Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Lincoln City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Lincoln City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC LNER Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Maguire 16' Y
Conor McGrandles 29' Y
Y 29' Callum Paterson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
3
Lincoln City FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
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
05 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W
26 Feb Gillingham FC H 0–2 L
22 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–3 L
15 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
08 Feb Morecambe FC H 2–1 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Lincoln City FC A 1–3 L
01 Mar Burton Albion FC H 5–2 W
26 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
19 Feb Doncaster Rovers FC A 3–1 W
13 Feb Rotherham United FC H 0–2 L
08 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield Wednesday FC
Jamal Lowe 4 G 1 A
Louie Barry 3 G 1 A
Callum Slattery 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Lincoln City FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield Wednesday FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' The England John Marquis breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
  • 8' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 13' England international Jack Hunt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chris Maguire on 16.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' A quiet spell here at LNER Stadium. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Lincoln City FC player. Conor McGrandles gets a Yellow card.
  • 33' Brilliant from the ! Saido Berahino makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 33.
  • 38' The 33-year-old Massimo Luongo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 48' Lincoln City FC have won 385 goals from 322 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 53' Joshua Griffiths needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 58' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Tom Hopper has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' A stunning finish from Brooke Norton-Cuffy — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 67' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Lee Gregory comes on to replace Callum Paterson.
  • 68' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Saido Berahino exits the field as Florian Kamberi enters on 68.
  • 73' Lewis Fiorini has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is hanging George Byers on the field on 75 minute.
  • 76' A goal from the England international John Marquis! He fires home on 76 to make it 3-1!
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Lincoln City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2022-03-05 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-02-26 Lincoln City FC 0–2 Gillingham FC L 2022-02-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC L 2022-02-15 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2022-02-12 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2022-02-08 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Morecambe FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2022-03-05 Lincoln City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2022-03-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–2 Burton Albion FC W 2022-02-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2022-02-19 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2022-02-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC L 2022-02-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC46% Draw27% Sheffield Wednesday FC27%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
54%
Lincoln City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC33% Draw46% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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