Lincoln City FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Lincoln City FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Northampton Town FC

Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 8,661 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Jon Guthrie

0–2 58' Kieron Bowie

TJ Eyoma 61' 1–2

Y 25' William Hondermarck

Ted Bishop 41' Y

Y 45' Kieron Bowie

Paudie O'Connor 76' R

Y 90' Akin Odimayo

Y 90' Tyreece Simpson

Y 90' Danny Hylton

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One at Sincil Bank Stadium.

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Corlett (England)
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

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

Lincoln City FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC 2023-08-15 Northampton Town FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-01-23 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC 2020-12-19 Northampton Town FC 0–4 Lincoln City FC 2018-11-10 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Northampton Town FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
21 Dec	Derby County FC	A	1–3	L
16 Dec	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
09 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
28 Nov	Cambridge United FC	A	3–0	W

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Lincoln City FC	A	2–1	W
26 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	0–3	L
23 Dec	Oxford United FC	H	2–1	W
16 Dec	Carlisle United FC	A	2–2	D
09 Dec	Fleetwood Town FC	H	3–0	W
02 Dec	Portsmouth FC	H	0–3	L

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC		Northampton Town FC
#1	Position	#24
103	Points	35
46	Played	46
31 / 10 / 5	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 29
89	Scored	39
41	Conceded	74
+48	GD	-35
2.24	PPG	0.76
67%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Sincil Bank Stadium that hosts another battle between Lincoln City FC and Northampton Town FC.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Hakeeb Adelakun has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 191 games and scored 158 goals.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Lincoln City FC and Northampton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' That is a card for Northampton Town FC. William Hondermarck will be fuming at that decision.
30' Jon Guthrie does the damage! The net is bulging and Northampton Town FC surge ahead!
35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Lincoln City 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.
41' That looks like a foul for a card for Ted Bishop.
45' It’s gonna be a card for Kieron Bowie.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' 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.
58' What a strike from Kieron Bowie! The score is 0-2.
59' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Jack Burroughs by Jovon Makama on 59 minute.
61' Brilliant from the ! TJ Eyoma makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 61.
61' Northampton Town FC make a change. Kieron Bowie trudges off to be replaced by Akin Odimayo on 61 minutes.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tom Shaw will be considering his options from the bench.
71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Ethan Erhahon by Olamide Shodipo on 72 minute.
76' Paudie O'Connor is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
79' Northampton Town FC ring the changes. Jon Guthrie has done his job and it is now time for Emmanuel Monthe to step up.
82' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. William Hondermarck departs to be replaced by Danny Hylton.
85' It is a substitution in Lincoln City FC team. Lasse Sorensen is replaced by Dylan Duffy on 85 minute.
90' Akin Odimayo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Full Time. Northampton Town FC beats Lincoln City FC

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Jon Guthrie ↓ Emmanuel Monthe 79'
4
Jack Sowerby
15
Jordan Willis
3
Aaron McGowan
33
Patrick Brough
16
Tyreece Simpson
23
William Hondermarck ↓ Danny Hylton 82'
21
Marc Leonard
19
Kieron Bowie ↓ Akin Odimayo 61'
26
Max Thompson
11
Mitch Pinnock

Bench

Coach Jon Brady

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brennan Johnson	2
Tony Scully	2
Tom Hamer	1
Erik Ring	1
Conor McGrandles	1
Tariqe Fosu-Henry	1
Danny Rose	1
Tendayi Darikwa	1

Head to Head

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-12-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC L 2023-12-26 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-21 Derby County FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC L 2023-12-16 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2023-12-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D 2023-11-28 Cambridge United FC 0–3 Lincoln City FC W

Northampton Town FC Form

2023-12-29 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC W 2023-12-26 Stevenage FC 3–0 Northampton Town FC L 2023-12-23 Northampton Town FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W 2023-12-16 Carlisle United FC 2–2 Northampton Town FC D 2023-12-09 Northampton Town FC 3–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2023-12-02 Northampton Town FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.26 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Lincoln City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC57% Draw23% Northampton Town FC20%

Actual: Northampton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

43%

Lincoln City FC or Northampton Town FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC47% Draw40% Northampton Town FC13%

Actual: Northampton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.9%

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.3%

3 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

4.1%

4 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	19%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	22%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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