Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Lincoln City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 71' Sean Clare
Y 77' Robert Atkinson
R 90' Robert Atkinson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee Steve Meredith

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
2020-09-12 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2019-12-26 Oxford United FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC 2019-09-21 Lincoln City FC 0–6 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Oxford United FC H 2–0 W
07 Mar Burton Albion FC H 3–2 W
22 Feb Gillingham FC H 0–0 D
15 Feb Accrington Stanley FC A 3–4 L
11 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–1 D
07 Feb Rotherham United FC H 0–1 L
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
13 Jul Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
06 Jul Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D
03 Jul Portsmouth FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–2 W
29 Feb Southend United FC H 2–1 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' The wait is over. Lincoln City FC get us underway at Sincil Bank Stadium.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Tony Scully gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Lincoln City FC and Oxford United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 17' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' The travelling Oxford United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oxford United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Marcus McGuane, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 47' Oxford United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 52' Matt Taylor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Oxford United FC so far.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Oxford United FC! Sean Clare comes on to replace Josh Ruffels.
  • 62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 67' Oxford United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joel Cooper is hanging Marcus McGuane on the field on 67 minute.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Clare.
  • 74' What composure from Adam Jackson! The England international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 77' Oxford United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Oxford United FC — Daniel Agyei on, Liam Kelly off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Oxford United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Tony Scully is replaced by Callum Morton.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Robert Atkinson.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Sean Roughan as he leaves the pitch. Max Melbourne steps in for Lincoln City FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tony Scully 4
James Henry 4
Tariqe Fosu 3
Daniel Mandroiu 2
Matt Taylor 2
Shandon Baptiste 1
Adam Jackson 1
Anthony Forde 1

Head to Head

2020-09-12 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Oxford United FC 2019-12-26 Oxford United FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC 2019-09-21 Lincoln City FC 0–6 Oxford United FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2020-09-12 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W 2020-03-07 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Burton Albion FC W 2020-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Gillingham FC D 2020-02-15 Accrington Stanley FC 4–3 Lincoln City FC L 2020-02-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2020-02-07 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC L

Oxford United FC Form

2020-09-12 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Oxford United FC L 2020-07-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2020-07-06 Oxford United FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2020-07-03 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2020-03-07 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Oxford United FC W 2020-02-29 Oxford United FC 2–1 Southend United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.33 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC54% Draw22% Oxford United FC24%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Oxford United FC
46%
Lincoln City FC or Oxford United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC43% Draw38% Oxford United FC19%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 20% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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