Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Lincoln City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Sat 29 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Port Vale FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben House 3
Daniel Butterworth 2
Matt Taylor 1
Robert Street 1
Olamide Shodipo 1
Ben Garrity 1
Joe Taylor 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1

Head to Head

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

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
4 / 4
1.98 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Lincoln City FC to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC69% Draw21% Port Vale FC10%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Port Vale FC
31%
Lincoln City FC or Port Vale FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC50% Draw44% Port Vale FC6%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
16.3%
3 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
4 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
3.3%
4 – 1
2.7%
5 – 0
2.1%
2 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 22% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 26% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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