Thursday , 2 July 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Ipswich Town FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Lincoln City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC LNER Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Lee Evans
Adam Jackson 45' R
Max Sanders 58' Y
Carl Rushworth 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Ipswich Town FC — League One at LNER Stadium.

Standings

# 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

3
2
4
Lincoln City FC 9 games · Avg 2.1 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-02 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC 2022-10-15 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2022-03-08 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC 2021-09-18 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC 2021-03-09 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 1–1 D
30 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
26 Dec Burton Albion FC A 0–3 L
10 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
03 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC A 0–2 L
19 Nov Morecambe FC H 2–1 W
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Portsmouth FC A 2–2 D
26 Dec Oxford United FC H 3–0 W
17 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
10 Dec Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W
02 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
11% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Lincoln City FC to score. At the same time, Ipswich Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Morsy made 380 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Ipswich Town 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.
  • 21' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ipswich Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' The travelling Ipswich Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Adam Jackson gets a Red card.
  • 45' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Matthew Virtue-Thick is replaced by Max Sanders.
  • 46' The Ipswich Town FC manager makes a substitution. Janoi Donacien departs to be replaced by Kane Vincent-Young.
  • 51' It’s high time Mark Kennedy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Ipswich Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Max Sanders.
  • 63' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Daniel Mandroiu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' Goal! Jack Diamond scores his 12 goal in 363 matches.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Sone Aluko is replaced by Kyle Edwards on 65 minute.
  • 69' Carl Rushworth was booked on 69.
  • 74' Freddie Ladapo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Wes Burns is replaced by Cameron Humphreys on 75 minute.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Lincoln City FC that had 318 games and scored 382 goals.
  • 81' What a strike from Cameron Humphreys! The score is 1-1.
  • 82' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamie Robson is hanging Jack Diamond on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' 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 Matthew Virtue-Thick suffering a number of foals already.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kieran McKenna

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Macauley Bonne 2
Tyler Walker 2
Kayden Jackson 2
Wes Burns 2
Harry Anderson 1
Cameron Humphreys 1
Michael Bostwick 1
Jack Diamond 1

Head to Head

2023-01-02 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC 2022-10-15 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2022-03-08 Ipswich Town FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC 2021-09-18 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC 2021-03-09 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-01-02 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2022-12-30 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2022-12-26 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC L 2022-12-10 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2022-12-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC L 2022-11-19 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC W

Ipswich Town FC Form

2023-01-02 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Ipswich Town FC D 2022-12-29 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2022-12-26 Ipswich Town FC 3–0 Oxford United FC W 2022-12-17 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC L 2022-12-10 Ipswich Town FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2022-12-02 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC38% Draw31% Ipswich Town FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
62%
Lincoln City FC or Ipswich Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC25% Draw53% Ipswich Town FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
2.8%
3 – 0
2.6%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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