Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Lincoln City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 11:30 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 10,006 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 81' Myles Peart-Harris
0–2 90+12' Paddy Lane
Y 37' Ryley Towler
Ben House 39' Y
Y 39' Myles Peart-Harris
Joe Taylor 42' Y
Y 57' Tom Lowery
Y 70' Owen Moxon
Y 76' Jack Sparkes
Y 90' Yengi Kusini
Ethan Erhahon 90' Y
Y 90' Christian Saydee

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
  • Assistant 2

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

1
2
8
Lincoln City FC 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-27 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC 2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-02-18 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2022-08-06 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-15 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Sincil Bank Stadium that hosts another battle between Lincoln City FC and Portsmouth FC.
  • 5' Colby Bishop is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
  • 10' Lukas Jensen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 350 appearances.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Abu Kamara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' Ryley Towler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 37.
  • 39' That is a card for Lincoln City FC. Ben House will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joe Taylor.
  • 47' Portsmouth FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ebou Adams scoring 1 goals.
  • 52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Lincoln City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Lincoln City FC make a change. Freddie Draper trudges off to be replaced by Dylan Duffy on 56 minutes.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Tom Lowery on 57 minutes earns him a card. Portsmouth FC will be frustrated.
  • 59' The whistle greets Tom Lowery as he departs to be replaced by Owen Moxon.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' Abu Kamara gets the nod from Portsmouth FC. He replaces Faustino Anjorin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Owen Moxon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 75' Portsmouth 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.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jack Sparkes on 76 minutes.
  • 79' A change in the Lincoln City FC ranks — Alexander Mitchell exits the field as Tyler Walker enters on 79.
  • 81' Brilliant from the midfielder! Myles Peart-Harris makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' Ben House makes way for Jack Moylan at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Lincoln City FC.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Myles Peart-Harris as he leaves the pitch. Terry Devlin steps in for Portsmouth FC.
  • 90' Kusini Yengi was booked on 90.
  • With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
John Marquis 4
Ronan Curtis 4
George Hirst 2
Paddy Lane 2
Adrian Segecic 1
Marcus Harness 1
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1

Head to Head

2024-04-27 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC 2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-02-18 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2022-08-06 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-15 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-04-27 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC L 2024-04-20 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC W 2024-04-16 Oxford United FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2024-04-13 Lincoln City FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-04-06 Reading FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2024-04-01 Carlisle United FC 1–3 Lincoln City FC W

Portsmouth FC Form

2024-04-27 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Portsmouth FC W 2024-04-20 Portsmouth FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-04-16 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Barnsley FC W 2024-04-13 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2024-04-06 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2024-04-02 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Derby County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.89 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Portsmouth FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC26% Draw30% Portsmouth FC44%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC17% Draw51% Portsmouth FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12.5%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 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.