Lincoln vs Plymouth

Lincoln

3 - 2

Plymouth

🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 LNER Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Carl Brook 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Lincoln 1 · Plymouth 8

Referee Stats

Carl Brook

17 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	41%
Draws	18%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 11 yellows, 1 reds.

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

Plymouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-8

Goals For / Against

42 / 30

Avg: 1.83 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.70

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

1.70

2.30

1.83

0.87

1.30

65%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

48%

65%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Lincoln rank1st

Plymouth rank8th

Lincoln points103

Plymouth points73

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.

Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

30-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.

Plymouth last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-6

Record3-2-0

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.

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 9%

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Lincoln score at home96%

Lincoln clean sheet at home35%

Plymouth score away78%

Plymouth clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Lincoln score first65%

Lincoln win after scoring first87%

Plymouth score first48%

Plymouth win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lincoln 86% · Plymouth 36%

Avg first goal minute: Lincoln 30.9' · Plymouth 29.5'

Vs league average

Lincoln score at home2.30 vs 1.48

Lincoln concede at home0.87 vs 1.15

Plymouth score away1.83 vs 1.15

Plymouth concede away1.30 vs 1.48

Lincoln score 56% above league average, while Plymouth score 58% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Plymouth goal timing (away)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

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6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

T. Bayliss

Normal Goal

10'

10' R. Towler

23'

23' B. Ibrahim

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Pálsson

1st substitution · For: B. Galloway

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Ibrahim

2nd substitution · For: C. Roberts

54'

54' C. Watts

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ C. Watts

3rd substitution · For: T. Finn

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ A. Pepple

4th substitution · For: O. Oseni

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Collins

Normal Goal

65' ⚽

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65' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

J. Collins

Penalty

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Collins

1st substitution · For: B. House

70'

70' F. Draper

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ F. Draper

2nd substitution · For: E. Hamilton

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Hackett

3rd substitution · For: E. Ring

74'

74' R. Street

74'

74' B. Sarpong-Wiredu

75'

75' B. House

78' ⚽

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78' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

O. Oseni

Normal Goal · Assist: X. Amaechi

80' ⚽

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80' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

X. Amaechi

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Mumba

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Sorinola

5th substitution · For: A. Benarous

86'

86' B. Sarpong-Wiredu

86'

86' B. Sarpong-Wiredu

90'

90' T. Darikwa

90+3'

90+3' B. Galloway

90+5'

90+5' E. Hamilton

Lincoln vs Plymouth 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lincoln beat Plymouth 3-2 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Carl Brook. It was played at LNER Stadium.

First half: Lincoln took an early lead at 6' when T. Bayliss scored, making the score 1-0. R. Towler received a yellow card for Lincoln at 10'. B. Ibrahim received a yellow card for Plymouth at 23'.

Second half: Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Pálsson replacing B. Galloway. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Ibrahim replacing C. Roberts. C. Watts received a yellow card for Plymouth at 54'. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 57', with C. Watts replacing T. Finn. Plymouth made their 4th substitution at 57', with A. Pepple replacing O. Oseni. Lincoln extended the lead at 59' when J. Collins scored, making the score 2-0. Lincoln extended the lead at 65' when J. Collins scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0. Lincoln made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Collins replacing B. House. F. Draper received a yellow card for Lincoln at 70'. Lincoln made their 2nd substitution at 73', with F. Draper replacing E. Hamilton. Lincoln made their 3rd substitution at 73', with R. Hackett replacing E. Ring. R. Street received a yellow card for Lincoln at 74'. B. Sarpong-Wiredu received a yellow card for Plymouth at 74'. B. House received a yellow card for Lincoln at 75'. Plymouth reduced the deficit at 78' when O. Oseni scored, with the assist credited to X. Amaechi, making the score 3-1. Plymouth reduced the deficit at 80' when X. Amaechi scored, with the assist credited to B. Mumba, making the score 3-2. Plymouth made their 5th substitution at 83', with M. Sorinola replacing A. Benarous. B. Sarpong-Wiredu received a yellow card for Plymouth at 86'. B. Sarpong-Wiredu received a red card for Plymouth at 86'. T. Darikwa received a yellow card for Lincoln at 90'. B. Galloway received a yellow card for Plymouth at 90+3'. E. Hamilton received a yellow card for Lincoln at 90+5'.

Lincoln used 3 substitutions while Plymouth used 5 substitutions. Lincoln got 6 yellow cards, while Plymouth got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.