Lincoln vs Peterborough

Lincoln

5 - 2

Peterborough

🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00 Europe/London 📍 LNER Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Charles Breakspear 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Lincoln 1 · Peterborough 18

Referee Stats

Charles Breakspear

14 matches · 2.29 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.29
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	43%
Draws	21%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (17-13).
Peterborough controlled possession (67%).
Lincoln had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lincoln (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 18-4-1

Goals For / Against

53 / 20

Avg: 2.30 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 2.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Peterborough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-14

Goals For / Against

25 / 38

Avg: 1.09 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.52

PPG

1.00

2.30

1.09

0.87

1.65

65%

O2.5

57%

61%

BTTS

61%

65%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Lincoln rank1st

Peterborough rank18th

Lincoln points103

Peterborough points53

Lincoln: #1 · 103 pts · GD +48

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 54 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Peterborough: #18 · 53 pts · GD -4

38 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

50-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lincoln last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals13-5

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Peterborough last 5 away

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals5-11

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Lincoln trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Peterborough trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Lincoln score at home96%

Lincoln clean sheet at home35%

Peterborough score away83%

Peterborough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Lincoln score first65%

Lincoln win after scoring first87%

Peterborough score first43%

Peterborough win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lincoln 86% · Peterborough 27%

Avg first goal minute: Lincoln 30.9' · Peterborough 35.6'

Vs league average

Lincoln score at home2.30 vs 1.48

Lincoln concede at home0.87 vs 1.15

Peterborough score away1.09 vs 1.15

Peterborough concede away1.65 vs 1.48

Lincoln score 56% above league average, while Peterborough score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Lincoln are 25% below league average at home, and Peterborough are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Lincoln goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 14

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Peterborough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

31-45 8

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

33%

67%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

240

497

Passes Accurate

151

406

Passes %

63%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Leonard

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Lisbie

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Hackett

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Darikwa

36'

36' A. Collins

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

F. Draper

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

T. Darikwa

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Hackett

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

K. Lisbie

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Khela

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

A. Reach

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Hackett

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ Declan Frith

1st substitution · For: P. Aderoju

61'

61' K. Lisbie

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ I. Varfolomeev

1st substitution · For: D. Jefferies

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ F. Draper

2nd substitution · For: Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu

70'

70' R. Towler

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Khela

2nd substitution · For: C. Hayes

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Garbett

3rd substitution · For: Donay O'Brien-Brady

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Reach

3rd substitution · For: E. Ring

83'

83' H. Leonard

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ R. Street

4th substitution · For: J. Moylan

87'

87' Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 5-2

T. Darikwa

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Hamer

Lincoln vs Peterborough 5-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lincoln beat Peterborough 5-2 on Sunday, 04 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Charles Breakspear. It was played at LNER Stadium.

First half: Peterborough took the lead at 24' when H. Leonard scored, with the assist credited to K. Lisbie, making the score 0-1. Lincoln leveled the score at 33' when R. Hackett scored, with the assist credited to T. Darikwa, making the score 1-1. A. Collins received a yellow card for Peterborough at 36'. Lincoln took the lead at 45' when F. Draper scored, making the score 2-1. Lincoln extended the lead at 45' when T. Darikwa scored, with the assist credited to R. Hackett, making the score 3-1.

Second half: Peterborough reduced the deficit at 56' when K. Lisbie scored, with the assist credited to B. Khela, making the score 3-2. Lincoln extended the lead at 57' when A. Reach scored, with the assist credited to R. Hackett, making the score 4-2. Peterborough made their 1st substitution at 60', with Declan Frith replacing P. Aderoju. K. Lisbie received a yellow card for Peterborough at 61'. Lincoln made their 1st substitution at 65', with I. Varfolomeev replacing D. Jefferies. Lincoln made their 2nd substitution at 65', with F. Draper replacing Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu. R. Towler received a yellow card for Lincoln at 70'. Peterborough made their 2nd substitution at 74', with B. Khela replacing C. Hayes. Peterborough made their 3rd substitution at 74', with M. Garbett replacing Donay O'Brien-Brady. Lincoln made their 3rd substitution at 79', with A. Reach replacing E. Ring. H. Leonard received a yellow card for Peterborough at 83'. Lincoln made their 4th substitution at 86', with R. Street replacing J. Moylan. Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu received a yellow card for Lincoln at 87'. Lincoln added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when T. Darikwa scored, with the assist credited to T. Hamer, making the score 5-2.

Lincoln used 4 substitutions while Peterborough used 3 substitutions. Lincoln got 2 yellow cards, while Peterborough got 3 yellow cards.