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

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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

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

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' Temperatures are rising at LNER Stadium as Lincoln City FC face off against Bristol Rovers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Lincoln City FC that had 330 games and scored 395 goals.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skubala will be considering his options from the bench.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Bristol Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Tendayi Darikwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Lincoln City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol Rovers FC backline.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
31' Jovon Makama adds to his 1 season tally! Lincoln City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
36' Lino Sousa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 425 appearances.
41' Lincoln City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol Rovers FC's shape.
46' The whistle greets Clinton Mola as he departs to be replaced by Luke Thomas.
49' Tom Bayliss is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' What composure from James Collins! The Ireland international strokes it home. 3-0.
57' The Bristol Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Ruel Sotiriou is withdrawn and Ollie Dewsbury gets his opportunity.
58' Bristol Rovers FC make a change. Taylor Moore trudges off to be replaced by Isaac Hutchinson on 58 minutes.
63' It’s high time Michael Skubala made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' The England Jovon Makama breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 4-0!
66' The crowd applauds Sil Swinkels as he leaves the pitch. Lino Sousa steps in for Bristol Rovers FC.
68' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. James Collins departs to be replaced by Ben House.
69' The supporters are chanting for Erik Ring. He replaces Dom Jefferies on 69 minute.
71' Fresh legs for Lincoln City FC! Joe Gardner comes on to replace Tom Bayliss.
76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
81' Jovon Makama doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
82' It is a substitution in Lincoln City FC team. Jovon Makama is replaced by Sam Clucas on 82 minute.
83' The referee has no hesitation. James Wilson is booked for Bristol Rovers FC — card on 83.
88' Paudie O'Connor, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
Another three points for Lincoln City FC.

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.