Lincoln City FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Lincoln City FC

1 – 0

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Port Vale FC

Sat 29 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Lincoln City FC vs Port Vale FC — League One .

Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
Port Vale FC 46 games · 42 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Peter Wright

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Lincoln City FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Port Vale FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-11-29 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC 2024-02-24 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC 2023-11-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Port Vale FC 2023-04-15 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Port Vale FC 2022-10-29 Port Vale FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	Port Vale FC	H	1–0	W
22 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	2–3	L
15 Nov	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Rotherham United FC	A	0–3	L
01 Nov	Salford City FC	A	3–5	L
28 Oct	Bradford City AFC	A	0–0	D

Port Vale FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	Lincoln City FC	A	0–1	L
22 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–1	L
15 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D
08 Nov	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–4	L
02 Nov	Maldon & Tiptree FC	H	5–1	W
27 Oct	Stockport County FC	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Lincoln City FC have kicked off against Port Vale FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Port Vale FC will have plenty to reflect on. Lincoln City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben House	3
Daniel Butterworth	2
Olamide Shodipo	1
Ben Garrity	1
Joe Taylor	1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild	1
Lasse Sorensen	1
Adam Jackson	1

Head to Head

Lincoln City FC Form

2025-11-29 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2025-11-22 Wycombe Wanderers FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC L 2025-11-15 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2025-11-08 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC L 2025-11-01 Salford City FC 5–3 Lincoln City FC L 2025-10-28 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D

Port Vale FC Form

2025-11-29 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC L 2025-11-22 Port Vale FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-11-15 Port Vale FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2025-11-08 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–0 Port Vale FC L 2025-11-02 Port Vale FC 5–1 Maldon & Tiptree FC W 2025-10-27 Port Vale FC 0–3 Stockport County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.5 Lincoln City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Port Vale FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Lincoln City FC56% Draw27% Port Vale FC17%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Port Vale FC

44%

Lincoln City FC or Port Vale FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Lincoln City FC36% Draw50% Port Vale FC14%

Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 0

12.6%

2 – 0

11.4%

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

2.8%

4 – 0

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap	Lincoln City FC covers	Push	Port Vale FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	17%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	25%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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