Thursday , 1 October 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 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

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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Sincil Bank Stadium!
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Lincoln City FC and Port Vale FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Lincoln City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Ollie Arblaster. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 31' Paudie O'Connor, a Ireland , has 34 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Ben Garrity gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 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' Port Vale FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 52' It looks surprising Port Vale FC does not make any changes. Connor Ripley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Paudie O'Connor gets a card.
  • 56' Fresh legs for Lincoln City FC! Daniel Mandroiu comes on to replace Jack Burroughs.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Port Vale FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Port Vale FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' Jack Vale is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alistair Smith at the 67 minute mark.
  • 69' That is a card for Port Vale FC. Ben Garrity will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Port Vale FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 78' Jovon Makama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hakeeb Adelakun at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Port Vale FC! Tom Conlon comes on to replace Ben Garrity.
  • 88' Dylan Duffy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Lincoln City FC — Olamide Shodipo on, Ethan Erhahon off on 89 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Lincoln City FC 1-1 Port Vale FC.

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
Joe Taylor 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1
Lasse Sorensen 1
Adam Jackson 1
Matt Taylor 1
Robert Street 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
1.25 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Port Vale FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC41% Draw29% Port Vale FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Port Vale FC
59%
Lincoln City FC or Port Vale FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC27% Draw50% Port Vale FC23%
Actual: Port Vale FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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