Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Lincoln City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Tue 31 Oct 2023 · 19:45 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 7,114 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Ciaron Brown
0–2 64' Lukas Jensen og
Y 40' Ruben Rodrigues
Y 89' Gatlin O'Donkor

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at Sincil Bank Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Tallis (England)
  • Assistant 1 Karl Buckley (England)
  • Assistant 2 Grant Taylor

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

4
5
Lincoln City FC 9 games · Avg 2.6 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-31 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Oxford United FC 2023-03-04 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Oxford United FC 2022-08-16 Oxford United FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-08-28 Oxford United FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC 2021-03-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Oxford United FC H 0–2 L
28 Oct Exeter City FC A 1–1 D
24 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 3–1 W
21 Oct Fleetwood Town FC A 1–0 W
14 Oct Burton Albion FC H 0–1 L
07 Oct Peterborough United FC A 0–2 L
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Lincoln City FC A 2–0 W
28 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–2 D
24 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–2 L
21 Oct Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
07 Oct Bristol Rovers FC H 2–1 W
03 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Oxford United FC
#1 Position #16
103 Points 1
46 Played 1
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
89 Scored 2
41 Conceded 2
+48 GD +0
2.24 PPG 1.00
67% Win % 0%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Oxford United FC are 16th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Lincoln City FC welcome Oxford United FC for this crunch clash at Sincil Bank Stadium.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 8' Oxford United FC make a change. Sam Long trudges off to be replaced by Stanley Mills on 8 minutes.
  • 13' GOAL! Ciaron Brown fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' Oxford United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Lincoln City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' A moment of madness from Ruben Rodrigues on 40 minutes earns him a card. Oxford United FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Billy Bodin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Oxford United FC.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Oxford United 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.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Sean Roughan is replaced by Alistair Smith.
  • 64' Against the run of play, Lukas Jensen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' Oxford United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 73' Ruben Rodrigues makes way for Billy Bodin at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Oxford United FC.
  • 78' Lincoln City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Dylan Duffy. He replaces Jack Burroughs on 79 minute.
  • 84' Jack Vale has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Tyler Goodrham as he leaves the pitch. Josh McEachran steps in for Oxford United FC.
  • 89' That is a card for Oxford United FC. Gatlin O'Donkor will be fuming at that decision.
  • Oxford United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Henry 4
Tony Scully 4
Tariqe Fosu 3
Daniel Mandroiu 2
Matt Taylor 2
Ciaron Brown 1
Jamie Mackie 1
Shandon Baptiste 1

Head to Head

2023-10-31 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Oxford United FC 2023-03-04 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Oxford United FC 2022-08-16 Oxford United FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-08-28 Oxford United FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC 2021-03-26 Oxford United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-10-31 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Oxford United FC L 2023-10-28 Exeter City FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2023-10-24 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2023-10-21 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-10-14 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L 2023-10-07 Peterborough United FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC L

Oxford United FC Form

2023-10-31 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Oxford United FC W 2023-10-28 Oxford United FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2023-10-24 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Oxford United FC L 2023-10-21 Oxford United FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2023-10-07 Oxford United FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC W 2023-10-03 Oxford United FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.19 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC49% Draw25% Oxford United FC26%
Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Oxford United FC
51%
Lincoln City FC or Oxford United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC41% Draw39% Oxford United FC20%
Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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