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

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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

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

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Oxford United FC 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Oxford United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Oxford United FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Oxford United FC

Mark Harris	3 G	1 A
Gatlin O'Donkor	3 G	1 A
Ciaron Brown	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Lincoln City FC host Oxford United FC — let the battle begin!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Lincoln City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
8' The whistle greets Sam Long as he departs to be replaced by Stanley Mills.
13' The Northern Ireland Ciaron Brown breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 0-1!
18' 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.
23' It’s high time Liam Manning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
28' Lincoln City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Oxford United FC backline.
33' The 31-year-old Greg Leigh has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Lincoln City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' A moment of madness from Ruben Rodrigues on 40 minutes earns him a card. Oxford United FC will be frustrated.
45' Oxford United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
50' A quiet spell here at Sincil Bank Stadium. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Cameron Brannagan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
59' Alistair Smith is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sean Roughan at the 59 minute mark.
64' Lukas Jensen adds to his 0 season tally! Lincoln City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
73' Oxford United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Billy Bodin is hanging Ruben Rodrigues on the field on 73 minute.
78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 372 games and scored 498 goals.
79' Lincoln City FC make a change. Jack Burroughs trudges off to be replaced by Dylan Duffy on 79 minutes.
84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
86' Oxford United FC ring the changes. Tyler Goodrham has done his job and it is now time for Josh McEachran to step up.
89' It’s a booking for Oxford United FC player. Gatlin O'Donkor gets a card.
It finishes all square. Lincoln City FC and Oxford United FC share the spoils 0-2.

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

Player	Goals
James Henry	4
Tony Scully	4
Tariqe Fosu	3
Daniel Mandroiu	2
Matt Taylor	2
Tom Hopper	1
Ciaron Brown	1
Jamie Mackie	1

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

1.14 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Oxford United FC xG

I would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Oxford United FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC33% Draw30% Oxford United FC37%

Actual: Oxford United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Oxford United FC

67%

Lincoln City FC or Oxford United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC23% Draw50% Oxford United FC27%

Actual: Oxford United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.2%

0 – 1

10.3%

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Oxford United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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