Saturday , 14 November 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Lincoln City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Crewe Alexandra FC
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · 11:30 UTC LNER Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Crewe Alexandra FC — League One at LNER Stadium.

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

3
Lincoln City FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Crewe Alexandra FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-30 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC 2021-03-06 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Crewe Alexandra FC H 2–1 W
23 Apr Accrington Stanley FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Cheltenham Town FC H 3–0 W
15 Apr Portsmouth FC A 2–3 L
09 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–3 L
05 Apr Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D
Crewe Alexandra FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L
23 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
15 Apr AFC Wimbledon H 3–1 W
09 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Milton Keynes Dons FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Crewe Alexandra FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Morris will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Jordan Wright is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crewe Alexandra FC tonight.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Chris Long gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Crewe Alexandra FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Lincoln City FC and Crewe Alexandra FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' 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.
  • 37' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Tony Scully is replaced by Max Sanders.
  • 42' Oliver Finney has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 49' It is a substitution in Crewe Alexandra FC team. Ryan Alebiosu is replaced by Josh Lundstram on 49 minute.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' Lasse Sorensen makes way for Tom Hopper at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Lincoln City FC.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 66' Crewe Alexandra FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Agyei is hanging Oliver Finney on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' It looks surprising Crewe Alexandra FC does not make any changes. Rekeem Harper has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' 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' GOAL! Tom Hopper scores on 79.
  • 82' Rekeem Harper makes way for Luke Murphy at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Crewe Alexandra FC.
  • 87' It’s high time Michael Appleton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Hakeeb Adelakun is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Crewe Alexandra FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Morris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Harry Anderson 1
Conor McGrandles 1
Morgan Rogers 1
Brennan Johnson 1
Chris Long 1
Hakeeb Adelakun 1
Tom Hopper 1

Head to Head

2022-04-30 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC 2021-03-06 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Crewe Alexandra FC 2020-10-27 Crewe Alexandra FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2022-04-30 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2022-04-23 Accrington Stanley FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2022-04-18 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2022-04-15 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC L 2022-04-09 Lincoln City FC 1–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-04-05 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D

Crewe Alexandra FC Form

2022-04-30 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2022-04-23 Crewe Alexandra FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2022-04-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2022-04-15 Crewe Alexandra FC 3–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2022-04-09 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2022-04-05 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–1 Crewe Alexandra FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.66 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Crewe Alexandra FC xG
I would bet for: Lincoln City FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC56% Draw25% Crewe Alexandra FC19%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Crewe Alexandra FC
44%
Lincoln City FC or Crewe Alexandra FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC38% Draw47% Crewe Alexandra FC15%
Actual: Crewe Alexandra FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Crewe Alexandra FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Crewe Alexandra FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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