Sunday , 16 August 2026

Lincoln Red Imps FC vs Vikingur Gota, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 1

Champions League Qualification · 2025
Lincoln Red Imps FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Vikingur Gota
Tue 15 Jul 2025 · 15:30 UTC Europa Point Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 9' Ragnar Skala
Y 49' Stefan Radosavljevic
Nicholas Pozo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln Red Imps FC vs Vikingur Gota — Champions League Q at Europa Point Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ben McMaster (Northern Ireland)

Head-to-Head

3
1
Lincoln Red Imps FC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Vikingur Gota
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-15 Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–0 Vikingur Gota 2025-07-08 Vikingur Gota 2–3 Lincoln Red Imps FC 2017-10-11 Lincoln Red Imps FC 2–2 Vikingur Gota 2017-06-17 Vikingur Gota 0–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC

Recent Form

Lincoln Red Imps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Vikingur Gota H 1–0 W
08 Jul Vikingur Gota A 3–2 W
30 Jul Qarabağ Ağdam FK A 0–5 L
23 Jul Qarabağ Ağdam FK H 0–2 L
16 Jul Hamrun Spartans FC H 5–4 W
09 Jul Hamrun Spartans FC A 1–0 W
Vikingur Gota
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Lincoln Red Imps FC A 0–1 L
08 Jul Lincoln Red Imps FC H 2–3 L
02 Aug FC Torpedo Kutaisi H 0–4 L
26 Jul FC Torpedo Kutaisi A 0–3 L
17 Jul Helsingin JK A 1–3 L
10 Jul Helsingin JK H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Lincoln Red Imps FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Europa Point Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kike Gomez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vikingur Gota.
  • 9' Ragnar Skala was booked on 9.
  • 14' It’s high time Johan Poulsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Lincoln Red Imps FC in their trying to find a way past Vikingur Gota's compact .
  • 29' Vikingur Gota are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln Red Imps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' Toni Garcia, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Aron Ellingsgaard. He replaces Ragnar Skala on 46 minute.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Stefan Radosavljevic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Vikingur Gota is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' The Lincoln Red Imps FC manager makes a substitution. Kike Gomez departs to be replaced by Juanje.
  • 63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Juan Bezares will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Stefan Radosavljevic as he leaves the pitch. Jorgen Nielsen steps in for Vikingur Gota.
  • 69' 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' Vikingur Gota come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' Lincoln Red Imps FC make a change. Toni Garcia trudges off to be replaced by Mandi on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The travelling Vikingur Gota supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Vikingur Gota. Jakup Johansen is replaced by Jonatan Lervig.
  • 89' Stefan Radosavljevic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' Nicholas Pozo is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Lincoln Red Imps FC — Jesus Toscano on, Ethan Britto off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Lincoln Red Imps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Bezares

Vikingur Gota Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johan Poulsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bernardo Lopes 2
Tjay De Barr 2
Solvi Vatnhamar 1
Jakup Johansen 1

Head to Head

2025-07-15 Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–0 Vikingur Gota 2025-07-08 Vikingur Gota 2–3 Lincoln Red Imps FC 2017-10-11 Lincoln Red Imps FC 2–2 Vikingur Gota 2017-06-17 Vikingur Gota 0–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC

Lincoln Red Imps FC Form

2025-07-15 Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–0 Vikingur Gota W 2025-07-08 Vikingur Gota 2–3 Lincoln Red Imps FC W 2024-07-30 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 5–0 Lincoln Red Imps FC L 2024-07-23 Lincoln Red Imps FC 0–2 Qarabağ Ağdam FK L 2024-07-16 Lincoln Red Imps FC 5–4 Hamrun Spartans FC W 2024-07-09 Hamrun Spartans FC 0–1 Lincoln Red Imps FC W

Vikingur Gota Form

2025-07-15 Lincoln Red Imps FC 1–0 Vikingur Gota L 2025-07-08 Vikingur Gota 2–3 Lincoln Red Imps FC L 2018-08-02 Vikingur Gota 0–4 FC Torpedo Kutaisi L 2018-07-26 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 3–0 Vikingur Gota L 2018-07-17 Helsingin JK 3–1 Vikingur Gota L 2018-07-10 Vikingur Gota 1–2 Helsingin JK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.61 Lincoln Red Imps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Vikingur Gota xG
I would bet for: Lincoln Red Imps FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln Red Imps FC56% Draw25% Vikingur Gota19%
Actual: Lincoln Red Imps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Lincoln Red Imps FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Vikingur Gota
44%
Lincoln Red Imps FC or Vikingur Gota
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln Red Imps FC35% Draw47% Vikingur Gota18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln Red Imps FC

Handicap Lincoln Red Imps FC covers Push Vikingur Gota covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln Red Imps FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Vikingur Gota keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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