Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, League One 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2022-23
Lincoln City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 22 Oct 2022 · 12:00 UTC LNER Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matthew Virtue-Thick 21' Y
Daniel Mandroiu 59' Y
Y 79' Mark McGuinness
Y 88' George Byers

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — League One at LNER Stadium.

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

1
3
Lincoln City FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-22 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-03-05 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-10-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–1 D
15 Oct Ipswich Town FC A 1–0 W
08 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 0–0 D
01 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
17 Sep Bristol Rovers FC A 6–3 W
13 Sep Derby County FC H 2–0 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D
15 Oct Cambridge United FC A 2–0 W
08 Oct Cheltenham Town FC H 3–0 W
04 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Port Vale FC A 1–0 W
24 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Sheffield Wednesday FC
#1 Position #14
103 Points 3
46 Played 1
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
89 Scored 2
41 Conceded 1
+48 GD +1
2.24 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 14th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to LNER Stadium that hosts another battle between Lincoln City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 5' Ben Heneghan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 7' Against the run of play, Lee Gregory has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 21' Controversy at the stadium! Matthew Virtue-Thick argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 26' It’s high time Mark Kennedy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' GOAL! Daniel Mandroiu fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Mandroiu gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Lincoln City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Byers is hanging Will Vaulks on the field on 58 minute.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Mandroiu on 59.
  • 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 69' 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 Barry Bannan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 71' Ben Heneghan makes way for Fisayo Dele-Bashiru at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Mark McGuinness argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 84' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Josh Windass trudges off to be replaced by Mallik Wilks on 85 minutes.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for George Byers on 88 minutes.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Mandroiu 3
John Marquis 2
Michael Smith 1
Dennis Adeniran 1
Lewis Montsma 1
Saido Berahino 1
Brooke Norton-Cuffy 1
Lee Gregory 1

Head to Head

2022-10-22 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2022-03-05 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-10-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2022-10-22 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2022-10-15 Ipswich Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2022-10-08 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Charlton Athletic FC D 2022-10-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC L 2022-09-17 Bristol Rovers FC 3–6 Lincoln City FC W 2022-09-13 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Derby County FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2022-10-22 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2022-10-15 Cambridge United FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-10-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2022-10-04 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2022-10-01 Port Vale FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-09-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Lincoln City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC44% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
56%
Lincoln City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC31% Draw48% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC 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% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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