Lincoln City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Lincoln City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — League One at LNER Stadium.
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
- Huddersfield Town AFC 7 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ruebyn Ricardo (England)
- Assistant 1 Simon Clayton
- Assistant 2 Ceri Williams (Wales)
3 games this season
🟨 3.7/game
⚽ 13.0 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Mar | Wycombe Wanderers FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Mar | Exeter City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr | Lincoln City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Mar | Charlton Athletic FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 15 Mar | Crawley Town FC | H | 5–1 | W |
| 08 Mar | Bristol Rovers FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Mar | Wrexham AFC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Mar | Stevenage FC | A | 2–1 | W |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season
Huddersfield Town AFC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Huddersfield Town AFC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Huddersfield Town AFC
| Joe Taylor | 5 G | 1 A |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | 2 G | 3 A |
| Bojan Radulovic | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Lincoln City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC has kicked off!
- 5' Tom Bayliss is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Lincoln City FC so far.
- 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' 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.
- 25' 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.
- 30' It looks surprising Huddersfield Town AFC does not make any changes. Callum Marshall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Assisted by Adam Jackson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Recco Hackett-Fairchild makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 40' Lincoln City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 45' Joe Gardner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 374 appearances.
- 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 55' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Ollie Turton is replaced by Lasse Sorensen.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' A quiet spell here at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 68' Freddie Draper is replacing James Collins for the Lincoln City FC side.
- 69' Dom Jefferies is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Gardner at the 69 minute mark.
- 73' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Antony Evans comes on to replace Radinio Balker.
- 78' Huddersfield Town AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 79' Tom Bayliss makes way for Conor McGrandles at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Lincoln City FC.
- 80' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Joe Hodge on, David Kasumu off on 80 minutes.
- 81' Tawanda Chirewa is replacing Josh Koroma for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
- 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, George Wickens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Huddersfield Town AFC.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Lincoln City FC 1-0 Huddersfield Town AFC.
Lineups
Lincoln City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 22
-
8
Tom Bayliss ↓ Conor McGrandles 79'
-
25
James Collins ↓ Freddie Draper 68'
- 11
- 23
- 1
- 27
-
32
Joe Gardner ↓ Dom Jefferies 69'
Bench
-
14
Conor McGrandles ↑ 79'
-
18
Ben House ↑ 68'
- 4
- 31
- 12
-
16
Dom Jefferies ↑ 69'
-
34
Freddie Draper ↑ 68'
Coach
Michael Skubala
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Josh Koroma ↓ Tawanda Chirewa 81'
- 1
-
18
David Kasumu ↓ Joe Hodge 80'
- 22
- 6
- 8
- 3
-
24
Radinio Balker ↓ Antony Evans 73'
-
20
Ollie Turton ↓ Lasse Sorensen 55'
- 4
-
7
Callum Marshall ↓ Ruben Roosken 73'
Bench
-
2
Lasse Sorensen ↑ 55'
- 19
-
21
Antony Evans ↑ 73'
-
26
Ruben Roosken ↑ 73'
- 13
-
27
Tawanda Chirewa ↑ 81'
-
41
Joe Hodge ↑ 80'
Coach
Jonathan Worthington
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Brodie Spencer | 1 |
| Callum Marshall | 1 |
| Ben House | 1 |
| Bailey Cadamarteri | 1 |
| Recco Hackett-Fairchild | 1 |
Head to Head
Lincoln City FC Form
2025-04-01
Lincoln City FC
1–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
2025-03-29
Wycombe Wanderers FC
1–0
Lincoln City FC
L
2025-03-22
Lincoln City FC
0–0
Exeter City FC
D
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
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2025-04-01
Lincoln City FC
1–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
2025-03-29
Charlton Athletic FC
4–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
2025-03-15
Huddersfield Town AFC
5–1
Crawley Town FC
W
2025-03-08
Bristol Rovers FC
1–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
L
2025-03-04
Huddersfield Town AFC
0–1
Wrexham AFC
L
2025-03-01
Stevenage FC
1–2
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59
Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
Huddersfield Town AFC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 58% + Lincoln City FC to win 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Lincoln City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Lincoln City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC
45%
Lincoln City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Lincoln City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC
| Handicap | Lincoln City FC covers | Push | Huddersfield Town AFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 17% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 25% | 46% |
| -0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

