Stadium 8,506 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jovon Makama 31' 1–0

Tom Bayliss 49' 2–0

James Collins 52' 3–0

Jovon Makama 65' 4–0

Jovon Makama 81' 5–0

Y 83' James Wilson

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at LNER Stadium.

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul Howard
Assistant 1 Marvyn Amphlett
Assistant 2 Oliver Bickle

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 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals Bristol Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-15 Lincoln City FC 5–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2024-11-09 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2024-03-16 Lincoln City FC 5–0 Bristol Rovers FC 2023-09-02 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-02-11 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Bristol Rovers FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Bristol Rovers FC	H	5–0	W
08 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Crawley Town FC	H	4–1	W
01 Mar	Barnsley FC	A	3–4	L
22 Feb	Burton Albion FC	H	0–1	L
18 Feb	Mansfield Town FC	A	3–0	W

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Mar	Lincoln City FC	A	0–5	L
11 Mar	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
08 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
04 Mar	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	0–0	D
01 Mar	Rotherham United FC	H	2–3	L
22 Feb	Northampton Town FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to LNER Stadium that hosts another battle between Lincoln City FC and Bristol Rovers FC.
5' James Wilson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' It’s high time Calderon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Lincoln City FC is showing some good football. However, Lincoln City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' GOAL! Jovon Makama scores on 31. Assisted by Paudie O'Connor
36' Isaac Hutchinson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' 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 Conor McGrandles suffering a number of foals already.
46' Luke Thomas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Clinton Mola on 46 minute.
49' GOAL! Tom Bayliss scores on 49.
52' Goal! James Collins scores his 91 goal in 382 matches.
57' It is a substitution in Bristol Rovers FC team. Ruel Sotiriou is replaced by Ollie Dewsbury on 57 minute.
58' The whistle greets Taylor Moore as he departs to be replaced by Isaac Hutchinson.
63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
65' GOAL! Jovon Makama scores on 65. Assisted by Paudie O'Connor
66' Bristol Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lino Sousa is hanging Sil Swinkels on the field on 66 minute.
68' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. James Collins is replaced by Ben House.
69' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Dom Jefferies departs to be replaced by Erik Ring.
71' Another change for Lincoln City FC made on 71 minute. Tom Bayliss leaves to be changed by Joe Gardner.
76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
81' GOAL! Jovon Makama scores on 81.
82' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Jovon Makama is replaced by Sam Clucas.
83' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Wilson on 83.
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol Rovers FC that had 291 games and scored 317 goals.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-0.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Conor McGrandles
7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↓ Ethan Hamilton 71'
2
Tendayi Darikwa
15
Paudie O'Connor
22
Tom Hamer
8
Tom Bayliss ↓ Joe Gardner 71'
25
James Collins ↓ Ben House 68'
23
Sean Roughan
1
George Wickens
27
Jovon Makama ↓ Sam Clucas 82'
16
Dom Jefferies ↓ Erik Ring 69'

Bench

17
Sam Clucas ↑ 82'
5
Adam Jackson
11
Ethan Hamilton ↑ 71'
18
Ben House ↑ 68'
31
Zach Jeacock
12
Erik Ring ↑ 69'
32
Joe Gardner ↑ 71'

Coach Michael Skubala

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Isaac Hutchinson ↑ 58'
11
Luke Thomas ↑ 46'
2
Joel Senior ↑ 82'
28
Shaqai Forde
3
Lino Sousa ↑ 66'
35
Matthew Hall
43
Ollie Dewsbury ↑ 57'

Coach Calderon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jovon Makama	3
Joe Taylor	3
Jack Diamond	3
Aaron Collins	2
Ben House	2
James Collins	1
Matthew Virtue-Thick	1
Regan Poole	1

Head to Head

Lincoln City FC Form

2025-03-15 Lincoln City FC 5–0 Bristol Rovers FC W 2025-03-08 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L 2025-03-04 Lincoln City FC 4–1 Crawley Town FC W 2025-03-01 Barnsley FC 4–3 Lincoln City FC L 2025-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L 2025-02-18 Mansfield Town FC 0–3 Lincoln City FC W

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2025-03-15 Lincoln City FC 5–0 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-03-11 Bristol Rovers FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-03-08 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-03-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–0 Bristol Rovers FC D 2025-03-01 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Rotherham United FC L 2025-02-22 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.18 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Bristol Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Lincoln City FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC66% Draw21% Bristol Rovers FC13%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Bristol Rovers FC

34%

Lincoln City FC or Bristol Rovers FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC49% Draw41% Bristol Rovers FC10%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12.7%

1 – 0

11.4%

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

3.7%

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 1

3.3%

1 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	21%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	23%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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