Rotherham United FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Rotherham United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Lincoln City FC

Tue 3 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC New York Stadium 8,995 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sam Nombe 21' 1–0

1–1 50' Jovon Makama

Sean Raggett 77' 2–1

Zak Jules 48' Y

Joe Rafferty 56' Y

Y 60' Tendayi Darikwa

Y 68' Ethan Erhahon

Hakeem Odoffin 90' Y

Y 90' Recco Hackett-Fairchild

Y 90' Freddie Draper

Overview

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Rotherham United FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at New York Stadium.

Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)
Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Woods
Assistant 1 Richard Wigglesworth
Assistant 2 Stephen Wade

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

Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Lincoln City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2022-03-15 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2021-09-14 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC 2020-02-07 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-08-10 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
23 Nov	Crawley Town FC	A	0–1	L
08 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	0–2	L
02 Nov	Cheltenham Town FC	H	1–3	L
26 Oct	Stevenage FC	H	2–0	W
22 Oct	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–1	L

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	1–2	L
30 Nov	Crawley Town FC	A	4–3	W
26 Nov	Wrexham AFC	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–3	L
16 Nov	Exeter City FC	A	0–0	D
09 Nov	Bristol Rovers FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Rotherham United FC		Lincoln City FC
#6	Position	#1
41	Points	103
46	Played	46
10 / 11 / 25	W / D / L	31 / 10 / 5
41	Scored	89
71	Conceded	41
-30	GD	+48
0.89	PPG	2.24
22%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rotherham United FC are 6th (41 pts). Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Rotherham United FC and Lincoln City FC is underway.
5' England international Mallik Wilks has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
8' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dom Jefferies is hanging Adam Jackson on the field on 8 minute.
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' Lincoln City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' Sam Nombe puts Rotherham United FC on the lead.
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
31' Rotherham United FC have won 375 goals from 357 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
41' The 31-year-old Dillon Phillips has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' The whistle greets Ethan Hamilton as he departs to be replaced by Recco Hackett-Fairchild.
48' Zak Jules picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' GOAL! Jovon Makama fires home to make it 1-1!
55' Rotherham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Lincoln City FC's shape.
56' That is a card for Rotherham United FC. Joe Rafferty will be fuming at that decision.
60' Tendayi Darikwa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 60.
65' Ethan Hamilton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rotherham United FC so far.
67' Freddie Draper is replacing Ben House for the Lincoln City FC side.
68' Poor challenge from Ethan Erhahon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
73' It’s high time Michael Skubala made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
77' Brilliant from the ! Sean Raggett makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 77.
79' Another change for Lincoln City FC made on 79 minute. Jovon Makama leaves to be changed by Bailey Cadamarteri.
80' Another substitution for Lincoln City FC to replace Jack Moylan by Erik Ring on 80 minute.
85' Rotherham United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' Hakeem Odoffin is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' Mallik Wilks makes way for Shaun McWilliams at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rotherham United FC.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rotherham United FC 2-1 Lincoln City FC.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Evans

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Conor McGrandles
2
Tendayi Darikwa
5
Adam Jackson ↓ Dom Jefferies 8'
15
Paudie O'Connor
6
Ethan Erhahon
11
Ethan Hamilton ↓ Recco Hackett-Fairchild 46'
18
Ben House ↓ Freddie Draper 67'
23
Sean Roughan
1
George Wickens
27
Jovon Makama ↓ Bailey Cadamarteri 79'
28
Jack Moylan ↓ Erik Ring 80'

Bench

7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↑ 46'
21
James Pardington
12
Erik Ring ↑ 80'
16
Dom Jefferies ↑ 8'
9
Bailey Cadamarteri ↑ 79'
10
JJ McKiernan
34
Freddie Draper ↑ 67'

Coach Michael Skubala

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Fiorini	2
Tom Hopper	2
Ben Wiles	1
Chiedozie Ogbene	1
Sam Nombe	1
Sean Raggett	1
Jovon Makama	1
Shaun MacDonald	1

Head to Head

Rotherham United FC Form

2024-12-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2024-11-23 Crawley Town FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2024-11-08 Barnsley FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC L 2024-11-02 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Cheltenham Town FC L 2024-10-26 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Stevenage FC W 2024-10-22 Leyton Orient FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-12-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2024-11-30 Crawley Town FC 3–4 Lincoln City FC W 2024-11-26 Wrexham AFC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L 2024-11-23 Lincoln City FC 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-11-16 Exeter City FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D 2024-11-09 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.12 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.72 Lincoln City FC xG

I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Lincoln City FC 75% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC33% Draw25% Lincoln City FC42%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Lincoln City FC

67%

Rotherham United FC or Lincoln City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC19% Draw45% Lincoln City FC36%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

9.2%

0 – 2

8.5%

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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