Lincoln City FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Lincoln City FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at LNER Stadium.
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2025/26)
- Cambridge United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Steven Copeland
- Assistant 1 Matthew Sowerby (England)
- Assistant 2
3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Feb Cambridge United FC H 1–1 D 01 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 1–1 D 28 Jan Blackpool FC H 0–2 L 25 Jan Peterborough United FC H 5–1 W 18 Jan Northampton Town FC A 1–0 W 11 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Feb Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D 01 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D 28 Jan Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L 25 Jan Mansfield Town FC H 3–2 W 18 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D 04 Jan Bristol Rovers FC H 0–1 L Key Stats
29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Lincoln City FC0-152/116-302/131-453/–46-602/161-751/276+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds LNER Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Lincoln City FC and Cambridge United FC.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' The travelling Cambridge United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 17' Freddie Draper puts Lincoln City FC on the lead.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cambridge United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zach Jeacock, as he is very good at scoring at LNER Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a card on 35.
- 40' 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 Michael Morrison suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' What an equalizer from James Gibbons!
- 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 52' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Josh Stokes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' Cambridge United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' 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.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Jovon Makama. He replaces Freddie Draper on 67 minute.
- 69' Dominic Ballard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elias Kachunga on 69 minute.
- 74' 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.
- 79' Ben Stevenson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Loft on 79 minute.
- 82' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. James Collins departs to be replaced by Joe Gardner.
- 82' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Conor McGrandles gets a card.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Adam Jackson. He receives a card.
- 85' The whistle greets James Gibbons as he departs to be replaced by Paul Digby.
- 86' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a card on 86.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Ben House. He receives a card.
- 90' Jubril Okedina is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Lincoln City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 15
- 8
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James Collins ↓ Joe Gardner 82'
- 11
- 23
- 31
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34
Freddie Draper ↓ Jovon Makama 67'
Bench
- 17
- 18
- 4
- 1
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27
Jovon Makama ↑ 67'
- 16
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32
Joe Gardner ↑ 82'
Coach Michael SkubalaCambridge United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 10
- 5
- 24
- 3
- 13
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26
James Gibbons ↓ Paul Digby 85'
- 6
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18
Ryan Loft ↓ Ben Stevenson 79'
- 15
- 22
Bench
- 1
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4
Paul Digby ↑ 85'
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28
Ben Stevenson ↑ 79'
- 45
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29
Dominic Ballard ↑ 69'
- 2
- 36
Coach Garry Monk -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joe Ironside 3 Freddie Draper 2 Tony Scully 2 Dylan Duffy 2 Joe Taylor 2 Jack Moylan 2 Hakeeb Adelakun 2 Bailey Cadamarteri 1 Head to Head
Lincoln City FC Form
2025-02-08 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2025-02-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2025-01-28 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2025-01-25 Lincoln City FC 5–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-01-18 Northampton Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC LCambridge United FC Form
2025-02-08 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC D 2025-02-01 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2025-01-28 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2025-01-25 Cambridge United FC 3–2 Mansfield Town FC W 2025-01-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC D 2025-01-04 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.66 Lincoln City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.98 Cambridge United FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.64Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Lincoln City FC or Draw 78%Draw or Cambridge United FC 47%Lincoln City FC or Cambridge United FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11%2 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 9.3%0 – 0 9.1%0 – 1 6%1 – 2 5.4%3 – 0 5.2%3 – 1 5.2%2 – 2 4.6%0 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC
Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Cambridge United FC covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 16% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 23% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 13% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.