Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Northampton Town FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2020-21
Northampton Town FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC PTS Academy Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+9'
Y 36' Lewis Montsma
Cian Bolger 56' Y
Y 73' Tom Hopper
Y 77' Tony Scully

Overview

Match Preview

Northampton Town FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at PTS Academy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Nicholas Cooper
  • Referee
  • Referee

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
1
7
Northampton Town FC 9 games · Avg 3.1 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 Northampton Town FC 0–4 Lincoln City FC 2018-11-10 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Lincoln City FC H 0–4 L
15 Dec Oxford United FC A 0–4 L
12 Dec Crewe Alexandra FC A 1–2 L
05 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–2 L
01 Dec Fleetwood Town FC H 1–0 W
24 Nov Rochdale AFC A 1–1 D
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Northampton Town FC A 4–0 W
15 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–1 L
12 Dec Sunderland AFC H 0–4 L
05 Dec Rochdale AFC A 2–0 W
01 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
28 Nov Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Northampton Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 2' A goal from the Ireland international Tony Scully! He fires home on 2 to make it 0-1!
  • 7' It is a cagey affair so far. Northampton Town FC in their trying to find a way past Lincoln City FC's compact .
  • 12' Fraser Horsfall has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 17' Zachary Elbouzedi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' Northampton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Lincoln City FC's shape.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' Northampton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' Lewis Montsma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Christopher Missilou is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Lincoln City FC tonight.
  • 42' GOAL! Tom Hopper scores on 42. Assisted by Jorge Grant
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ricky Korboa. He replaces Mark Marshall on 46 minute.
  • 51' Northampton Town 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.
  • 56' Cian Bolger picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Northampton Town FC that had 191 games and scored 158 goals.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' A change in the Lincoln City FC ranks — Ramirez Howarth exits the field as Harry Anderson enters on 69.
  • 73' Another change for Northampton Town FC made on 73 minute. Christopher Missilou leaves to be changed by Harry Smith.
  • 73' Tom Hopper was booked on 73.
  • 77' Lincoln City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Appleton might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' The deadlock is broken! Brennan Johnson gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Northampton Town FC ring the changes. Michael Harriman has done his job and it is now time for Ricky Holmes to step up.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zachary Elbouzedi is hanging Brennan Johnson on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-4.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Keith Curle

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brennan Johnson 2
Tony Scully 2
Bruno Andrade 1
Louis Appere 1
Jack Bridge 1
TJ Eyoma 1
Kevin van Veen 1
Jon Guthrie 1

Head to Head

2020-12-19 Northampton Town FC 0–4 Lincoln City FC 2018-11-10 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Northampton Town FC

Northampton Town FC Form

2020-12-19 Northampton Town FC 0–4 Lincoln City FC L 2020-12-15 Oxford United FC 4–0 Northampton Town FC L 2020-12-12 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2020-12-05 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2020-12-01 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Fleetwood Town FC W 2020-11-24 Rochdale AFC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D

Lincoln City FC Form

2020-12-19 Northampton Town FC 0–4 Lincoln City FC W 2020-12-15 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2020-12-12 Lincoln City FC 0–4 Sunderland AFC L 2020-12-05 Rochdale AFC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W 2020-12-01 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2020-11-28 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 Northampton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Northampton Town FC21% Draw25% Lincoln City FC54%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw
46%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
79%
Northampton Town FC or Lincoln City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Northampton Town FC14% Draw42% Lincoln City FC44%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
0 – 2
10.2%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 0
6.8%
0 – 3
6.7%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.6%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap Northampton Town FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 23% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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