Sunday , 16 August 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 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
2022-03-05 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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Lincoln City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC has kicked off!
  • 3' Magnificent from John Marquis! That is 95 goals in 235 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 8' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' Lincoln City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 16.
  • 21' 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 Liam Palmer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Conor McGrandles.
  • 33' Saido Berahino doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 38' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Conor McGrandles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 33 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' Massimo Luongo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Lincoln City FC so far.
  • 58' Wales international Joe Walsh has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 62' Brooke Norton-Cuffy makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Lincoln City FC are in front.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Lee Gregory comes on to replace Callum Paterson.
  • 68' Florian Kamberi is replacing Saido Berahino for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. George Byers departs to be replaced by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.
  • 76' What a strike from John Marquis! The score is 3-1.
  • 81' Tom Hopper, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 86' Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Lincoln City FC 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday FC.

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
Michael Smith 1
Dennis Adeniran 1
Lewis Montsma 1
Saido Berahino 1
Brooke Norton-Cuffy 1
Lee Gregory 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
1.81 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC48% Draw25% Sheffield Wednesday FC27%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
52%
Lincoln City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC35% Draw43% Sheffield Wednesday FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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