Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Sunderland AFC
1 – 3
Full Time
Lincoln City FC
Tue 11 Jan 2022 · 19:45 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Chris Maguire
Y 23' Teddy Bishop
Carl Winchester 41' Y
Y 42' Timothy Eyoma
Carl Winchester 56' R
Y 64' Morgan Whittaker
Y 84' Lewis Fiorini
Y 90' Lasse Sorensen
Callum Doyle 90' Y
Y 90' Conor McGrandles

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

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

2
2
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Lincoln City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC 2021-03-20 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-12 Lincoln City FC 0–4 Sunderland AFC 2020-01-04 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Lincoln City FC 2019-10-05 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Lincoln City FC H 1–3 L
04 Dec Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
27 Nov Cambridge United FC A 2–1 W
23 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D
20 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
06 Nov Mansfield Town FC H 0–1 L
Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Sunderland AFC A 3–1 W
27 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 0–1 L
23 Nov Portsmouth FC H 0–3 L
20 Nov Doncaster Rovers FC A 0–0 D
06 Nov Bowers & Pitsea FC H 1–0 W
30 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sunderland AFC is hosting Lincoln City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Dennis Cirken has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Chris Maguire is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
  • 15' Sunderland AFC 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.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 23' Teddy Bishop is having his name booked by the referee on 23.
  • 28' 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.
  • 31' Chris Maguire puts Lincoln City FC on the lead.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' Sunderland AFC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Timothy Eyoma.
  • 47' Lincoln City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Lincoln City FC that had 318 games and scored 382 goals.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Carl Winchester. He receives a Red card.
  • 57' Goal! Chris Maguire scores his 33 goal in 363 matches.
  • 58' The Lincoln City FC manager makes a substitution. Teddy Bishop departs to be replaced by Max Melbourne.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Jack Diamond is replaced by Aiden O'Brien.
  • 68' What a strike from Ross Stewart! The score is 1-2.
  • 73' It’s high time Michael Appleton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Chris Maguire makes a hat-trick on 75.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Lincoln City FC team. Hakeeb Adelakun is replaced by Lasse Sorensen on 76 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Alex Pritchard by Josh Hawkes on 80 minute.
  • 84' Lewis Fiorini is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 86' Another change for Lincoln City FC made on 86 minute. Morgan Whittaker leaves to be changed by Jamie Robson.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lasse Sorensen.
  • With this win, Lincoln City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Maguire 3
Tyler Walker 2
Lynden Gooch 2
Charlie Wyke 2
Ross Stewart 1
Jon McLaughlin 1
Tom Flanagan 1
Jack Diamond 1

Head to Head

2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC 2021-03-20 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Lincoln City FC 2020-12-12 Lincoln City FC 0–4 Sunderland AFC 2020-01-04 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Lincoln City FC 2019-10-05 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC L 2021-12-04 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2021-11-27 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W 2021-11-23 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2021-11-20 Sunderland AFC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2021-11-06 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Mansfield Town FC L

Lincoln City FC Form

2022-01-11 Sunderland AFC 1–3 Lincoln City FC W 2021-11-27 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Accrington Stanley FC L 2021-11-23 Lincoln City FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC L 2021-11-20 Doncaster Rovers FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC D 2021-11-06 Lincoln City FC 1–0 Bowers & Pitsea FC W 2021-10-30 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.27 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Lincoln City FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Lincoln City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC36% Draw29% Lincoln City FC35%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

Sunderland AFC or Draw
64%
Draw or Lincoln City FC
64%
Sunderland AFC or Lincoln City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC25% Draw48% Lincoln City FC27%
Actual: Lincoln City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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