Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 1

FA Cup · 2020-21
Lincoln City FC
6 – 2
Full Time
Forest Green Rovers FC
Sat 7 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Tayo Edun 10' Y
Y 23' Liam Kitching
Jorge Grant 68' Y
Theodore Archibald 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Forest Green Rovers FC — FA Cup .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Middleton
  • Referee
  • Referee Wayne Grunnill
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

1
2
Lincoln City FC 3 games · Avg 4.0 goals Forest Green Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-07 Lincoln City FC 6–2 Forest Green Rovers FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Forest Green Rovers FC H 6–2 W
03 Nov Portsmouth FC H 1–3 L
31 Oct Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–1 L
27 Oct Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–0 W
24 Oct Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W
20 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W
Forest Green Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Lincoln City FC A 2–6 L
20 Nov Oxford United FC H 0–3 L
10 Nov Oxford United FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Forest Green Rovers FC gets underway.
  • 5' Ireland international Sean Roughan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' Forest Green Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 17' What a strike from Jorge Grant! The score is 1-0.
  • 22' Forest Green Rovers FC have won 46 goals from 58 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Liam Kitching.
  • 24' GOAL! Jorge Grant fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 29' Forest Green Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' Josh March needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 54' 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 Eliott Whitehouse suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' Another substitution for Forest Green Rovers FC to replace Dan Sweeney by Jordan Moore-Taylor on 62 minute.
  • 64' Goal! Brennan Johnson scores his 65 goal in 374 matches.
  • 65' The Forest Green Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Nicky Cadden is withdrawn and Aaron Collins gets his opportunity.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jorge Grant.
  • 72' The Lincoln City FC bench stirs into life. Jorge Grant is withdrawn and Conor McGrandles gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 77' Zachary Elbouzedi gets the nod from Lincoln City FC. He replaces Theodore Archibald and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' GOAL! Tony Scully fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 82' What a strike from Eliott Whitehouse! The score is 4-1.
  • 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Forest Green Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' Goal! Tony Scully scores his 26 goal in 322 matches.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 6-2.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Forest Green Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Cooper

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.86 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Forest Green Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC64% Draw19% Forest Green Rovers FC17%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Forest Green Rovers FC
36%
Lincoln City FC or Forest Green Rovers FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC51% Draw34% Forest Green Rovers FC15%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
6.2%
3 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
4 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Forest Green Rovers FC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 19% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 19% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 9% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Forest Green Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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