Lincoln City FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Lincoln City FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Sincil Bank Stadium.
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
- Assistant 2
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Apr Portsmouth FC H 0–2 L 20 Apr Cheltenham Town FC A 2–1 W 16 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–0 W 13 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–2 L 06 Apr Reading FC A 1–1 D 01 Apr Carlisle United FC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Apr Lincoln City FC A 2–0 W 20 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–2 L 16 Apr Barnsley FC H 3–2 W 13 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 06 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–1 W 02 Apr Derby County FC H 2–2 D Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Lincoln City FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' 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.
- 15' 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.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Paudie O'Connor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' 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.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 37' The referee calls foul for Ryley Towler. He receives a card.
- 39' Lincoln City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 42' Joe Taylor was booked on 42.
- 47' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 56' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Freddie Draper departs to be replaced by Dylan Duffy.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Tom Lowery.
- 59' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Lowery departs to be replaced by Owen Moxon.
- 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' The supporters are chanting for Abu Kamara. He replaces Faustino Anjorin on 65 minute.
- 70' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
- 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Lincoln City FC that had 318 games and scored 382 goals.
- 76' Jack Sparkes was booked on 76.
- 79' It is a substitution in Lincoln City FC team. Alexander Mitchell is replaced by Tyler Walker on 79 minute.
- 81' Myles Peart-Harris puts Portsmouth FC on the lead.
- 86' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Ben House by Jack Moylan on 86 minute.
- 89' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Myles Peart-Harris is replaced by Terry Devlin on 89 minute.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kusini Yengi on 90.
- The final score is 0-2.
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Lineups
Lincoln City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 2
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5
Adam Jackson ↓ Jovon Makama 56'
- 15
- 6
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18
Ben House ↓ Jack Moylan 86'
- 1
- 14
- 23
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34
Freddie Draper ↓ Dylan Duffy 56'
- 25
Bench
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19
Tyler Walker ↑ 79'
- 16
- 12
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27
Jovon Makama ↑ 56'
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17
Dylan Duffy ↑ 56'
- 22
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28
Jack Moylan ↑ 86'
Coach Tom ShawPortsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 18
- 49
- 17
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26
Tom Lowery ↓ Owen Moxon 59'
- 21
- 9
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28
Faustino Anjorin ↓ Abu Kamara 65'
- 4
- 44
- 32
Bench
- 6
- 13
- 19
- 15
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23
Owen Moxon ↑ 59'
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25
Abu Kamara ↑ 65'
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24
Terry Devlin ↑ 89'
Coach John Mousinho -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals John Marquis 4 Ronan Curtis 4 Paddy Lane 2 George Hirst 2 Regan Poole 1 Hakeeb Adelakun 1 Tom Hopper 1 Myles Peart-Harris 1 Head to Head
Lincoln City FC Form
Portsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.89 Lincoln City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.39 Portsmouth FC xGI would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portsmouth FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.28Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Lincoln City FC or Draw 57%Draw or Portsmouth FC 74%Lincoln City FC or Portsmouth FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%0 – 1 13.1%0 – 0 12.5%0 – 2 Actual1 – 2 8.5%1 – 0 8%2 – 1 5.4%0 – 3 4.3%1 – 3 4%2 – 0 3.9%2 – 2 3.9%2 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC
Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 15% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 24% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

