Thursday , 2 July 2026

Port Vale FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Port Vale FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC Vale Park 8,980 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Ben House
0–2 49' Robert Street
Y 22' Conor McGrandles
Y 73' Kamil Conteh

Overview

Match Preview

Port Vale FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Vale Park.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Drew Dutton (England)
  • Assistant 2 Aaron Hallam (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
1
4
Port Vale FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-02 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC 2025-11-29 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC 2024-02-24 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC 2023-11-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Port Vale FC 2023-04-15 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Port Vale FC

Recent Form

Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Lincoln City FC H 0–2 L
28 Apr Stockport County FC A 2–1 W
25 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–2 L
22 Apr Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
19 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 0–0 D
16 Apr Peterborough United FC A 3–1 W
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Port Vale FC A 2–0 W
25 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC H 4–3 W
21 Apr Doncaster Rovers FC A 2–0 W
18 Apr Stevenage FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Leyton Orient FC H 2–1 W
06 Apr Reading FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Port Vale FC Lincoln City FC
#22 Position #1
42 Points 103
46 Played 46
10 / 12 / 24 W / D / L 31 / 10 / 5
36 Scored 89
61 Conceded 41
-25 GD +48
0.91 PPG 2.24
22% Win % 67%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Port Vale FC are 22nd (42 pts). Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vale Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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 Robert Street suffering a number of foals already.
  • 9' Ben House puts Lincoln City FC on the lead.
  • 14' The travelling Lincoln City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' Conor McGrandles is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Lincoln City 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.
  • 37' It’s high time Jon Brady made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Sonny Bradley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Conor McGrandles, as he is very good at scoring at Vale Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 49' What a strike from Robert Street! The score is 0-2.
  • 54' Lincoln City FC is showing some good football. However, Lincoln City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Humphreys made 436 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for Kamil Conteh. He receives a card.
  • 78' 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.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Port Vale FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' 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.
  • With this win, Lincoln City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben House 3
Daniel Butterworth 2
Matt Taylor 1
Robert Street 1
Olamide Shodipo 1
Ben Garrity 1
Joe Taylor 1
Recco Hackett-Fairchild 1

Head to Head

2026-05-02 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC 2025-11-29 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC 2024-02-24 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC 2023-11-11 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Port Vale FC 2023-04-15 Lincoln City FC 3–2 Port Vale FC

Port Vale FC Form

2026-05-02 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC L 2026-04-28 Stockport County FC 1–2 Port Vale FC W 2026-04-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Port Vale FC L 2026-04-22 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Port Vale FC L 2026-04-19 Port Vale FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2026-04-16 Peterborough United FC 1–3 Port Vale FC W

Lincoln City FC Form

2026-05-02 Port Vale FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W 2026-04-25 Lincoln City FC 4–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2026-04-21 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC W 2026-04-18 Stevenage FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2026-04-11 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC W 2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.52 Port Vale FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 65% + Lincoln City FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Port Vale FC14% Draw24% Lincoln City FC62%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Port Vale FC or Draw
39%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
86%
Port Vale FC or Lincoln City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Port Vale FC8% Draw46% Lincoln City FC46%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
16.9%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 1
9.7%
0 – 3
9.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 4
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
1 – 4
2.4%
2 – 1
2.2%
2 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Port Vale FC

Handicap Port Vale FC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 7% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 26% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 21% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓

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