Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Lincoln City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Sat 11 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 7,751 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 34' Ben Garrity
Olamide Shodipo 90+3' 1–1
Y 26' Ollie Arblaster
YR 47' Ollie Arblaster
Paudie O'Connor 53' R
Y 69' Ben Garrity

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at Sincil Bank Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Sowerby (England)
  • Assistant 2 Stephen Wade

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
1
1
Lincoln City FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Port Vale FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov Morecambe FC H 1–2 L
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
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D
04 Nov Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D
28 Oct Cheltenham Town FC H 1–2 L
24 Oct Peterborough United FC H 0–1 L
21 Oct Stevenage FC A 0–0 D
07 Oct Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Port Vale FC
#1 Position #5
103 Points 42
46 Played 46
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24
89 Scored 36
41 Conceded 61
+48 GD -25
2.24 PPG 0.91
67% Win % 22%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Lincoln City FC and Port Vale FC has kicked off!
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Lincoln City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Lincoln City FC and Port Vale FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' James Plant has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Port Vale FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Ollie Arblaster. He receives a card.
  • 31' Lincoln City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Port Vale FC's shape.
  • 34' Ben Garrity does the damage! The net is bulging and Port Vale FC surge ahead!
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Lincoln City 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.
  • 47' Ollie Arblaster is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 53' Paudie O'Connor picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Jack Burroughs is replaced by Daniel Mandroiu.
  • 61' Port Vale FC is showing some good football. However, Port Vale FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Lincoln City FC — Jack Vale on, Alistair Smith off on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The referee shows Port Vale FC player a card on 69.
  • 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Lincoln City FC. Hakeeb Adelakun is replaced by Jovon Makama.
  • 83' Another substitution for Port Vale FC to replace Ben Garrity by Tom Conlon on 83 minute.
  • 88' It is a cagey affair so far. Lincoln City FC in their trying to find a way past Port Vale FC's compact .
  • 89' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Ethan Erhahon by Olamide Shodipo on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben House 3
Daniel Butterworth 2
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1
Lasse Sorensen 1
Adam Jackson 1
Matt Taylor 1
Robert Street 1
Olamide Shodipo 1

Head to Head

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

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-11-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D 2023-11-04 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Morecambe FC L 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

Port Vale FC Form

2023-11-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Port Vale FC D 2023-11-04 Port Vale FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2023-10-28 Port Vale FC 1–2 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-10-24 Port Vale FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2023-10-21 Stevenage FC 0–0 Port Vale FC D 2023-10-07 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Port Vale FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.72 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC54% Draw26% Port Vale FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Port Vale FC
46%
Lincoln City FC or Port Vale FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC39% Draw46% Port Vale FC15%
Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.4%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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