Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

League One · 2023-24
Lincoln City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town FC
Tue 27 Feb 2024 · 19:45 UTC Sincil Bank Stadium 6,842 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ted Bishop 6' 1–0
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 58' 2–0
Lasse Sorensen 67' 3–0
Y 23' Ryan Bowman
Y 42' Elliott Bennett

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Edwards
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Mark Jones

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

4
4
4
Lincoln City FC 12 games · Avg 1.4 goals Shrewsbury Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-27 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2023-08-19 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-05-07 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-12-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-03-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–0 W
24 Feb Port Vale FC A 2–0 W
17 Feb Exeter City FC H 1–0 W
13 Feb Charlton Athletic FC A 1–1 D
10 Feb Fleetwood Town FC H 2–1 W
03 Feb Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W
Shrewsbury Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Feb Lincoln City FC A 0–3 L
24 Feb Reading FC A 3–2 W
17 Feb Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L
13 Feb Barnsley FC H 1–1 D
10 Feb Derby County FC A 1–1 D
03 Feb Cambridge United FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Shrewsbury Town FC get us underway at Sincil Bank Stadium.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matthew Taylor will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 6' What a strike from Ted Bishop! The score is 1-0.
  • 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 16' The travelling Shrewsbury Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Ryan Bowman. He receives a card.
  • 28' Alexander Mitchell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 318 appearances.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a card for Elliott Bennett.
  • 46' The whistle greets Elliott Bennett as he departs to be replaced by Jack Hinchy.
  • 51' Shrewsbury Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' Recco Hackett-Fairchild doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' Lasse Sorensen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lasse Sorensen makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 72' Jason Sraha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' The Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Bloxham departs to be replaced by Aiden O'Brien.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Lincoln City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Shrewsbury Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Roland Idowu is hanging Jack Hinchy on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Jovon Makama gets the nod from Lincoln City FC. He replaces Joe Taylor and will look to change the dynamic.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Lincoln City FC 3-0 Shrewsbury Town FC.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Shaw

Shrewsbury Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matthew Taylor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luke Leahy 2
Tom Bayliss 1
Matthew Virtue-Thick 1
Ethan Hamilton 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1
Oliver Norburn 1
Lasse Sorensen 1
Tyler Walker 1

Head to Head

2024-02-27 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2023-08-19 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-05-07 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Shrewsbury Town FC 2022-12-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-03-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-02-27 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2024-02-24 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W 2024-02-17 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2024-02-13 Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2024-02-10 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2024-02-03 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W

Shrewsbury Town FC Form

2024-02-27 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2024-02-24 Reading FC 2–3 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2024-02-17 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-02-13 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2024-02-10 Derby County FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2024-02-03 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Shrewsbury Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC55% Draw26% Shrewsbury Town FC19%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Shrewsbury Town FC
45%
Lincoln City FC or Shrewsbury Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC35% Draw49% Shrewsbury Town FC16%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
12.5%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Shrewsbury Town FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Shrewsbury Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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