Lincoln City FC vs Rochdale AFC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Lincoln City FC vs Rochdale AFC — League One at Sincil Bank Stadium.
- Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2025/26)
- Rochdale AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Graeme Fyvie
- Referee Ian Smedley
- Referee Geoff Russell
- Referee Anthony Coggins
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 13 Mar Rochdale AFC H 1–2 L 09 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D 06 Mar Crewe Alexandra FC H 3–0 W 02 Mar Fleetwood Town FC H 1–2 L 27 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–4 L 23 Feb Swindon Town FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Mar Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W 09 Mar Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–2 L 06 Mar Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L 02 Mar Hull City AFC A 0–2 L 27 Feb Burton Albion FC H 0–2 L 23 Feb Northampton Town FC A 0–0 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history41% Clean Sheets
Lincoln City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Lincoln City FC0-152/116-302/131-453/–46-602/161-751/276+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Lincoln City FC is hosting Rochdale AFC for another epic battle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rochdale AFC that had 140 games and scored 206 goals.
- 10' It’s high time Brian Barry-Murphy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cohen Bramall suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Lincoln City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Humphrys, as he is very good at scoring at Sincil Bank Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 35' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Eoghan O'Connell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 36' What a strike from Oliver Rathbone! The score is 0-1.
- 41' 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.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Tony Scully. He replaces Cohen Bramall on 46 minute.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stephen Dooley made 140 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rochdale AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 60' What a strike from Morgan Rogers! The score is 1-1.
- 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 67' The whistle greets Conor Grant as he departs to be replaced by Aaron Morley.
- 72' 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.
- 74' GOAL! Stephen Humphrys scores on 74.
- 79' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Hopper is hanging Morgan Rogers on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 90' Stephen Dooley is replacing Matt Done for the Rochdale AFC side.
- The final score is 1-2.
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Lineups
Lincoln City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
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27
Morgan Rogers ↓ Tom Hopper 79'
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 19
- 20
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15
Cohen Bramall ↓ Tony Scully 46'
- 4
Bench
- 23
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9
Tom Hopper ↑ 79'
- 14
- 22
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11
Tony Scully ↑ 46'
- 30
- 31
Coach Michael AppletonRochdale AFC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 19
- 2
- 6
- 14
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16
Matt Done ↓ Stephen Dooley 90'
- 9
- 3
- 13
- 1
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17
Conor Grant ↓ Aaron Morley 67'
Bench
- 4
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8
Aaron Morley ↑ 67'
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7
Stephen Dooley ↑ 90'
- 12
- 10
- 15
- 22
Coach Brian Barry-Murphy -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Morgan Rogers 1 Stephen Dooley 1 Tyler Walker 1 Jamie Jones 1 Lewis Montsma 1 Oliver Rathbone 1 Stephen Humphrys 1 Head to Head
Lincoln City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.4 Lincoln City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Rochdale AFC xGI would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Rochdale AFC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.48Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Lincoln City FC or Draw 71%Draw or Rochdale AFC 58%Lincoln City FC or Rochdale AFC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rochdale AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%1 – 0 10.7%0 – 0 10.6%2 – 1 8.5%2 – 0 8%0 – 1 8%1 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.7%2 – 2 4.7%3 – 1 4%3 – 0 3.7%1 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC
Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Rochdale AFC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 22% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 17% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Rochdale AFC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.