Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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.

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 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

7
1
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #7
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 7th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Lincoln City FC host Northampton Town FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Tyreece Simpson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Northampton Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' 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 Adam Jackson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' That looks like a foul for a card for William Hondermarck.
  • 30' Assisted by Marc Leonard with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jon Guthrie makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 35' It’s high time Tom Shaw made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Ted Bishop. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 45' Kieron Bowie has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' Emmanuel Monthe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Aaron McGowan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Lincoln City FC tonight.
  • 58' GOAL! Kieron Bowie fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 59' Jovon Makama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Burroughs at the 59 minute mark.
  • 61' GOAL! TJ Eyoma scores on 61. Assisted by Ethan Hamilton
  • 61' Akin Odimayo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kieron Bowie at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 72' Olamide Shodipo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ethan Erhahon on 72 minute.
  • 76' Lincoln City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 79' Emmanuel Monthe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jon Guthrie at the 79 minute mark.
  • 82' The Northampton Town FC manager makes a substitution. William Hondermarck departs to be replaced by Danny Hylton.
  • 85' Dylan Duffy gets the nod from Lincoln City FC. He replaces Lasse Sorensen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Akin Odimayo was booked on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Lincoln City FC 1-2 Northampton Town FC.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Brady

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brennan Johnson 2
Tony Scully 2
Tom Pett 1
Sam Hoskins 1
Bruno Andrade 1
Louis Appere 1
Jack Bridge 1
TJ Eyoma 1

Head to Head

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

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 86% — 14%
+1 86% 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.