Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Doncaster Rovers FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Lincoln City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Doncaster Rovers FC
Tue 15 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC LNER Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joe Walsh 73' Y
Joe Walsh 82' R
Y 90' Jonathan Mitchell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
4
Lincoln City FC 7 games · Avg 1.6 goals Doncaster Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-15 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-11-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2021-01-30 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-10-31 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC 2019-08-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
08 Feb Morecambe FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC A 1–2 L
29 Jan Burton Albion FC H 1–2 L
11 Jan Sunderland AFC A 3–1 W
Doncaster Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Lincoln City FC A 1–0 W
12 Feb Portsmouth FC A 0–4 L
08 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
05 Feb Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Rotherham United FC H 0–5 L
29 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Doncaster Rovers FC
#1 Position #26
103 Points 0
46 Played 1
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
89 Scored 1
41 Conceded 2
+48 GD -1
2.24 PPG 0.00
67% Win % 0%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Doncaster Rovers FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Doncaster Rovers FC are 26th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Doncaster Rovers FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds LNER Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Lincoln City FC and Doncaster Rovers FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Gary McSheffrey made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Ben Jackson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Lincoln City FC have won 382 goals from 318 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Lincoln City FC in their trying to find a way past Doncaster Rovers FC's compact .
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' 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 Liam Cullen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' 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.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Max Sanders as he leaves the pitch. Teddy Bishop steps in for Lincoln City FC.
  • 69' Max Sanders has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 336 appearances.
  • 73' Joe Walsh catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' Danny Gardner adds to his 0 season tally! Doncaster Rovers FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Joe Dodoo. He replaces Reo Griffiths on 75 minute.
  • 76' Lincoln City FC ring the changes. Liam Cullen has done his job and it is now time for Tony Scully to step up.
  • 81' Kyle Knoyle has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Walsh argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 84' The whistle greets Chris Maguire as he departs to be replaced by Tom Hopper.
  • 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Mitchell on 90.
  • Another three points for Doncaster Rovers FC.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Doncaster Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary McSheffrey

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben House 2
Danny Gardner 1
Jon Taylor 1
Niall Ennis 1
Jorge Grant 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Taylor Richards 1

Head to Head

2022-02-15 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2021-11-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2021-01-30 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC 2020-10-31 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC 2019-08-24 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2022-02-15 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2022-02-12 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2022-02-08 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC W 2022-02-05 Milton Keynes Dons FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2022-01-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Burton Albion FC L 2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC W

Doncaster Rovers FC Form

2022-02-15 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2022-02-12 Portsmouth FC 4–0 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2022-02-08 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2022-02-05 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2022-02-01 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–5 Rotherham United FC L 2022-01-29 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.14 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Doncaster Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Lincoln City FC to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC56% Draw24% Doncaster Rovers FC20%
Actual: Doncaster Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Doncaster Rovers FC
44%
Lincoln City FC or Doncaster Rovers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC47% Draw41% Doncaster Rovers FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Doncaster Rovers FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Doncaster Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

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