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 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

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

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' KICK OFF: Bristol Rovers FC gets underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Taylor Moore, as he is very good at scoring at LNER Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Bristol Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Bristol Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' Tom Hamer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
31' Brilliant from the ! Jovon Makama makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 31.
36' It’s high time Calderon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' A tactical swap from Bristol Rovers FC — Luke Thomas on, Clinton Mola off on 46 minutes.
49' GOAL! Tom Bayliss fires home to make it 2-0!
52' A stunning finish from James Collins — that came from absolutely nowhere!
57' Another change for Bristol Rovers FC made on 57 minute. Ruel Sotiriou leaves to be changed by Ollie Dewsbury.
58' Isaac Hutchinson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taylor Moore on 58 minute.
63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Jovon Makama is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
66' The Bristol Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Sil Swinkels is withdrawn and Lino Sousa gets his opportunity.
68' Lincoln City FC make a change. James Collins trudges off to be replaced by Ben House on 68 minutes.
69' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erik Ring is hanging Dom Jefferies on the field on 69 minute.
71' The supporters are chanting for Joe Gardner. He replaces Tom Bayliss on 71 minute.
76' Bristol Rovers FC have won 317 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
81' Jovon Makama makes a hat-trick on 81.
82' The crowd applauds Jovon Makama as he leaves the pitch. Sam Clucas steps in for Lincoln City FC.
83' Controversy at the stadium! James Wilson argues furiously but the card stands.
88' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skubala will be considering his options from the bench.
The final score is 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
Ben House	2
Aaron Collins	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.